BT Calgary Blogs

This past year we’ve seen a lot of advances in the world of flat panel TVs. We’ve seen TVs become thinner, we’ve seen motion blur reduced thanks to the introduction of 240hz, we even saw wireless HD make an appearance in the marketplace. 2009 wasn’t a bad year. Sharp is now taking the next step, improving the number of actual colours you see on your set.

This spring Sharp will introduce what it calls “Quad Pixel Technology”. Instead of using the traditional Red, Blue, and Green colour pixels, Sharp is adding a fourth yellow pixel to the 2010 line of AQUOS LED TVs. The results? A larger selection of colours. Sharp claims traditional RBG sets can produce around 3 billion colours, a RBGY set…3 trillion.

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CALGARY WEEKEND WEATHER
|| TODAY: -1, Partly Cloudy
|| TONIGHT: -10, Partly Cloudy
|| SATURDAY: -7, Snow
|| SUNDAY: -11, 60% Chance Flurries
>Here comes the “Low”…Snow begins Saturday morning, with about 2cm expected….lingering chance Sunday….system moves out late-day on Sunday. Trending toward warmer temperatures early next week.
-Meteorologist Andrew Schultz.

CALGARY WEATHER
|| TODAY: 0, Partly Cloudy
|| TONIGHT: -11, Clear
|| FRIDAY: -1, Partly Cloudy
>High Pressure still “in charge”…we will see some cloud cover pushing in, from a Low to the West – which will also see our wind shifting to a Westerly Flow…mild today and tomorrow, cooler temps for the weekend – with a chance for flurries.
-Meteorologist Andrew Schultz.

Jason and Molly are getting hitched *and* the couple are staying true to their roots in reality TV and putting it all into a 2 hour special.  Mark March 8th on your calendars Bachelor fans!

Pretty safe to say the Mesnick/Malaney union will pull in some ratings.  When Trista and Ryan tied the knot back in 2002 17.1 million tuned it and T & R were a couple sans controversy.

The special will show Molly’s dress fitting, the planning, and the Bachelor/Bachelorette parties…..who wants to make a bet Ty will be the ring bearer/Chris Harrison will usher/Molly’s bouquet will be made of roses?  Nice to see those two make it work.  Love it all.

We do know past Bachelor/Bachelorette contestants will get invites.  I wonder if Melissa Rycroft will show up…

Enough with the rumours! Apple has finally announced its mystery device…the iPad. Steve Jobs unveiled the unit at Apple’s press event in San Francisco this morning.

The device is only half an inch thick, weighs 1.5 pounds and is roughly the same size as a Kindle. As predicted, the IPS display is 9.7 inches diagonal and is capable of displaying HD video. The iPad can be charged and synced via USB and claims to have a battery life of…10 hours.

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CALGARY WEATHER
|| TODAY: -5, Sunny
|| TONIGHT: -13, Clear
|| THURSDAY: -3, Sunny
>A strong High Pressure system will provide the clearing for the next couple of days, and a Westerly flow will help to keep temperatures around the ‘average’ mark for daytime highs (-2)…a slight cooldown, with a chance of flurries by the weekend.
-Meteorologist Andrew Schultz.

I’ll be honest and admit I came to the Mass Effect party late in the game. While I tried playing the original game nearly a year ago, I found the pacing too slow for my liking,  so I threw it aside, and planned to pick it back up at a later date. Boy was that foolish. I finally picked it up in anticipation of Mass Effect 2, knowing full well I should play the first game before diving into the second, and I loved it. The story was amazing, the action was intense. So it goes without saying I couldn’t wait to start playing the sequel. It sure has received a lot of hype. Does it disappoint? No, not in the least bit.

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You’ve probably heard the old saying “what’s old is new again”. That certainly holds true in the fashion world but technology? Believe it or not LG is trying to bring the CRT television back.

LG’s “Classic TV” features a 14″ screen, rabbit ear antennae and chrome feet. The only real difference from the TVs of this era — there’s a remote control. The set also has a digital tuner and composite input for more modern devices. But the coolest feature? The ability to switch between colour, black and white and sepia modes.

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How many ways can we spell “catty” Bachelor fans?  Let’s start with A-l-i. Then there’s V-i-e-n-n-a.   How about A-s-h-l-e-i-g-h?  We even saw a little catty in our Canadian girl J-e-s-s-i-e.

While the girls were swiping their claws at each other Apple Pie was out to make some cuts on tonight’s episode.  The girls were split into RVs and took a trip up the California coast — BTW what a rip off compared to the Rocky Mountaineer the boys got to take last season on The Bachelorette!  Jake led the cats up the coast on his motorcycle which he drives at a *very* safe RV like speed – Jake doesn’t actually drive a motorcycle producers just thought it would make him look hot.

GIA WANTS A POT BELLY

Gia is possibly the least catty of the bunch and gets her first one on one date with Jake.  The two of them have *the* most Jr. High like date playing hide and seek, spin the bottle, then Jake pitches a tent in the backyard and the two of them roast some weinies.  Oh comedy.  Gia confesses that she want 2 kids, an adopted “girl from China” and “a pig….a pot belly pig”.  I have to admit she is adorable and the two of them seem to be on the same sweet and innocent wavelength.  Go Gia.

TENLEY’S FACE PLANT

Group date time!  Jake takes 6 of the girls dune bashing and sand surfing.  He tackles Tenley from behind and the two of them topple down the dune laughing and rolling around in front of the other ladies…they pick up a little too much momentum and Tenley smacks her face down into the sand!  Poor Tenley gets a mouthful of dune.  No worries, the Disney Princess ends up a mouthful of Apple Pie apres dinner!  By that I mean Jake and DP make-out on a bench.  Jake is all over Tenley it is so easy to see those two have a special connex.  He might as well throw all the other roses into the campfire cause Tenley is *it*.  IMHO.

ROSES AND ASHES

The dreaded 2 on 1 date – Ella and Kathryn.  We know for sure one is going home – but Jake ends up breaking the rules *again*.  Rebel!  He tells Ella he has a greater attract to some of the other ladies (gotta give him points for honesty) and the single mom is sent off without desert.  Kathryn thinks she’s safe but not the case.  She gives him an earful about not paying attention to her (c’mon Kathryn – it’s The Bachelor, not The Monogamist).  Apple Pie isn’t feeling so sweet.  He tosses her rose into the fire and sends her packing too!

Jake continued the no rose trend at the rose ceremony opting to dis both Jessie and Ashleigh.  Vienna ends up gets the last rose of the night.  Is it me or is this not a shock?  It was only a matter of time those two were sent home anyway.  Vienna is doing a good job convincing Jake she has a place – still not too sure why all he other girls have such a hate-on.  Even Tenley is a hater.  And she is sweet as pie.

CALGARY WEATHER
|| TODAY: -10, Partly Cloudy
|| TONIGHT: -16, Clear
|| WEDNESDAY: -6, Sunny
>Here comes the turnaround. Chance morning flurries, then High Pressure slides in…this High, and a Westerly wind will bring clearing, and warmer temperatures by tomorrow.
-Meteorologist Andrew Schultz.