TouchSquid Welcomes New Dealer in Sylvan Lake

Rated as one of the top two lake resorts in Alberta, Sylvan Lake is centrally located just 15 minutes from Red Deer and 90 minutes from either Calgary or Edmonton.  The Red Deer region has 140,000+ in population,  over 225,000 people including the surrounding trade area.

This coming Friday January 20, residents of Sylvan Lake will be able to see a demo of the TouchSquid remote control tablet at the Grand Opening Event of Sylvan Lake Business Solutions (SLBS).  One lucky customer will be bringing home a TouchSquid universal remote control tablet as a prize.

SLBS is affiliated with Audio Video Unlimited, who is the fastest growing chain of Independent Electronics Retailers in Canada. With over 95 store locations across the country, SLBS can take advantage of the same buying power and benefits that the "Big Box" retailers have and pass these savings on to its customers.

Audio Video Unlimited's Custom Home division is a leader in the field of electronic systems design and installation and has a reputation for professionalism and innovation.

We are glad to have Sylvan Lake Business Solutions join the TouchSquid family of dealers.

Buick1910 Early Squid Adopters TouchSquid Review

Here is a TouchSquid Customer Testimonial as posted by Buick 1910 (perhaps an antique car enthusiast?) on the AVS Forum thread 21418272 post #40:

"I am one of the Early Adopters now using my own TouchSquid. I am not an employee of TouchSquid Technologies! I have had my unit since December 21st and have been using it extensively ever since. My system consists of a Sony TV, Bose V10 Audio system, Oppo DVD Upscaler and Sony CD player. I can happily report that the Squid controls all of them!

The setup of the Squid is very simple when you understand what you are doing. It took me a few minutes to figure that out but once I did everything progressed smoothly. I have taken advantage of the creation of the favourites and see that you can create up to 24 per page, not 15 as originally conceived. Since owning my unit there have been several upgrades to the software and I can honestly say that upgrading a Squid is the easiest upgrade you will ever do. You simply download the upgrade into your device, click on the downloaded file, accept that you want to upgrade and that's it. You DO NOT lose any of your setups in this process so the whole thing, including download time, only takes a couple of minutes. The other thing that impresses me about this device is the responsiveness of the developer. Whenever I have had a question or concern I hear back from them very quickly, usually within the hour!

One very handy feature of the device is being able to surf the net from it. We have used that feature several times now when watching a movie that we wanted to know some history about one of the actors.

I am very happy with my unit and will be buying a second one so my wife and I can play dueling remotes!"

New Squid Drawing from Cruelty Free Cartoons

We received a Happy Squid drawing from Mark Siermaczeski of Crueltyfreecartoons.com. Mark is a Canadian cartoonist and also a TouchSquid early adopter. He is the same cartoonist who drew the first TouchSquid cartoon showing a hardworking Squid with all the tentacles in full battle with too many remotes. See cartoon below.

Skype app for TouchSquid tablet

Skype works on Android tablets, but not all versions are the same. Some support audio only but not video. Thanks to a Squid user who found a Skype app version that works for TouchSquid both audio and video.

Note that if your internet connection is slow, you may have only audio but not video.

Here is the link to the Skype app.

Watch Netflix movies on TouchSquid tablet

Here is the link to the new Netflix Version 1.6.0 that solves many of the previous Netflix problems on Android tablets.

One of the nice features of TouchSquid is the ability to watch Netflix streaming movies, which is increasingly becoming a favorite pasttime. For one flat fee of $7.99 per month, Netflix subscribers have access to a big selection of movies, TV series from USA,UK as well as foreign movies and shows.

The TouchSquid tablet has a convenient portable size which makes viewing a pleasant experience. Just put on your earphone, find a relaxing chair or bed, and you can have hours of entertainment without breaking the bank. If you missed out on the many good TV series in the past, now is your chance to watch your favorite shows or movies at your own leisure without being interrupted by commercials.

Note: A strong internet signal and wifi connection is key to a good Netflix experience.

TouchSquid Now Shipping all across North America

December 20, 2011 8:00 pm Pacific Time. We are happy to announce TouchSquid is now shipping all across North America and Europe. We are working all night. All orders will be going out tomorrow.

Cathay Pacific delivered TouchSquid tablets to YVR airport

December 20.2011  11:00 am Pacific Time.  Like the immediate family in the maternity ward waiting room, all early squid adopters experience the drama and waiting in anticipation of the new production units.  The Production Department did their part, and the first few units immediately went to the Testing Lab for the FCC, IC and CE approval process.  TouchSquid passed all tests and we now have the complete compliance test results.  We had anticipated the cargo to be loaded on to the plane last week, but customs clearance in China, and transport to airport took longer  than planned.  Early Squid Adopters will be pleased to know that Cathay Pacific Flight where the Squid tablets are boarding has arrived on time at YVR airport as of 10:00 am Pacific Standard time.  

Pending clearance at Canadian Customs, Squid tablets should be appearing at households across North America, under the Christmas tree.