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There has never been a greater time for women to turn their dreams into reality than today.  The only requirement being a little aspiration, young women can lead countries, travel through space, be at the fore of incredible innovation, or even write tech articles in 6 “ heels.

Inspiration’s not hard to find, and can be a great catalyst to drive you closer to success.  Without amazing techie women like Amber MacArthur (Canadian!), I may not have publicly exposed my geekiness to the world, or chose to work in the tech space.  While the opportunities are vast, we all could use a little help in achieving our goals and once again Tri-Cyclen Lo is launching a contest to assist young Canadian women with their future endeavors.

The ‘Who Inspires U?’ Campaign strives to empower and unite young women in Canada and across the web. It’s designed to encourage young women to think about their future and share individual inspirations.

Contributors can share stories that might encourage others to start making the necessary steps at fulfilling their own dreams. And, there’s the added bonus of being entered in a competition that might financially assist them in acquiring their own.

There’s $10,000 available as a grand prize and all that’s required is a short video explaining who or where your inspiration comes from. That’s not all, women can also choose to participate in the monthly contest where Entrants can win cool tech prizes (Who Inspires U? Prize Pack!) like a 16 GB iPad and $100 iTunes gift card. If you’re interested in contributing, check out the video contest rules.

To support this campaign, check out the following links and use the hashtag #WhoInspiresU on Twitter.

Campaign: http://www.whoinspiresu.ca/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whoinspiresu

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/whoinspiresu

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/whoinspiresu

On Saturday I participated in my first ever Zombie Walk in Toronto and as I’d expected the event was bloody rad. Toronto zombie enthusiasts came to Trinity Bellwoods Park in droves sporting highly impressive undead costumes, make-up, gnarled flesh and redonkulous amounts of blood, brains and severed limbs.

The Zombie Walk kicked off with a real Zombie Wedding, a romantic deadly union of the unholy founders of Zombie Walk Toronto, which began with pallbearers carrying the bride to the alter… in a coffin…of course.

It was a lot fun to lurch down the street with fellow zombies but honestly the amazing photo opps were the icing on the cake. It’s a must-attend event for photographers, amateur and pro alike. I’m not sure if it’s the same everywhere, however I can tell you first hand that Canadian zombies love mugging and posing for the camera.

Check out the video footage below courtesy of @Timedalkat, and browse through the entire Zombie Walk Toronto 2011 photo gallery on flickr.

It’s definitely not my style to write for parents.  Writing articles on children’s gadgets and ‘how-to-blog’ newbie posts isn’t something I usually do, but to my surprise, I have actually been enjoying the mentally agonizing process of breaking down tech for the non-so-tech savvy parent.

Tech Sense is the name of a new parent’s tech column I launched a few weeks ago. It’s a bit quirky, basic and possibly lame to the super-connected high-tech crowd, but if your elderly mother or technophobe sister needs a lesson on starting a blog, then send them over to GanzWorld’s Tech Sense. Feeling guilty and quickly losing street cred,  I managed to publish some articles on WordPress, Xtranormal and Blender.

The GanzWorld’s Parent Club site is a new hub for parents to read about parenting advice, tips, trends, family activities, crafts and technology.

On another note, I feel elated with the possibility of converting non-techies grandmothers to the dark side… or Facebook.

Show notes for episode 10:

Episode 10 features augmented reality apps for the iPad 2, Junaio, AR Magic Mirror and a new photo-sharing app for the iPhone called Pixamid.

Augmented Reality

Metaio’s new AR app for the iPad 2 and Total Immersion’s AR Magic Mirror were both included in the TNW’s round of 5 cool iPad 2 apps. [full article]

Pixamid

A new photo-sharing app that organizes images by events. [full article]

Drift Camera

If you’re a thrill seeker, extreme sports enthusiast or directing the next Jackass movie, you’ll want to get your hands on the Drift Action Cam.

The Drift X170 is an all-in-one point of view camera that comes with a variety of mounts, an LCD screen, remote control, 300 degree rotating lens and it supports USB. The mounts can be used to record footage from your goggles, helmet or handle bars and it’s ideal for mountain biking, snowboarding and motosports.

