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The Last of Us Part II – 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5)
12 Jun 2020
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The Last of Us Part II – 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5)

by Kris Abel
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Viruses, face masks, quarantines. It’s hard to avoid the unintended parallels with our current reality in The Last of Us Part II, especially as the zombies, known as the infected, now take a back seat. Gone is any effort to understand the virus, to find a cure, or come ...
Montreal’s Plastics Recycling Breakthrough
08 Jul 2019
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Montreal’s Plastics Recycling Breakthrough

by Kris Abel
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Montreal-based The Lavergne Group has unveiled a new plastic recycling process that can turn waste plastics into brand new “virgin” plastic without the use of additives. From The Aaron Rand Show on CJAD 800 AM, here’s Kris Abel’s Tech Corner repo...
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Is Ready For Launch!
19 Jul 2018
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Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Is Ready For Launch!

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This is the extended version of my chat with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, featured on the Aaron Rand Show on CJAD. For more info: www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/c…aint-jacques.asp...
Hear My Chat With Bill Nye On CJAD
23 Apr 2018
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Hear My Chat With Bill Nye On CJAD

by Kris Abel
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Update: An extended version of my Bill Nye chat for CJAD is now available online. This Thursday on my weekly tech report on CJAD 800 AM Montreal, we’ll be playing my chat with Bill Nye, a.k.a. The Science Guy, which I recorded while were surrounded by kids at the ...
15 Mar 2012
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The In-Depth Review: Apple 3rd Generation iPad

by Kris Abel
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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 [&he...
Sony’s PS Vita A True Video Game Machine Of Comfort & Performance
17 Feb 2012
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Sony’s PS Vita A True Video Game Machine Of Comfort & Performance

by Kris Abel
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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...
Samsung Galaxy Note, An Oversized Phone And An Undersized Tablet
12 Feb 2012
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Samsung Galaxy Note, An Oversized Phone And An Undersized Tablet

by Kris Abel
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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...
Private Matters: Google’s New Policy & Facebook’s Forced Timeline
28 Jan 2012
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Private Matters: Google’s New Policy & Facebook’s Forced Timeline

by Kris Abel
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This week on the Aaron Rand Show we discussed two interesting changes in our online world. First we have Google replacing the privacy policy used to manage the information we offer up to the company when we use their services and second, Facebook has announced that all ...
Talking To Your Television – The Rise Of Voice Recognition In the Living Room
13 Jan 2012
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Talking To Your Television – The Rise Of Voice Recognition In the Living Room

by Kris Abel
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It’s frustrating when you can’t find the remote, especially on a weekend when you simply want to be lazy. In an effort to be thinner than televisions have been in recent years, the new models set for 2012 are now sporting thinner bezels, some nearly invisible, suggestin...
One Of The Great Tech Revolutions, Sadly The Last Kodak Moment Approaches
07 Jan 2012
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One Of The Great Tech Revolutions, Sadly The Last Kodak Moment Approaches

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What began as conjecture from the Wall Street Journal this week is now a certainty. Photography great Kodak will be seeking to file bankruptcy protection as it continues the process of selling off its valuable patents, the lifeblood of any tech company, in order to reso...
New Year’s iPhone Alarm Clock Glitch Returns For Some
03 Jan 2012
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New Year’s iPhone Alarm Clock Glitch Returns For Some

by Kris Abel
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If the alarm clock on your iPod Touch or iPhone failed to go off this week you’re not alone. CJAD Radiotells me that one of their staff was late to work this morning for this reason and when I spoke to her, the answer seemed obvious. It had been a really long time...
Voices From The Past – 3D Scanning Used To Recover Lost Vinyl
02 Jan 2012
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Voices From The Past – 3D Scanning Used To Recover Lost Vinyl

by Kris Abel
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From my weekly tech conversation on CJAD 800 radio, every Friday night at 8:20 pm with host Aaron Rand. I have a deep love for books, movies, and music and so I never get tired of hearing about magical efforts to use new technology to brings works long thought lost back...