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	Marc Saltzman A technology journalist, author and broadcast personality. His specialties lie in computers, the Web, video games, digital music and consumer electronics.
	Amber MacArthur An experienced Web content and usability strategist, Amber is also a tech journalist who specializes in Internet, software, and gadget trends and tips.
	Andy Walker Gadget expert Andy Walker is one of North America's leading technology journalists. His work has been published around the world and into several languages and he has been read by millions of technology enthusiasts.
	Pay Chen Watch for well-known TV personality Pay Chen as she takes tech to the streets in her energetic lifestyle segments featuring the coolest in geek culture and extreme tech trends.

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Show Notes: #22

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Use your calm composure to win a game?, Imagine being able to watch your favourite TV programs anywhere, Buy! Sell! How many shares?!, and computer microscopes.

On this episode, Think you're cool as a cucumber?, TV halfway around the world, evolution of the Toronto Stock Exchange, and computer microscopes at home!

HIGHLIGHTS

Sneak Peak
Sneak Peak
Think you're cool as a cucumber? What if you could put your relaxation skills to the test and use your calm composure to win a game? If you're getting anxious just trying to figure out what we're talking about, let's see how Amber lost this stress-free game when she was at NextFest.
To find out more about this product, check out:
Interactive Institute Mindball

Up Close
Up Close
Imagine being able to watch your favourite TV programs -- such as Gadgets & Gizmos -- wherever you are, even if you're halfway around the world! This is what the Slingbox promises, a small machine that redirects, or "placeshifts," the TV signal from any cable box, satellite receiver or PVR to almost any Web-connected device. We've got the skinny on this promising TV tech.
In the end, here's what we think:
Pros
- Product actually works: watch live TV from any pc
- Cheaper solution than Sony's location-free TV
- Easy to set up
Cons
- Must have broadband, router and network bridge
- Have to watch same channel as person at home
- Can't record streaming TV programming

To find out more about this product, check out:
Sling Media Slingbox

Out There
Out There
Buy! Sell! How many shares?! Pay takes a look at the evolution of the Toronto Stock Exchange. See how far those shares, stocks and trading floor secrets have come from past to present-day. Wait a sec, hang on.... I think I'm getting a call from my broker!

To find out more about this product, check out:
Toronto Stock Exchange

Hands On
Hands On
Remember those days spent in the science lab putting flies under the microscope and zooming in on those crazy compound eyes? Today we're going to show you a portable tool that will let kids do the same thing on their computers at home. And that's not the only great gadget Amber has for students, so let's find out more.....

To find out more about this product from this segment, check out:
Digital Blue QX5 Microscope
Staples WordLock
AlphaSmart Dana Wireless