In this Cineplex “Gear Guide” segment, I chat about a couple of fitness-themed video games and high-tech gear, such as the Adidas miCoach system, that can help someone establish workout goals and work towards achieving them.

From “magical portholes” and “enchanted paintings” to interactive game floors and animated characters who talk with you, the new Disney Dream cruise ship is packed with all kinds of technology behind the scenes. Here’s a look at what to expect.

Three-dimensional visuals aren’t just for your local movie theater or 3DTV – about 10 apps for Apple iPad now display stereoscopic imagery for use with anaglyph (red and blue) glasses.

Worried about gaining a few pounds over the holidays? In this CNN “Tech Time” segment I chat about new fitness games that make it fun to exercise: EA Sports Active 2.0, THQ’s The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout and Ubisoft’s Your Shape Fitness Evolved.

Have the television manufacturers or retailers sold us a bill of goods? We first heard a 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc player requires a high-speed cable — such as HDMI v.1.4 — to see 3D movies on a 3DTV. Now companies are saying HDMI v.1.3 is just fine. To get to the bottom of it, we asked the editor of Canada HiFi Magazine for the dilly-o.

According to DisplaySearch, a leading global market research and consulting firm that specializes in display technologies, consumer adoption of 3DTV is slow because of high prices and lack of content. Future sales, though, will be more eye-popping.

In this “Gear Guide” video, which ran in Cineplex movie theatres and its sister chains across Canada, I show some of the tiniest tech around — from a miniature MP3 player and video watch to the smallest smartphone and palm-sized PC.

Samsung’s Road SMS application allows Android smartphone users to text and walk at the same time by displaying a live view from the camera, augmented with an SMS application.

Proposed design utilizes space on existing camera straps for energy-harvesting solar panels.

Microsoft demos real-time voice translation.