Monthly Archives: May 2011

NHL Signs $1.9 Billion Dollar Broadcast Deal with NBC and Versus

National Hockey League and NBC Sports and Versus signed a 10 year $1.9 Billion dollar deal which will pay the NHL $200 million dollar per season for exclusive rights to NHL Hockey television broadcasts.  The new deal is up $120 … Continue reading

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Shaw Introduces a New High End Cable Box to Compete with Telus

As mentioned in a previous post last month cable wars are poised to take off again this Spring and Summer between Shaw Cable and Telus Optik TV.  Last year Telus launched it’s new Optik TV Service with a media and … Continue reading

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Sharp shows Ultra High Definition Display – 16X greater than 1080P

If  you thought 1080P was it, the end – think again – Panasonic and Sharp both manufacture Ultra High Definition Displays with resolutions 4-16x greater than 1080P. Remember when you bought your first 720p HDTV flat panel TV,  10 years … Continue reading

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Business Camera CCTV Systems

At ION Security we started designing and installing Security Camera systems long before the digital age when black and white cameras were the norm and surveillance video was recorded onto VHS time lapse tapes. A lot has changed over the … Continue reading

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Worlds Largest LED Flat Panel TV

The LG9700 was introduced at this years Consumer Electronics Show CES 2011 was heralded as the worlds largest Full LED 3D TV, measuring a whooping 72 inches in size.  With TruMotion technology, a 400Hz refresh rate and internet connectivity this … Continue reading

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Bang & Olufen’s New BeoVision Plasma TVs

Bang and Olufen’s like Bose,  is known for doing things a little bit different and B&O’s New BeoVision 85 and 103 inch plasma TVs are the perfect combination of function and style with a price to match.  First off at … Continue reading

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CRTC Sets Canadian Internet Speed Targets

The CRTC set a minimum target speed for internet service of 5Mbps download and 1Mbps upload speeds accessible for all Canadians to be met by 2015.  The agency stipulates that these targets are to be the actual speeds and not … Continue reading

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Vital Sign Monitoring – There’s an App for That!

No one ever imagined when the iPhone was first came out how it would change the world and transform so many industries including medicine.  A team of students at the University of British Columbia Electrical and Computer Engineering in Medicine … Continue reading

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UltraLink® UFi™ Debuts Stylish USB Powered Speakers

If you’re looking for a stylish set of USB powered speakers for your iMac, Macbook or Laptop UltraLink’s UCube Compact Speaker System may be just the ticket. These small digitally powered speakers measure a mere 3 inches square and can … Continue reading

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Glasses Free 3D Television is Finally Here!

Manufacturer Nissho Electronics launched it’s glasses-free 52-inch, 3D display today (may 23, 2011) with Full 1080P resolution and No Glasses Required.  The $21,000 display is originally targeted toward business and digital signage applications but as production increase and the price … Continue reading

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