The Canadian Tech Podcast Ep. 55 – Wed. Jan 13th 2016
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Hosts
Derek Silva
Stuart Clark
Best of CES
Coin and MasterCard want to make everything you wear a payment device
Bragi’s truly wireless earbuds are finally here, and they’re actually good.
Remix OS is Android for the desktop, and it works with nearly any PC
The Jaq charges a smartphone using hydrogen fuel cells
LG put a TV on the back of its TV
It’s happening! BlackBerry Priv getting wide release in US.
The Hush smart earplugs nearly sent me to sleep at CES
Lenovo is making the first consumer phone with Google’s Project Tango
Amazon’s stealth takeover of the smart home at CES 2016
- http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/7/10719202/amazon-alexa-ces-2016-takeover-smart-home
- http://fortune.com/2016/01/11/ces-internet-of-things/
Other News
How Forbes inadvertently proved the anti-malware value of ad blockers
Four Canadian startups to watch in 2016
Bell and Rogers both raise rates
- http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/01/11/bell-raises-monthly-share-plan-prices-eliminates-byod-benefits/
- http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/01/11/rogers-raises-prices-on-some-share-everything-plans-by-5-per-month/
Nvidia Increases Commitment To VR With “VR Ready PC Program”
Uber cutting base rates, launching UberPool in Toronto
- https://newsroom.uber.com/beating-the-winter-slump-price-cuts-for-riders-and-guaranteed-earnings-for-drivers/
- http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/01/11/uberpool-ubers-cost-saving-carpooling-service-officially-launching-in-toronto-this-week/
Moto 360 Sport now available in Canada
Local Story
Packaging that talks to your phone.
*** Breaking ****
Shaw Media sold to Corus for 2.65 Billion
What We Like
Stuart – Workflowy
Derek – Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes – Google Play | Apple App Store