that canadian girl

I was recently approached by Creative Labs, who offered me goodies to use in a competition here on That Canadian Girl. The part of their pitch that caught my attention (and made me laugh) was the mention of Sound Blaster sound cards. Do you remember them? Back in the 80′s? I do. This gave me an [...]

In a “sun set to rise tomorrow morning” announcement, I can now confirm that, as a convert to the Church of Steve, I bought an iPad on the day of launch. While it may seem like a given to you, wise readers, I had somehow convinced myself in the two days before launch that I [...]

As an early birthday present to myself, I bought a Livescribe Pulse Smartpen earlier this week. It arrived yesterday and I’ve just been blown away by it so far. The pen improves on regular pens in two key ways: It registers anything that is written on paper, effectively scanning my handwriting as I go, which [...]

So it’s happened. Saint Jobs announced the Second Coming of his child, the Holy iPhone. Like Ben, I sat in front of my MacBook watching MacRumors, TUAW and Cali Lewis liveblog and report on the Keynote. Unlike Brian, I wasn’t mad (or privileged) enough to attend the Keynote at the Moscone Center, in SF. Keynotes [...]

I love tech. I truly do. In fact, I’ve got a severe condition called “gadgetitis”, which becomes particularly acute around tech expos and Christmas time where all sorts of new techy goodies are released. And I love beta versions, even though they’re flakier than Paris Hilton. I love sneak previews, even if the app turns [...]

These are just awesome! I would absolutely love to have power button earrings. Posh frock, nice shoes, and geek earrings. Fun, a bit odd and unusual. How good would that be? 925works also does other stuff, like bracelets and necklaces, made out of coins, spoons, and other types of metal. Otherwise, I’d happily settle for [...]

On the eve of the launch of the iPhone in the US, I thought I’d finally come out clean with my views on it. [Yes, I know you're all sick to death of hearing about the iPhone, but bear with me; I've been quiet about it since the day it was announced, and even today, [...]

Recently, I’ve been falling in love with inanimate objects. I self-diagnosed I had a problem when I found myself talking to said objects while home alone. Either it’s cabin-fever from having spent the past few days in the house or I’m just losing my marbles. (Generous reward if marbles are returned) First gadget I’m in [...]

No, don’t worry, I’m not announcing we’re having a baby! We’re having a bunny! That’s right, Keira, my Nabaztag/tag has been with us since before Christmas, but only recently has it become usable. First there were all the server issues at Violet in Paris. Then there was the unavoidable busy times with the holidays, Pepsmedia [...]