Go Wi-Fi hunting with your DS in ‘Treasure World’

The concept behind Treasure World, a new and innovative game for the Nintendo DS, is a relatively straightforward one — but completing it will take time, patience and a lot of exploration in the real world.

Nintendo creates an instant classic with Sports Resort for the Wii

The latest addition to the Wii console is not only fun for gamers of all ages, it's an incredible value for your entertainment dollar.

HBO now playing on iTunes in Canada

What do Entourage, The Wire, Sex and the City and Flight of the Conchords all have in common? All three shows, and other HBO television series, are available on the Canadian iTunes store for the first time.

Zip.ca (finally) bringing streaming movies to Canadians

For years, Canadians, such as your struly, watched enviously as U.S. friends streamed Netflix movies to their PCs or TVs. Frustrated I was, as there was no way to do this in the Great White North. Well, today Zip.ca, the popular DVD rental service that sends discs to your door, will announce movie streaming for Canadians.

Sony Pictures Home Ent. bringing new Blu-ray feature this fall

This fall, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will roll out a new and exclusive feature, "MovieIQ," on every new Blu-ray Disc release or major catalog title. What is it?

Traveling to U.S.? Pick up Blu-ray player for $128

While many have been waiting for the prices of Blu-ray movies to drop -- still hovering between the $30 and $35 mark for many new releases -- Walmart in the U.S. is offering quite a deal on a new Blu-ray player, just in time for Father's Day.

iTunes Canada now offering hit U.S. shows

Don't expect a press release or any other Apple announcement over this, but Sync learned today Canadian iTunes users can now download popular American television shows in both standard- and high-definition.

These are a few of my favourite things

It's my birthday today, and so I'm going to use the Sync blog as my pedestal, if I may, to highlight some of my favourite tech toys at this given point in time.

Video: How to fine-tune your HDTV

So you bought a brand new HDTV, took it home and hooked it up. Ready to be blown away, you turn it on and sit back in your favourite chair. Problem is, the picture doesn't look anywhere near as good as it did at the store. If you have HD sources and the right cables and it still doesn't look great, check out this 3-minute video on tweaking colour, contrast, and more.

iTalk: Finally an alarm clock you can yell at

Being woken up early by a shrieking alarm clock probably doesn't top most people's list of enjoyable activities. But what if you could turn it off just by talking to (or yelling at) it?