Ted Kritsonis

Great images will always look great in 2D, but when you can shoot from a 360-degree point of view, the perspective changes. That’s because the perspective is entirely interactive, letting you move or pan the image in any direction to get a different angle. The 360fly 4K is a 360 camera that captures the world that way, and is made to do it in rugged situations.

When using your smartphone at home or out and about, you may take for granted all the access you have, but in the car, it’s a different story. Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are both automotive infotainment platforms designed to bridge the software divide between phones and vehicles, giving you more direct access to some of the apps you use most.

As crazy as actual reality seems to have been in the world lately, virtual reality, or VR, offers a level of escapism that can make one feel like being in a different time or place. Google has entered that fray now with the Daydream View.

You might not know it, but the air quality in your home — or a particular room in your home — may be worse than whatever pollution is lingering outside. Netatmo’s Healthy Home Coach is a device that monitors the air quality in a room and provides insight in a very simple way through a companion app for iOS and Android.

Digital photography hasn’t been around that long, but it’s changed a lot in a short time. From point-and-shoot cameras, to DSLRs, to smartphones, to drones, and now to 360-degree cameras, the ability to capture images has literally gone full circle. Shooting a place or an experience with a full, spherical point of view looks to grow in popularity in tandem with the emergence of VR (virtual reality).

For Parrot, the Bebop 2 was an incremental improvement over the original, focusing primarily on battery life, flight stability and improved optics. While the drone still hasn’t changed since it launched, how it flies now has with the FPV bundle it comes with. Using the new SkyController 2 and CockpitGlasses headset, flying it looks and feels very different from before.

When thinking of a drone, the image of a quadcopter probably comes to mind, and that’s what makes the Parrot Disco so unique. It’s a fixed-wing drone, with entirely different design and flight mechanics than just about anything else in the consumer drone category. Taking this for a few sessions feels like wielding power in the air.

In a year where some smartphones have surprised, while others have spontaneously combusted, Google’s latest entry into the fray is in the two Pixel handsets that have effectively replaced the previous Nexus line. Going higher-end under the Pixel moniker is one of the obvious differences, but with performance and a new virtual assistant being hyped alongside all that, there was plenty to look forward to with the Pixel XL.

Most Windows PC laptops come in a few particular screen sizes, yet the shapes, sizes and weight between all those variants amongst competitors makes certain ones stand out from the crowd. The Asus ZenBook 3 is one of those, serving as an answer to thin-and-light MacBooks, with its slim profile, slick aesthetics and power under the hood. If small and powerful with Windows flavouring is what you’re in the market for, you may want to get a closer look at this laptop.

If Asus hasn’t entered your radar for your next smartphone choice, the company is looking to grab your attention with the Zenfone 3. Having only entered the Canadian market last year, albeit quietly, this handset offers a new look and improved performance from its predecessor. Without any carrier partnership, it also comes fully unlocked, making it attractive for those who want to avoid paying too much and signing a contract.