Monthly Archives: February 2011

Telus TV Hits 300,000 Subscribers

What a difference a year makes.  Last year at this time Telus TV had approximately 137,000 subscribers.  After an equipment and infrastructure upgrade followed by an aggressive pricing and promotion campaign Telus TV became Optik TV in the spring of … Continue reading

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Arizona Vacation Home Video Surveillance

I had a meeting a while ago with a client who had purchased a security camera system on-line to remotely monitor and view his vacation home in Arizona from his computer and iPhone back in Edmonton.  The camera system he … Continue reading

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Apple iPad2 Release Date

YEAH! As predicted,  The wait is almost over,  Only 4 more days Apple will  announce the New Next Generation iPad 2. on March 2

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Will 3D Fail in 2011?

James Cameron’s blockbuster 3D movie “Avatar” broke all records and finally got people excited about going to the movie theater once again.  While Avatar in 3D may be the masterpiece which all 3D movies to follow are judged by, in … Continue reading

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Transmit HDMI over Standard Coaxial Cable

Finally a way to wire and distribute HDMI signals over existing Coax Cabling. The Intelix DIGI-HD-COAX extenders allow you to transmit HDMI 1.3 signals through a single coaxial cable.  This transmission system is the first of it’s kind and will … Continue reading

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Verbatim Titan XS USB Portable Hard Drive Review

Verbatim promotes the Titan XS™ as the smallest portable hard drive in the world.  About the size of a cellphone this rugged little drive is covered in shock-resistant rubber that protects it from the bumps it might encounter during daily … Continue reading

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Netflix Monthly Subscriptions on the Rise?

The recent decision to overturn the CRTC’s ruling on Usage Based Billing may not be a good one if you’re a Netflix Subscriber in Canada. Tony Clement sent the CRTC back to the drawing board last month to revisit the … Continue reading

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Tech Tips and Toys Reaches 10,000 Hits!

Thanks to all the readers out there who have tuned into techtipsandtoys I started writing this blog in November,  2010 but didn’t really know what kind of response it would receive.  The first couple months we received  50-60 page views … Continue reading

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LG Ships New Passive 3D TV’s this week

If you got a 3D TV for Christmas or when out on Boxing Bay and bought one, you might not want to read this article. LG announced at CES 2011 that is was abandoning production of it’s Active Shutter 3D … Continue reading

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Home Integration vs Home Automation

While so many in the industry focus on Home Automation, at ION Security and DJ’s Sound City we focus on              Home Integration. What’s the difference you ask? Home automation brings all the systems in the home under one central control … Continue reading

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