Posted: July 19th, 2010 | Author: Daniel Georges | Filed under: Technology | Tags: Canada, Entertainment, Media, Movies, Netflix | 1 Comment »
The concept of all you can eat movies sounds delicious for media whores like me. Netflix has offered that for a while, but of course I’m not from the US and therefore not cool enough for the service. Change is in the air and it couldn’t come soon enough.
Netflix is taking pre-registers for the better looking and smelling American’s, the Canadians. While it isn’t as big a leap as, lets say, Australia, it is definitely a move in the right direction. Lets cross our fingers and toes and hope us pie loving, singlet and thong wearing convicts can get some all you can eat movie buffet goodness.
Via [Engadget]
Posted: March 5th, 2008 | Author: Daniel Georges | Filed under: Technology | Tags: Canada, nature, propeller, WhalePower, wind power | No Comments »
Most of the people reading this will have dozens of fans thought their house. In the computer you are sitting on (sometimes a few of them), in the ceiling to cool the house, in the oven to move heat evenly, in the bathroom to stop mildew and many other places. All these fans have something in common and that is the design of the blades, but that is going to change soon.
Whales have existed on earth for millions of years, and they have evolved (unless you believe that god made everything just perfect) to be incredibly aerodynamic. Their fins are so aerodynamic that WhalePower Corp, of Toronto, have spent the last year designing a blade that mimics the tubercles found on whales fins. The results were so positive that Envira-North Systems Ltd (they make most of Canada’s ceiling fans) have licensed the design to be used in a new series of ceiling fans.
The numbers have said things like 32 per cent less drag and an 8 per cent rise in lift, but what does this all mean for the average Joe out there? Imagine the computer fan being quieter and being able to move more air. Imagine plane propellers being more efficient and faster. Imagine the gains in wind turbine power, if even a percent, would create a lot more energy.
WhalePower have said that around dozen Canadian companies have shown interest as well as 2 US companies, which shows there is interest in the design. It shouldn’t be long till all fans could quite possibly be replaced with this new design, and I am one person who can’t wait for a computer that doesn’t sound like a helicopter.
For more info, click over to EcoGeek.
Posted: January 18th, 2008 | Author: Daniel Georges | Filed under: sideblog | Tags: , available now, Canada, N810, Nokia | No Comments »
Nokia has decided to give the Canadians an after Christmas gift. The gift is the N810, the internet tablet that is drool worthy. It is available on shelves now, for a cool $CA485.
For more info, go to MobileInCanada.com (what a name!).
