Oh Canada

Canadian Flag Minecraft Edition by Me

  A block by block tribute to "my" favourite Country on Earth, Canada

Another Epic by Freddie Wong

Freddiew does it again with a hilarious homage to one of Nintendo's flagship franchises Mario, here is a link to the FreddieW Youtube Channel

Ruffles Spicy Ketchup

 

This is just a quick review of a new chip flavour I received.

Ruffles Spicy Ketchup is definitely a required taste, just like the regular Ketchup Chips by PepsiCo's other brand Lay’s.                           

The first chip which I tasted was actually fairly spicy, but the few more that followed had more of a zesty taste. This is due to the fact that the top and bottom of the bag usually have more flavouring, if the bag has not been shaken.

                                   

All in all these chips are not too bad if you always thought your Ketchup chips were missing some spicy flavour then these are for you, or if you never liked Ketchup chips I suggest giving these a try.

Details below for Canadian residents to get their hands on a free bag below>>>>>Enjoy!

Ruffles—>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

ESCAPE TO YOUR MAN CAVE

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This is only a Canadian offer, not sure if the chips can be found outside of Canada either.

Canadian residents can get a coupon for “Liking” Ruffles Canada here:

https://www.facebook.com/RufflesCanada?sk=app_145542775523547 

Coupon is only redeemable at Mac’s, Couche-Tard and Circle K.

Buckycubes-All new

From the creators of Buckyballs, comes the all new, creative, stress relieving and down right awesomeness of this “Funvention”.

Buckycubes!, are the new series of amazing magnet toys by ZOOMDOGGLE.

Here are some pictures of the addition to the “Worlds Most Epic Desk Toy!”,




Critics are raving about these outstanding desk top toys,

“Strong, shiny and incredibly addictive”-The New York Times

"There’s no better desk toy”-Esquire

“Modern art”-MAXIM

“Addictive”-People

and many, many more!

Go to http://www.getbuckyballs.com/ by ZOOMDOGGLE, and get yours today!

Battlefield 3–Open Beta Prelude

Battlefield 3 the long awaited true sequel to the series is almost among us, but the beta is here at last. I will be discussing the Xbox 360 version.          
Operation Métro is the map or “battlefield'” selected by EA and DICE for players of the open beta. The locale is in Paris, France—with the Eiffel Tower in the distance, sadly not accessible, but who knows maybe a map in the full release will—anyway the map is a mix of mid-range, long distance combat and CQB(Close quarters combat) areas. The only game mode given is Rush. Both teams, the attackers and defenders start off on opposite sides of a fairly large urban park with a small manmade lake with an island situated in the center,  if the Attackers manage to destroy both communications stations a scripted event takes place and the Metro subway system is blown open. The next two sets of comm. stations are technically in the subway, with the first set actually on the subway platform and the other set being up at surface level at the ticket booth. Finally the fourth and final set of objectives are back outside in an urban environment(be careful after 20 minutes of fighting under ground it is really bright on the surface!). Once outside two 3-story apartments come into view which gives both sides of the fray a huge sightline advantage of the A and B bomb sites, that is if the attackers make it this far. 

Stages of progression on Operation Métro: 


1. Park Surface




2. Subway tunnels and platform






3. Surface inside subway ticket centre



4. Urban area outside of the station


So far so good in my opinion, mind you the beta is how the game was about 4-6 months ago so anything you see in the beta that is wrong will be fixed by now, think of it as a short trip to the past, also there could be new features added or some taken away. You will have to wait and see.



Note: Screenshots are from Battlfield 3 on PC

http://vr-zone.com/articles/battlefield-3-beta--performance-preview-screenshots-and-hd-video-walkthrough/13625-4.html Images by VR-ZoNE TECHNOLOGY BEATS by TeamVR

Air Swimmers-Helium Blimp RC

I recently received an Air Swimmers- RC Blimp by William Mark Corp., this is a remote controlled toy like no other. The Air Swimmers are exactly what you can imagine them to be, fish that “swim” through the air, hence the name in which they are given. As of now there are two models the Great White Shark and a Clownfish, (Nemo) for people who don’t know fish.
These RCs are loads of fun, the initial setup looks daunting but the included instructions are great, plus there is the web address for an instructional video. Of course you need a source of helium, you can get that just about anywhere, I personally went to Toys’r’us and purchased a disposable tank of the stuff but you can go to basically any store that sells balloons. The only issue I had was with the included 3M tape needed to assemble the toy, the issues were that half of the included extra sticky tape had the sticky side rip off, which in turn would not allow the supporting tape to hold the parts on the Air Swimmer as it is not strong enough on its own. Luckily there was enough to operate the toy.
Anyway, after the tape fiasco the Air Swimmers shark was a blast and it would make an excellent gift for the Holiday season. Make sure you get lots of AAA batteries for endless amounts of happiness. Air Swimmers take(4xAAA).
www.Airswimmers.com for instructional video and ordering information.
www.amazon.com for helium tank if you want to order it, but I suggest going to your local grocery, florists, party store, the Toys’R’us near me had it.

Nikon 1 J1-Preview

Nikon 1 the latest series of compact cameras by Nikon will kick off with the upcoming launch of the J1 on October, 23rd, 2011. The J1 will be a cutting edge digital camera with the ability to use the exchangeable lenses, record video in full 1080p and have a limitless shooting speed of 10 FPS (frames per second). There are as of now 4 lenses (one of which comes with the camera) that will be released alongside the J1 on launch day, a NIKKOR 10mm F2.8 highly transportable shallow wide angle lens that you will want to have alongside your J1 at all times, as it provides excellent results for shots up close and personal as well as wide landscapes. The second is a NIKKOR 30-110mm VR(vibration reduction)Lens will be for the long range, detailed shots of the outdoors and it makes for tremendous photographs of large groups and the third will be the NIKKOR 10-100mm VR Lens which will be the lens for all you movie makers out there as it captures the most vibrant colours and all the amazing details that you want to be able to view. Finally the fourth lens, all I know is that it comes with the standard J1 kit and it is a 10-30mm F3.5-5.6
Nikon 1 J1  www.nikonusa.com

The Nikon 1 J1 will release with five colours that really suit the camera and the consumer very well; those five colours are Red, White, Silver, Black and Pink. A weight of 26.5 oz. with the largest lens, a meagre 11.1 oz. with the most compact lens. The J1 is the perfect weight for just about everyone.
These are global accessories:

• Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
  
• Charger for battery
  
• USB Cord
  
• Body Cap
  
• Camera Strap
  
• View NX 2 program by Nikon
  
• Movie Creator disk
  
• Paper Manual
  
• Manual on disk

Global meaning they come standard across all Nikon J1 kits.I recommend pre-ordering the J1 as it will most likely be a hot commodity around the Holiday season, with its sleek design and all-around great features.Scroll down for more pictures of the Nikon 1 J1:

Three above  Nikon J1 photographs are by Chris Hall Editor at www.Pocket-lint.com, Photograph of Red Nikon 1 J1 is from www.nikonusa.com. Follow @ChristHall and @Pocketlint on Twitter