Gillian Shaw
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Recently launched by Source R&D, the Warpia USB adapter lets you stream media wirelessly from your laptop or desktop computer to your television. Photograph by: Handout, Vancouver Sun
Powermat Home and Office Mat, Powermat
BlackBerry Bold 9700, Wind Mobile
1. Warpia Wireless USB Audio/ Video Adapter, Source R&D, $180 US
Recently launched by Source R&D, the Warpia USB adapter lets you stream media wirelessly from your laptop or desktop computer to your television. Put slideshows, photos, movies or streaming video on your big-screen TV or projector with a PC adapter that connects to a USB port on your computer and a display adapter that connects to a television, projector or monitor, offering both VGA and HDMI connectivity. Audio is supported through the HDMI port or through a 3.5-mm stereo jack. Wireless range is up to nine metres. www.warpia.com.
2. Powermat Home and Office Mat, Powermat, $100
Keeping all our electronic gadgets powered up can be a messy problem. If you’ve had it with octopus cords extending from every outlet, take a look at the new Powermat, in home and office or portable versions. The home and office mat charges up to three powermat-enabled devices wirelessly, plus one via a USB port. Comes with powercube universal receiver with eight tips. www.powermat.com.
3. BlackBerry Bold 9700, Wind Mobile, $450
From Canada’s latest entrant into the wireless market, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 comes with a no-contract price. The newly launched company is offering talk plans starting at $15 a month up to $45 for unlimited talk, text and voicemail, while in Wind home zones. BlackBerry data starts at $10 a month for unlimited use of such services as Facebook, MySpace, BlackBerry, Messenger, Windows Live, Google Talk and other networking services, to $35 for that plus e-mail for up to 10 accounts, as well as unlimited Internet, including tethering. Wind Mobile has launched in Toronto and Calgary, with Vancouver, Edmonton and Ottawa due to follow early in 2010. www.windmobile.ca.
4. M-905BTBluetoothNotebook Mouse, Agama, $30 US
Connect to any Bluetooth enabled notebook. With 1600-dpi resolution and eight-way scrolling technology that allows scrolling in eight directions without having to use the scroll wheel. www.amagazone.com.
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