First look: Google Wifi

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google has finally revealed plans to roll out its Google Wifi solution. The system of Wifi routers, uses a mesh network to effectively cover a greater area within all types of houses or offices. Google Wifi, whose software and app was developed partly in Google's Waterloo offices aims to remove the complexity of setting and managing a Wifi router as well as ensuring that signals are optimized across a wider area.

Google Wifi is available starting  April 28 at Google Store, Best Buy Canada, Staples Canada and Walmart Canada, with more retailers coming soon. Pricing is $179 for a 1-pack, $439 for a 3-pack. Read my first impressions below.

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Sears Canada offering the BlackBerry PlayBook tomorrow

If Apple can sell its  iPad 2 in Toys "R" Us, then what is to stop Sears Canada from offering RIM's new BlackBerry Playbook? Tablets are so hot right now that non-traditional retail outlets are being tapped to sell the devices. So, if lines are long and stock is low at your favourite electronics big box store, you might get lucky at Sears. We're wondering how intense the demand and line activity witll be for RIM's first non smartphone product. 

Boomphones premium headphones coming to Canada

Boomphones Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high quality headphones. Their initial product

offering, is the BoomPhones QS 1.0 Quad-Series headphone, with two independent pairs of precisiontuned

speakers, and three listening modes. Traditional internal headphone drivers reproduce music

with clarity, punch and a full-spectrum of frequency separation.

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Motoring: Chrysler Canada Announces Sale of Special Edition Fiat 500

Chrysler Canada is pleased to invite Canadian consumers to place a reservation for a limited edition version of the iconic Fiat 500.At 12:01 a.m. on November 23, Chrysler Canada will open up an online program for Canadians to reserve a Fiat 500 Prima Edizione model.  A special production run of 500 vehicles will be offered to Canadians at www.fiatcanada.com for a $500 deposit.

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