Father’s Day is just around the corner and I have a short list of suggestions of a high tech nature that dad would love. If you think that there’s something else that should be on the list, drop me a note and let me know.
Linksys Velop Intelligent Mesh Wifi System – $129.99 USD (1-pack), $199.99 USD (2-pack), $299.99 USD (3-pack)
A great gift for Dad that will benefit the whole family, VELOP sets up in minutes and delivers flawless, ultra-fast, full-strength signal throughout your home. Because not every home is the same, this modular system lets you buy as few or as many VELOP nodes as you need, and place them wherever you need them, making dead spots a thing of the past. With powerful dual-band mesh technology, you’ll get seamless roaming and maximum speed right out to the edge of your network, even when everyone’s streaming their favourite shows. Read the review here.
Roku Streaming Stick + – $89.99 CAD
With brilliant picture quality, 4x the wireless range, and a new voice remote, the new Roku Streaming Stick+ is just like Roku’s portable Streaming Stick, super-charged. The Streaming Stick+ offers high-performance portability and is compatible with 4K and HDR TV’s. The convenience of this streaming player can allow Dads to stream from any location that offers wireless internet. Read the review here.
Roku Express – $44.99 CAD
The new Roku Express is five times more powerful than its predecessor, and offers easy HD streaming at an affordable price. Easy to set up and use, the Express comes with a remote control that makes finding something to watch a snap. And with over 150,000 movies and TV shows available (including lots of free content), Dad and the kids will never run out of things to watch! Read the review here.
Pulse Mini Speaker-$599 CDN
For something more versatile and capable of playing anywhere in the home, the PULSE MINI is more powerful and clear than many players twice its size. With Bluesound you can access and connect to internet radio stations, cloud music services, and your own local music library. Mini setup is simple, easily expandable and portable.
Nomad Universal Cable-$29 to $34 USD
The Nomad Universal Cable is a very practical gift option for dad as you can give him a cable that allows him to charge and sync any device, but his friends can do the same regardless of what device they have. Plus the cable is designed to survive anything. Read the review here.
CRTC Ordered To Investigate The Sales Practices Of The “Big 3” Telecoms
Posted in Commentary with tags CRTC on June 14, 2018 by itnerdI am going to go out and limb and say that execs at Bell, Rogers, and Telus might be a wee bit concerned by the fact that the Canadian Government has ordered the CRTC to investigate their sales practices:
The federal government is ordering an investigation following allegations that Canada’s largest telecommunications companies are using “misleading” and “aggressive” tactics to sell products and services.
Innovation, Science and Economic Minister Navdeep Bains has ordered the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to investigate and report on the sales practices used by Canada’s largest telecommunication companies.
The minister also called for a public inquiry to allow Canadians to voice their concerns and said the resulting inquiry report will have to propose potential solutions.
What’s interesting is that Rogers, Telus, and even Shaw who owns Freedom Mobile claim to be open to a public inquiry. But there’s no comment from Bell. Seeing as they have been found to be the worst offenders when it comes to this sort of thing. I think it tells you all you need to know about Bell.
I think that we’ll figure out how much the telcos care about this if they go on an aggressive PR offensive and if they even make some sort of minimal decrease of your telco bill.
Stay tuned. The inquiry has until the end of February of next year to its work. And seeing as next year is an election year, action might even be taken by the government if something pops up that they can lock on to so that they can score some cheap political points.
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