Tech toys
Sun
Seattle Sling, Camera Armor
DCP851 docking entertainment system, Philips
SlingCatcher, Slingbox
Seattle Sling, Camera Armor, $150 US
Keep your camera dry even if it gets completely immersed in water with the Seattle Sling waterproof camera bag. The first in a new line from Camera Armor in its Seattle series bags, the Sling keeps weather and water out with interior dry-bag technology with multiple compartments to stow all your gear. www.cameraarmor.com.
DCP851 docking entertainment system, Philips, $230 Cdn.
Broaden your mobile DVD and video viewing with the 8.5-inch colour widescreen of Philips’ compact DCP851. Watch your iPod videos, DVDs and photos on this portable entertainment system that includes a memory card reader for photo slideshows, zooming, panning and rotating pictures. Comes with a car adapter for on-the-road power. www.philips.com.
Nokia 500 Auto Navigation, $350 Cdn.
Navigate, communicate, entertain — the Nokia 500 gives you the works. It can pair up with a compatible phone that links via Bluetooth for hands-free calling and other phone features. It gives verbal and visual directions and has turn-by-turn instructions. And for mobile entertainment it plays music and movies, or can display photos in several formats. At store.nokia.ca.
SlingCatcher, Slingbox, $330 Cdn.
A sling of another sort, the SlingCatcher from Slingbox is now available in Canada through Future Shop, Best Buy, Canada Computers and London Drugs. This media player delivers content — whether it’s broadcast TV, online video, or personal content from your computer to a television. The SlingCatcher comes with a remote control and allows users to access any device connected to it. Using a standard USB hard drive or USB flash drive, you can also put your personal media, including home movies, Internet video and downloads on your television. It comes with three built-in applications including SlingPlayer for television, SlingProjector and My Media — applications that make it possible to deliver content from different sources to your television screen. ww.slingmedia.com.
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