protection for quebec drivers

Today, an association that represents Quebec snowmobile users (the Association des motoneigistes du Québec) announced that it’s testing the AirBag Hélite jacket, made by a Belgian company.
The association says the jacket (initially targeted at motorcyclists) may help save snowmobilers’ lives by protecting them when they crash, or fall or are ejected from their vehicles. [...]

travel gadget of the month: the 20Q

From my Travel column in Saturday’s Gazette: 
Travel Gadget of the Month: An orb the size of a pool ball, Q20 is a fun electronic 20-questions game that uses artificial intelligence to “read your mind.”
Think of something (a horse, air, a rock) and answer the first of 20 questions – Is it an animal, vegetable, mineral or [...]

travel gadgets of the month – sheets and blankets

Here are Web Explorer’s Gadgets of the Month for March:
They’re not electronic but they are practical and come in a handy packages – sheets and blankets for long-distance air travellers keen on comfort.
Planecomfort includes a 125 cm-by-150 cm (50-inch-by-60-inch) fleece blanket, pillowcase and pillow. The nylon carrying case doubles as a fleece-topped pillowcase for an [...]

travel gadget of the month: all-in-one digital audio

My Web Explorer travel gadget of the month for February:
The Playaway is a nifty little digital audio book – a tiny device that comes with your book pre-loaded. It does away with CDs, tapes and downloads. Smaller than a deck of cards and weighing only about 55 grams (two ounces), it’s perfect for travellers.
Several hundred [...]

travel gadget of the month: defending your knees

Gadget of the month is a new feature of my monthly Web Explorer column in The Gazette’s Travel section.
The first gadget: the Knee Defender ($14.95 U.S. per pair). One of the annoying things about travelling sardine-like in airline steerage is the fight for space. What can you do when the passenger ahead of you decides [...]