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This week on Get Connected, Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams discuss new products from Apple, (new AirPods, iPad Air and iPad mini) and weigh in on Google Stadia, the new streaming game service without the console, and the future of gaming formats. Mike interviews Chris Bellamy of Wiivv. Take a photo with the Wiivv app and get your insoles or sandals custom fitted to your unique feet through 3D printing technology. Wiivv is a Canadian company working with Dr. Scholls in the USA, based in Vancouver. Use the discount code GETCONNECTED20 for 20% off your Wiivv order!  Queenie Tse from TP-Link explains how mesh technology improves your wifi dead zones in your home or office with the Deco M4.  Shannon Hoover, Maker and CoFounder of MakeFashion, explains how wearable technology can be integrated into beautiful design. From prosthetics to LED lighting and health support sensors, Shannon explains how wearable tech design is a platform for learning technology and expressive storytelling. Alexa Skills: Shower Med

This week on Get Connected, Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams continue the conversation on our Wearables theme this month along with the latest technology news. Mike talks to Sukhmani Dev from MasterCard about the contact-less payment devices they are working on and the move from fitness to fashion wearables. Mike also speaks with Nik Badminton about his experiences having a RFID chip implanted in his hand. We take a look at devices from Nima that make a portable gluten and peanut allergy sensor so you can test your food on the go.

This week on Get Connected, Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams chat about more wearable technology including the Upright GO, a device that reminds you about your posture and new shoe technology from local Vancouver company, Vessi Footwear. Mike talks with Dr. Sean Wormsbecker about "transhumanism" and whether technology can help you cheat death and as always, we talk about the latest tech news from the past week.

This week on Get Connected, Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams chat about wearable technology and the latest innovations in wearable tech. What is it? What can they do? Mobile World Congress is also on the agenda, with Mike recently returning from attending the much anticipated tech conference in beautiful Barcelona. The newest trend: foldable phones (two have already been developed by Samsung and Huawei!). We also discuss recent pushes to move towards 5G technology in the market, Energizer becoming a mobile company, and what the growth of Huawei means for their business and international consumers.  

This week on Get Connected, we’ve got your Samsung updates. Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams chat about the hot new Samsung Galaxy S10 (boasting 5 cameras). We’re also joined by Ted Kritsonis to talk foldable phones, and what Samsung and Huawei have in store. We also discuss the top weekly tech news, including: Samsung announcing the death of the Blue-Ray player in the US market, and the re-launch of the Samsung Galaxy Buds.

This week on Get Connected, we’ve got you covered for your weekly dose of tech news! Mike Agerbo, Graham Williams, and Bryan Jackson are in the studio bringing you an update on the news ways to declare your cell phone usage with the CRA. We’re joined by Kali Readwin to discuss how a few companies are ditching self checkouts, and Tom Lee from IT World Canada drops by to chat the newest developments out of the Canadian International Auto Show. We also discuss the Amazon pull out of New York, the end of NASA’s Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars, and Apple’s newly announced TV service.

This week on Get Connected, Apple is going to war with Facebook and Google! Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams talk weird and wacky cell phone patents and innovations we’ve been seeing in the tech world, Gwyneth Paltrow’s new streaming series based on her brand Goop, and Facebook recruiting teenagers to gain access to information - and what Apple is doing to stop it. We’re also joined by Founder and Director at Netcoins, Michael Vogel, to learn about the Quadriga Currency Exchange commotion, and what that means for bitcoin owners in Canada. We also discuss bitcoin safety, the top tech news of the week, and how Energizer has launched 26 new phones at the Mobile World Congress.  

This week on Get Connected, Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams chat about what we may be seeing from our favourite franchises, now that many copyrighted properties are entering into the public domain. We’re also joined by Igor Bonifacic from MobileSyrup.com to discuss new innovation coming out of Samsung. Naveen Rao, artificial intelligence expert at Intel also joins us on the show today to talk AI, the evolution of computers, and the possibility of an AI apocalypse. We also discuss the recent boom of interactive content, a new Disney streaming service, and the development of 5G technology in Canada.

This week on Get Connected, we’ve got your community tech news covered! Joined by Tom Lee, from IT World Canada, Mike Agerbo chats about how tech helps assists the day-to-day lives of those who need it. Mike is joined by Peter Vogel, to talk about Remind.com, and the challenges faced by educators and parents who may use the service. We also discuss eSight, the newest electronic assisted pair of glasses that enhances sight for low vision people. We also have Donna Paddon and Jim Nament (check spelling) stop by to talk the newest in ski tech and Graham Williams and Mike explore possible developments in app subscription services.

This week on Get Connected, we’re all about the future of tech. Mike Agerbo chats with tech journalist Ted Kritsonis about the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Looking at the latest in tech gadgets from Google, Apple, and Amazon, we make our predictions about 2019’s newest trends. In tech news, Mike and Ted discuss Apple’s latest drop in stock value and what that might mean for you. We also discuss the future of autonomous driving and possible developments in 5G technology and Graham Williams joins us to talk Alexa voice demands: NFL IN 60 Seconds, and Our Groceries.