Once mounted, the lens can be rotated through 300 degrees into the perfect position. The wireless remote control can start and stop your videos or to take photos but recording can also be started and stopped directly from the camera.

The Drift Cam records at 30 frames per second, it has 32 MB of built-in memory and supports up to a 16 GB on SD memory cards. You can grab the Drift Action Camera for 200 bucks at Gadget Freeway.

Gadget Freeway

A big thanks to the sponsors of this episode Gadget Freeway, a full service company that offers a wide variety of gadgets, electronics and accessories. Visit GadgetFreeway.

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Geeklish Episode 6 Show notes:

Augmented Reality helicopter on the iPad

Full Article: The Next Web

A mind blowing demo from AR Door depicts a helicopter hovering over the iPad.. and shooting missiles.

Collabracam: An iOS application offers Hollywood style production

Full Article: The Next Web

An app company in Michigan has created a brand new type of application that enables mobile directors to use up to 4 iPhones as standby cams. Directors are able to control the production remotely and even sends notification to the standby cams, letting the iPhone camera people know when it’s time to change camera angles; pan left, pan right.

Gadget Freeway’s iPad Shoulder Bag

Full Article: Geeklish

An iPad accessory by Gadget Freeway, is a stylish, easy to carry shoulder handbag that keeps the iPad’s screen accessible at all times.

Geek Fight Club

Full Article: The Next Web

A group of geeks in San Francisco have created a real-life invite-only fight club.

Credits: California is a place on Vimeo & ARDoorMoscow on YouTube.

How do you transport your iPad? Do you carry around a bulky padded handbag? An iPad accessory by Gadget Freeway, is a stylish, easy to carry shoulder handbag that keeps the iPad’s screen accessible at all times.

The handmade bags fit tightly and securely around the edges of the iPad so you’re still able to use the screen and home button.  When you’re ready to jet, the bag can easily be closed by folding over the front flap that protects the device. The iPad is additionally protected by a velcro strip and two buckles that firmly keep the flap in place.

There’s also a handy pouch on the back of the bag and, I can tell you first hand exactly what you can fit inside; mine has an iPhone 4, a small notepad and a few pens. The back pouch is protected by a velcro strip as well.

Gadget Freeway’s bag comes in three flavours; black, brown and embossed brown. I personally have the black version that almost appears to be a really dark charcoal grey. Nicely, the straps are adjustable and removable so you can customize it however you like.

Why it’s cool: The bags are well made, sexy, soft and small. Prior to getting my bag, I generally carried around a cumbersome bag that encouraged me not to take my iPad out at all.  With GF’s bag, I just cross it over my shoulder and go. The ability to carry my iPhone or Android in the back pouch is handy too because it eliminates the need for me to carry a purse.

Features:
*Gadget Freeway guarantees the quality of its bags
* Handmade in the United States.
* Uses secure dual buckles
* Interior velcro closure for added security
* Exterior pocket to hold accessories, power cords and other gadgets.
* Removable Over-the-shoulder adjustable strap
* Access to headphone jack and home button

Specifications:
* 11 in X 8 in
* Shipping weight 8oz.

Price: $69.00
Check it out at Gadget Freeway.

Disclaimer: Brodie Beta works with the gadget freeway team as a brand advocate.

Corrections: Flubbed on the name of the Blood Pressure iPhone gadget company, it’s called Withings. And by the way, I didn’t intentionally dress like Elmer Fudd in this video. It was something I realized too late.

Geeklish Episode 5 Show notes:

10 iOS roundup of gadget from CES -

The Next Web
Witing’s blood pressure monitor, AliveCor’s heart monitor and Cinemin Slice are included in the list.

Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see the world

The Next Web
DanKam colour blindness correction app.

1080p MX goggles: 007 -

The Next Web
Action goggles that record high-definition video in 1080p or 720p (30 or 60 frames per second).

Mac App Store: First Impressions -

GeekBeat.TV
A few of my thoughts about the Mac App store and reviews of Twitter, Angry Birds and Smoovie (Mac OS X apps)

4 Things Apple Needs to Improve in the Mac App Store -

The Next Web