If you’ve got your eye on picking up either a Microsoft Surface RT or Surface Pro, you’re likely also going to be getting one of the optional keyboard covers offered for it. The big decision you’ll have to make is picking between the Touch Cover and the Type Cover. At a glance they can look pretty much the same but after using each for a few weeks, I now think of them both as dramatically different accessories.

If you own an iPad, the two best accessories you can get to enhance your experience are a case, and a keyboard. I have recently been spending some time with the ZAGGkeys PROfolio+ Keyboard for second, third and fourth generation iPads. Not only does this accessory give you a solid case, and keyboard combination, but it does so with a little panache.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is an interesting little gadget. It sits somewhere between a smartphone and a tablet and does so in such a wonderful way, it is a wonder there aren’t more products like it. To some it might seem like an oversized smartphone. To others they may think of it as a small tablet. Once you use it for a while you’ll see what a nice hybrid it really is, and how it fills a need you might not have known you had.

Many in the tech world have been keeping an eye on the Surface Pro. Its a little like an ultrabook. Its a little like a tablet. Its an interesting piece of hardware that fills each of those niches, and creates something new somewhere in between them too. I spent the last couple of weeks getting to know one, and putting it through its paces for b

If you own a Kobo Arc tablet already, I’ve got some pretty good news for you. Your Kobo experience has now been optimized with Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean. Next time your Kobo connects to WiFi (if you haven’t already) your firmware will update and you’ll be ready to go on the latest Android operating system.

These days you can play video games on almost any gadget it seems. I’m a big gamer myself. I love console gaming, PC gaming, even mobile gaming. One of my favorites over the past year has been gaming on tablets. A lot of gamers don’t realize it yet, but tablets are fantastic for gaming. There are so many great games you can play on them - the formfactor means you can play virtually anywhere, they have nice big screens compared to smartphones, and the touch controls can facilitate some unique game-play mechanics.

Banking on years of experience in making ThinkPad subportables that flip into Windows Tablet PCs, Lenovo's ThinkPad Twist brings rugged versatility and tried and tested performance into the Windows 8 convertible market.

Samsung’s Galaxy note lineup has been picking up steam as of late. It seems to have really struck a chord with its novel stance putting it somewhere between full-sized tablet and smartphone. They’ve just announced their latest model featuring an eight inch display and retaining the S Pen stylus and apps that made the note series popular in the first place.

Are you looking for a Valentines gift idea for your sweetie?  OK, let's face it. Roses die.  And chocolates?  Well, they get eaten (and fast!). So why not give him or her something that will last? Show your love with one of these Valentines gift ideas that will bring endless hours of enjoyment!

The big game, Super Bowl XLVII, is tomorrow where we see if the explosive San Francisco 49ers or Cinderella Baltimore Ravens emerge victorious. This is the one NFL game of the season that brings together a whole whack of people to eat a lot of comfort food and gaze at a screen — any screen — that will show the game and the commercials that go with it. Amid all the hoopla surrounding this, there are apps you can tap into while watching as well.

Despite what the slick image says, Future Shop confirms the Surface Windows 8 Pro is launching at Future Shop stores and Futureshop.ca on Saturday, February 9, 2013. 

Today we’re looking at the Microsoft Surface RT Tablet. It's one of the most exciting gadgets that came out in 2012 and is now available through Future Shop nationwide. It was released to plenty of oohs and aahs, surprising the tech word and generating a whole lot of excitement. Let's take a closer look at what you can expect.

One of the new products on display at this year’s CES is the Asus VivioTab Smart. Its a new tablet running the full Windows 8 OS. Its exactly this sort of product that is going to make you wonder why bother with a notebook PC when you can have all that and more in a tablet format..

Tablets and gaming should go hand-in-hand and Razer will be coming out with a gaming tablet that should be an interesting proposition for any gamer. Fusing together elements of a tablet, PC and game console, the Edge is basically the tablet equivalent of what a gaming PC is.

Asus’ Transformer line is made up of tablets, but the company will be launching a desktop all-in-one PC with an 18.4-inch display that literally detaches from its base stand. When mounted, the PC runs on Windows 8, but when detached it becomes an oversized tablet running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.