Gillian Shaw
Sun
NONOTES, NONOTES.COM
GOD OF WAR III ULTIMATE EDITION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA
iBEND ARTIST SERIES, WIDGET FACTORY
MM450 BLUETOOTH HEADSET, SENNHEISER
1. NONOTES, NONOTES.COM, FROM $9.57 PER HOUR CLASS
A solution if you’re given to snoozing through lectures — or as this Ottawa-based student-founded company points out, you’d like to focus on learning instead of trying to keep up your notes. NoNotes is a web-based service that has both a transcription service for students’ notes, plus a translation service. To use the service, create an account on the online site and then simply upload an audio file, which will be returned as typed content in your e-mail. It will also be available on the NoNotes server. NoNotes commits to having the transcription back within three days, but the company says normal turnaround time is one to two days, with an expedited service to come. The service comes in packages that start at $11.75 for one hour of class time, five hours at $53.75, and 10 hours for $95.75. www.nonotes.com.
2. GOD OF WAR III ULTIMATE EDITION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, $100
The God of War III Ultimate Edition for the PlayStation3 is scheduled for release along with God of War III next March, but starting in November, Canadians will be able to pre-order the ultimate edition from retailers here — and they’ll get a free voucher to download the God of War III E3 demo. The Ultimate Edition will include the game, plus a limited-edition art book, the director’s cut of God of War: Unearthing the Legend and a full-length movie documentary showing the history of the popular God of War franchise along with downloadable music. It also gives fans other exclusive features, including access to the God of War Combat Arena with up to seven unique challenges. The Greek mythology-based game turns the player into the ex-Spartan warrior Kratos, travelling on his adventures from the heights of Mount Olympus to the depths of hell. www.GodofWar.com.
3. iBEND ARTIST SERIES, WIDGET FACTORY, FROM $8
The thinnest iPhone and iPod Touch stand around now comes in the Artist Series, 12 designs and graphics to jazz up video and photo viewing on your mobile device. Weighing less than one gram and thinner that a few sheets of paper stacked together, the iBend is meant for holding your iPod or iPhone in the landscape position for watching videos and on-screen entertainment. Three artists featured, including Vancouver’s Vicki Wong of MEOMI. The stands come two to a pack. More at www.myibend.com.
4. MM450 BLUETOOTH HEADSET, SENNHEISER, $449
The noise-cancelling system on these headphones cuts out 90 per cent of background noise. With padded ear cushions for comfort, the headset folds up for travel and storage. Recharges via a USB port or the wall charger that comes with it, and has the different plugs you’ll need for travel in Europe, North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. www.sennheiser.com.
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