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Flaik,
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera with Audio
Flaik, $6 per day rental
Take to the snow like an Olympic athlete with this real-time GPS tracking device that lets you clock your snowboarding or skiing speed, distance and altitude. Activated by a cellphone, the flaik uses a custom-built “tag” that rents for $6 a day and is worn by skiers and boarders. It automatically uploads information over a wireless network to the rider’s profile on flaik.com. The flaik was launched recently by the Australian-based SnowSports Interactive at Sun Peaks Resort in B.C. where the tags are available for daily rental. Check out the snow at:
www.sunpeaksresort.com
You can and find a flaik demo at www.flaik.com
Archos TV+, from $250
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was the launching pad for this year’s new products, and among the many items being introduced is this WiFi digital video recorder (DVR) from Archos. It works as both a television recording device and a wireless receiver for your TV. With an 80-GB version at $250 and a 250-GB at $350 this WiFi enabled recorder turns your TV into a Web surfer, lets you stream music and photos from your computer, download online movies, and watch Internet videos. Also record up to 700 hours of TV programming. It comes with a QWERTY keyboard remote control. Expected on shelves at Best Buy Canada, through Amazon and the Archos website at www.archos.com
Wireless-G Internet Home Monitoring Camera with Audio, Linksys, $120
I spy with my little eye — everything that’s going on at home with the latest wireless device from Linksys that streams live video over the Internet. This camera differs from standard webcams in that it’s designed to contain its own web server and can connect to a network wirelessly or via an Ethernet cable. At home, keep an eye on your vast estate from any PC in the house; when you’re away, stay in touch via the security mode. The camera sends a message with a short video attached to up to three e-mail addresses whenever it detects motion. The recipient can log on to the live video stream and also record the audio/video. Keep an eye on the kids, the cat or the cat burglar (www.linksys.com)
Professional Series, inkjet All-in-One line, starting at $100
Lexmark Canada is aiming to address two printing headaches — emptied ink cartridges, and a lack of tech support when things go awry — with its new Professional Series lineup for SOHO users. The banner printer in this series is the Lexmark X9575 wireless AIO at $250, and the budget entry version is the X5075 AIO at $100. All come with high-yield ink cartridges with twice the ink of the company’s regular cartridges, and lifetime priority phone support (www.lexmark.com)