This week on Get Connected, we’re joined by Igor Bonifacic to talk tech predictions and rumored developments we may see in 2019. Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams talk weekly tech news including massive delays at Gatwick Airport as a result of of unidentified drones flown in the airspace, Facebook dip into cryptocurrency to power money transfers on Whatsapp, Smart Home Automation, and Apple Homekit. We also discuss 5G development with Mobile Expert Shruti Shekar and the Alexa demands you can download onto your Amazon Echo (including the Harry Potter Quiz!).

This Week on Get Connected, Mike Agerbo and Graham Williams talk this weeks developments in tech. Lisa McManus joins us on the show to talk Intel’s 9th-Gen Core i9 processor, Mobile Syrup’s Shruti Shekar educates us about the CRTC’s push towards low cost data only plans, and we’re joined by President of Operations and Tech at Mastercard, Ed McLaughlin, to chat about how Mastercard is using AI to reduce incidences of card fraud that may directly affect your wallet. We also discuss the newly announced Huawei Nova 4, Apple’s promotion of Carpool Karaoke that may have been in violation of their own developer rules, and the newly announced $1Billion Google Hudson Square campus - set to open 2022.

This week on Get Connected, it's Christmas time for tech! Our friend and tech expert Marc Saltzman joins the show to share his tech gift list, Google Canada's Fab Dolan shares seasonal tips for Google Home, and Philips Lighting's Kelsey Moniz talks festive smart lighting for the holidays with Philips Hue! We also discuss the less than jolly Huawei situation and retaliatory detainment of two Canadians in China before wrapping merrily with two cool voice skills of the week for Amazon Alexa!

This week on Get Connected, we cover Huawei's recent woes and misgivings in the news with IT World Canada's Brian Jackson, Meagan Simpson talks Avon as the company branches out into eCommerce and social media, Kali Readwin offers some perspective on Facebook's favouritism towards app development partners and punishment towards their rivals, and tech expert Tom Lee helps us analyze Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chip that'll significantly speed up Android phones going forward. We also discuss Italian 3D printed vegan steaks, Apple and Finnish company Beddit's new sleep tracker, and airport-bound Amazon Go convenience stores!

This week on Get Connected, Andy Baryer and AJ Vickery are in the studio to discuss Fornite (& device) addiction, the highest raising in pricing yet by Netflix Canada, today’s STEM Toys, holiday gift ideas, and how Microsoft is responding to Apple in 2018. We also have Erin Mulcahy, Senior Product Strategy Lead Education at Littlebits to discuss the importance of play and having fun learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and give away their Space Rover kit to our winning caller, Shawn!  

This week on Get Connected, Mathew Ingram educates us on how WikiTribune has fared in its first year, Dave Woogman joins us from London Drugs to talk about Black Friday season, and we discuss what artificial intelligence means to the world of today and tomorrow with Finn AI's Robin Monks. We also discuss the BC government's new legislation opening the door for ride sharing services, Google Pixel phones saving transcripts of screened calls, Ford patenting a technique for burning out "new car smell" in Chinese cars, and the state of voice assistants in our voice skill of the week!

This week on Get Connected, IT World Canada's Shruti Shekar joins the show to discuss why Amazon's HQ2 passing on Toronto is great for the city, London Drugs' Jennifer Rinfret explains how smart thermostats can save money on your heating bill, and Get Connected's Kali Readwin dives into the rebranding of Google Drive as Google One. We also discuss Ford's new self driving delivery vehicles, their partnership with Walmart to test automated grocery delivery, Netflix testing cheaper mobile only subscriptions, Facebook's new unsend feature in messenger and their patent for using family photos to inform targeted ads.

This week on Get Connected, Bohus Blahut and Shaun Hatton from Canadian TV show "Vintage Tech Hunters" talk about experiences with the new series, Tom Lee from IT World Canada helps dissect Apple's latest offerings in the iPad Pro 3, the new MacBook Air and Mac Mini refresh, and Mastercard's Jessica Turner looks into the future of payment solutions and e-Commerce starting with the retirement of handwritten signatures. We also discuss the Canadian Government banning settlement demands in copyright notice systems, Crave TV offering first run HBO shows with a new service tier, Microsoft's underwater cloud servers off the coasts of Scotland and California, and Amazon's Alexa ties in with EVO in the voice skill of the week!

This week on Get Connected, Juggy Sihota-Chahil joins us from Telus to talk about their Living Well Health Devices and Services, Mike Agerbo and Andy Baryer share impressions of the Huawei Mate 20 Pre from a recent showcase event in the United Kingdom, and Intel's Lisa McManus stops by to discuss the new Core i9 processor. We also get a taste of KFC Chicken Talk for Amazon Echo in the voice skill of the week!

This week on Get Connected, Intel Canada's Denis Gaudreault joins us to discuss the brand new 5G technology, Joel Olandesca from SOS Charging Solutions shares some invaluable apps small businesses should be using, Shred-It's Paul Saabas talks data protection for small businesses, and We3's Founder & CEO Julian Ilson shows how their app helps people find new friends in groups of three. Graham Williams also gives a primer on Siri Shortcuts, freshly introduced in iOS 12!