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The Gemini Super-Charged smart speaker comes to Canada June 25th for $139
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The Gemini Super-Charged smart speaker comes to Canada June 25th for $139

Drew Kozub

We now finally have release details about Google's next smart speaker in Canada, though one point will make some Canadians a little sad. The brand-new Google Home Speaker swaps out its old virtual assistant infrastructure for Gemini for Home, its cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI), for a more fluid and natural conversation experience. The speaker is up for pre-order now and...

Meet OlloBot: The Cyber Pet That Actually Wants to Be Part of Your Family
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Meet OlloBot: The Cyber Pet That Actually Wants to Be Part of Your Family

Drew Kozub

We've been promised for decades that "in the future" we'll all have robots in our homes. But so far there's two kinds: Puck-shaped vacuums that bump and struggle their way through our homes (panicking when they encounter a stray sock). Or metallic humanoids and dogs that DEFINITELY look like everything we've been warned about in Sci-Fi books. They're tools. Cold, functional, and about...

Alexa+ Comes To Canada, eh?
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Alexa+ Comes To Canada, eh?

Drew Kozub

The even smarter version of Alexa our friends south of the border have been enjoying the past few months has now made its way to Canada!

Power Out? Anker Up! The F3000 Provides Whole-Home Backup Power
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Power Out? Anker Up! The F3000 Provides Whole-Home Backup Power

Drew Kozub

When the power goes out, what do you still need to stay on? Whether it's keeping hundreds of dollars of groceries cool in the fridge and freezer, powering your CPAP machine overnight, or just enjoying a movie while you wait for the grid to return, the Anker F3000 has convinced me it's an essential household item.

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