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Posted by on Nov 3rd, 2008 | 1 comment

Review: Sony Ericsson W350

Review: Sony Ericsson W350
The Sony Ericsson W350 appeared on the scene this year in Canada and at initial glance, sparks some interest. It seems small and comes at a super-budget price ($20 after carrier subsidies from Rogers Wireless). It bills itself as a very small flip-phone built for music first and just happens to also be a phone. Reality doesn’t quite match this marketing push but regardless, the phone has it’s strong points which...
Posted by on Sep 5th, 2008 | 1 comment

The Nerve

CBC Radio is soon going to be airing a new documentary miniseries called The Nerve by the same people who brought you the wonderful series The Wire: the Impact of Electricity on Music. The six part series explores the power music can have over us. It debuts this Saturday on CBC Radio so be sure to check it out. It seems like there is no (legitimate) way to hear this stuff off the radio so you’ll have to tune...
Posted by on Jun 12th, 2008 | 0 comments

Zunes descend upon Canada

Zunes descend upon Canada
Last month Ohmpage was sent an 8GB Zune. This new toy had been out in the US for a while now with lots of talk surrounding the little device but surprisingly little solid information since a lot of the discussion ended up in heated opinionated brawls with false analogies and rampant speculation. Comparisons to the iPod seem unavoidable though rational ones remain oddly rare. The toy is out in Canada this Friday the...
Posted by on May 1st, 2006 | 2 comments

The MobMov Manifesto

It turns out that despite the slow demise of the drive-in movie theatre (and the slow demise of movie theatres in general) there is still value in the drive-in experience. Bryan Kennedy’s DIY guerilla drive-in theatre will let you make your own drive in on the go for you and your friends complete with short range FM audio transmission. It is only a matter of time before the MPAA gets in a huff about it but it...
Posted by on Oct 4th, 2005 | 0 comments

More of What Nobody Wants

Clear Channel has a problem. Nobody really wants to listen to any of their content. Their stations are loosing listeners as their audience slowly breaks from captivity and finds more alternative options. Clear Channel is claiming it can not compete with satelite radio, for instance, and that this is entierly unfair. Their solution? – less regulation of course. Clear Channel wants to be allowed to serve up the...
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