This week, my take on the Jabra Sport Coach earbuds, a list of prize packs to be given away on Drex Live tonight, and how an angry Internet is getting some Aussies a nice discount on a chocolate bar. But first, how you can get a better cellular signal in your home.

Boost your mobile signal with Eqo

If you live in a concrete apartment building, you might find that your cellular signal leaves something to be desired. Or maybe when you head out to the Gulf Islands your connection is a bit sketchy.

That’s where Eqo comes in. This is a cellular signal booster that will help you out with dropped signals and frustrations with slow data.

The device is manufactured by WeBoost, a company that makes big, industrial signal boosters and the Eqo is the simple, everyday person version that can be set up in about 5 minutes.

You put the booster unit where you’ve got a decent signal, and then the antenna six feet away. An Eqo representative told me that you can get up to 32 times better coverage.

And the Eqo works where you’ve got a crappy signal, too. It works like a megaphone does with sound. Even if you whisper into a megaphone, your voice still gets amplified.

The Eqo is priced at Cdn$500 and is currently available at Best Buy stores.

Jabra’s Sport Coach Bluetooth earbuds work great

I’m always on the lookout for headphones that fit me comfortably and work well for what I need them to do.

I’ve had the Jabra Sport Coach earbuds for a few weeks, now, and I think they’re great.

The sound quality of these is really good, considering the size. What’s more important for me is that they be good for communicating, and these are. They are designed so the cord goes around the back of your neck. Before when I’ve tried headphones that are behind-the-neck I’ve found they are unable to pick up my voice well enough. But that’s not the case with the Sport Coach. In my tests, the inline microphone worked just fine.

They’re comfortable, too, with two methods to keep the earbuds in place: four different sizes of silicon buds that fit into your ear canal, and three different sizes of wings which fit into your outer ear.

Designed for use while being active, the Sport Coach are water and dust resistant. And with a built-in motion sensor, you can use them with Jabra’s free Sport Life app (for Android and iOS), which provides you with workouts (BellyBurn or CardiCore, for example) and complete instructions on what to do.

The earbuds will also work with other fitness apps including RunKeeper and Runtastic.

A two-hour charge will give you about four hours of battery life.

You can find the Sport Coach for between Cdn$130 and $170, depending on the colour (they come in blue, red, and yellow).

Loot Crate goodies to give away

On Drex Live tonight, we’re giving out some more Loot Crate gear. Be ready to call in for your chance at the following prize packs:

• Hulk Q-Fig figure and Star Trek leggings
• a “Legend” t-shirt (the movie starring David Bowie) and some video-game branded socks (there are two of these)
• a Warcrat t-shirt and a Dragon Ball Z plush keychain
• a Walking Dead prize pack with a collectible figure, a long sleeve t-shirt featuring Michonne, and soap-on-a-rope with zombie “ears”
• a Vikings drinking horn and Uncharted 4 poster (there are two of these)

Clever Aussies use Internet to change free market

A whip-smart agency down under has come up with a great campaign for Snickers.

They’ve come up with an algorithm that analyzes social media posts on social media to gauge the “anger of the Internet”. It’s called the “hungerithm”.

And the angrier the Internet is, the cheaper you can purchase a Snickers bar at local 7-Eleven stores. In the past few days, prices have been as low as $.50 (the regular price seems to be $1.15), because of reaction to the Champions League soccer final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid last Saturday.

Only in Australia, though. Pity.