Studio 12
05
Feb
2013
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by Kris Abel
It’s called the AirBlade Tap a sink designed to leave your hands both clean and dry when you use it. The special sink joins two updated versions of Dyson’s AirBlade hand dryers in the company’s bid to revolutionize public washrooms before hopefully bri...
14
Nov
2012
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by Kris Abel
For my weekly Gearing Up report for Studio 12 News, I look at three innovative music apps that let you change the way you relate to your favourite songs....
09
Oct
2012
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by Kris Abel
For Studio 12 News I take a look at the newest exhibit to open at the Ontario Science Centre. Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration includes a number of detailed replicas and artifacts as part of a discussion as to what the next fifty years will bring....
07
Oct
2012
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by Kris Abel
Once locked away in the secure care of museums and galleries, many of the world’s most prized possessions are now being scanned for public access and iPad apps. For this week’s Studio 12 News I take a look at the first generation of treasure apps....
26
Sep
2012
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by Kris Abel
Can pandas save World of Warcraft? With player numbers dropping it’s up to a new expansion for the world called Mists of Pandaria to attract new players. From it’s midnight launch here in Canada I discuss the game with fans. This is part of my weekly report ...
18
Sep
2012
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by Kris Abel
It’s a move that will place Toronto high among the cities known for producing video games. Acclaimed game publisher and developer Ubisoft has opened a cutting-edge Performance Capture Studio as part of their Toronto development studio. The video report above is on...
12
Sep
2012
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by Kris Abel
Winter is coming, which means it’s time for leading eBook Reader makers to unveil their new next generation of devices. For my weekly Gearing Up report on Studio 12 News, I look at the all-new features being offered by Kobo here in Canada and by Amazon in the Unit...
04
Sep
2012
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by Kris Abel
Are there practical reasons to connect your laundry or kitchen to the internet? For Studio 12 News I take a look at the features being offered by Samsung in their newest line of home appliances....
22
Aug
2012
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Now that all the big makers of eBook Readers have features that connect to Facebook and Twitter, how do they compare and what are their different approaches? For this week’s Gearing Up on Studio 12 News I take a look at each, including Sony’s latest, the PRS...
09
Aug
2012
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For this week’s Gearing Up on Studio 12 News I showcase a number of ways you can follow the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory online and get involved as it continues its mission, making new discoveries. Links from this clip: NASA Television ustream.tv/nasahdtv Jet...
20
Jul
2012
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by Kris Abel
Microsoft has taken the wraps off of the next version of Microsoft Office. For Studio 12 News I take a look at the most interesting change, the way Word, Excel, and PowerPoint work on a tablet. Plus this is also the week that Microsoft publishes their first non-fiction ...
11
Jul
2012
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Many parents are giving their smartphones or iPads to their kids to play with only to discover that the little ones consume apps at a fast rate. The challenges is to find free apps to give them, but ones that aren’t just time wasters, but offer a valuable experien...
06
Jul
2012
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by Kris Abel
For my weekly Gearing Up report on Studio 12 News I take an early look at Nintendo’s Wii U video game system. With the tablet-like GamePad and the familiar balance board Nintendo has cooked up quite a range of activities including synchronized rowing, water fights...
29
Jun
2012
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by Kris Abel
More than four thousand people arrived at the front lawn of the historic Campbell House in Toronto for Steam On Queen, Canada’s first Steampunk street festival. That’s more than four times what was expected. Clearly the festival’s collection of merchan...
14
Jun
2012
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by Kris Abel
Launching June 23rd, Ultimate Dinosaurs will bring 17 full-scale dinosaur skeleton casts and a collection of fossils that explore the remarkable change in evolution that happened when the planet’s large land mass divided and drifted into separate parts of the worl...
06
Jun
2012
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by Kris Abel
Exclusive to Canada, Dyson’s new Ball vacuums are given the test in my weekly Gearing Up report for Studio 12 News. Although pricey, Dyson’s machines are much coveted and have their own loyal following. Is it merely a design luxury or a practical machine whe...
10
May
2012
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by Kris Abel
Coca-Cola Canada is launching a new kind of self-serve fountain they’ve branded “Freestyle”. Each machine has an ingredient library that can instantly mix any of more than one hundred different brands of soda including a few that are new to Canada such...
25
Apr
2012
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by Kris Abel
From this week’s Gearing Up report on Studio 12 News. With the release of the XPS 13 Ultrabook, Dell is starting to explore an interesting mix of materials in their premium laptop designs and so it makes for a good excuse to look at the way consumer technology has...
17
Apr
2012
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by Kris Abel
In my Gearing Up Report for Studio 12 this week, I take a look at a new kids tablet that has just launched. Vinci II is an Android-powered 7″ tablet that has partnered with a number of Canadian institutions including the Ontario Science Centre, Laurier University,...
05
Apr
2012
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by Kris Abel
In this week’s Gearing Up for Studio 12 I look at how mobile devices and apps are changing classic board games with Hasbro’s first iPad-powered classic, The Game Of Life zAPPed Edition. And I put the moves on this week’s big video game launch, Kinect S...
21
Mar
2012
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Just as the weather takes an early turn for the better Motorola’s new GPS Sport Tracking device hits the market here in Canada and so for my weekly Gearing Up report on Studio 12 I take it out for a test run. The 8 GB model is the version carried in Canada by the ...
15
Mar
2012
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by Kris Abel
I’ve been testing the New iPad for a week and if it wasn’t black in colour I’d easily mistaken it for my white iPad 2. They are the same size, have the same feel, and even the same features. It’s just that there are a few things the new model can do far better. The [......
15
Mar
2012
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by Kris Abel
Where the debate on the artistic status of video games rages on, you’re sure to find mention of a little game studio simply called ThatGameCompany. Give their first two games a try, Fl0w and Flower, and you’ll find experiences so conceptual and original in t...
22
Feb
2012
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by Kris Abel
In my television report this week for Studio 12 I look at the PS Vita, Sony’s new portable PlayStation video game system. It’s a chance not only to see the slick machine in action, but also to grab a glimpse from the glitzy launch party Sony held here in Tor...
by Kris Abel
Of all the PlayStation handhelds, the PS Vita has by far the best feel. It’s priced at $250 and is large in size, but light in weight. It has a massive, simply gorgeous screen that the games make incredible use of. As all gaming systems should be, it’s a machine, an eye...
15
Feb
2012
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In my Gearing Up report for Studio 12 this week I take a look at the launch of CBC Music, a free streaming-music service from the public broadcaster and see how it stacks up to the competition....
12
Feb
2012
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by Kris Abel
With a 5.3” screen the Samsung Galaxy Note is a very large cellphone. A decade ago it would look ridiculous held up against your head, but with the exquisite thinness and butterfly lightness of today’s devices your hand hides most of it and so it’s not as bad as it coul...
31
Jan
2012
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by Kris Abel
For Studio 12 this week I paid a visit to the Canadian Toy & Hobby Fair, an annual industry-only event designed to give local and smaller toy makers a chance to show their wares to retailers before they head down to the larger Toy Fair in New York in February. I wen...
One of the most popular reports I did for Studio 12 last year was this interview with a group of kids testing out the LeapPad tablet, an educational “iPad for kids” from Leapfrog. While I can tell you if the device is well made and how it’s features ca...
by Kris Abel
With all the holiday gifts, the New Year tends to mean new gadgets for many so I’m devoting this week’s Gearing Up on Studio 12 (every Tuesday at 5:30 pm) to offering some basic tips to take care of your shiny new toys. Battery life tends to be an area where many people...
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