Make the Most of Your Tiny Condo

Making a humble condo feel like a palace is among the great challenges of urban living. We asked design expert Glen Peloso, who appears on television shows including “Restaurant Makeover” and “Take This House and Sell It,” for some tips. 1. Use the wall space – not the floor space. … Read More

Livescribe Smartpen and Notepad

So we can’t be James Bond, drive his cars, live in his palatial lofts or kick some serious bad-guy ass, but there are some 007-esque gadgets within our mere mortal budgets. One such device is Livescribe’s Smartpen. The smartpen is more than just a scribe’s aid – it actually records … Read More

Explorer Mouse

I’m not a fan of the mouse pad. Aside from that ridiculous name, I find shameless attempts at self-promotion (i.e. place company logo here), dumb pictures of the family pet, or some ridiculously trippy, colourful swirls. Luckily, I’ve shelved the pad for Microsoft’s Explorer Mouse, which functions on virtually every … Read More

Home Theatre: the D-Box

Think that $15,000 home theatre upgrade fulfilled your check list of entertainment goodies? Well some crafty Montreal-based engineers have concocted yet another in-house accoutrement for movie aficionados and game junkies. Dubbed the D-BOX Screening Room Series, this leather puppy appears like your run-of-the-mill lazy boy, except it’s juiced up with … Read More

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