Motorola Razr+ now comes in 'Peach Fuzz'

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Motorola has teamed up with Pantone once again to launch a special edition of its Razr+ smartphone in Peach Fuzz. It's available in select markets for US$699.99 (around CA$951), which is already US$300 (~CA$408) off its original price. 

Pantone's Colour of the Year is inspired by a juicy summer treat. Peach Fuzz, or Pantone 13-1023, is a “velvety” and “gentle” hue that evokes “a cozy, tender essence that embodies feelings of togetherness, community and collaboration.” 

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LG's MoodUP refrigerator gets the Pantone Colour of the Year 2023 treatment

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LG's colour-changing refrigerator gets a refresh ahead of CES 2023. The tech company partnered with the Pantone Colour Institute to bring the 2023 colour to this appliance. With the addition of Viva Magenta, this ref now show 23 colours to suit your style. This four-door French Door model offers over 190,000 colour combinations.

You can switch up its look via the LG ThinQ app. Or you can turn it off altogether and let the Lux Grey and Lux White combination shine. LG plans to display this refresh to the LG InstaView MoodUp at its booth (#15501) in the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES 2023 from January 5 to 8.

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Motorola Edge 30 Fusion comes in Pantone Color of the Year's Viva Magenta

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The Motorola Edge 30 Fusion is coming later in the US, but it gets a limited edition colour. Motorola's partnership with Pantone means the phone is getting a Viva Magenta colour option, which is the company's Color of the Year for 2023.

The phone's specs are the same as its global counterpart, but it comes with a bundled pair of Moto Buds 600 ANC TWS earbuds. It won't come in Viva Magenta, but it will come in Winetasting, "a hue designed to complement the Pantone Color of the Year 2023." This special edition phone retails for US$799.99 (around CA$1,087), but the more typical Neptune Blue option will be a hundred dollars less and won't come with the earbuds.

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Pantone Colors are now behind a paywall when using Adobe products

If you use Pantone colours with your Adobe software, you'll need to pay a monthly fee. Pantone is putting its 15,000 colours behind a paywall starting this month. The only Pantone Color books that remain free to use are Pantone + CMYK Coated, Pantone + CMYK Uncoated, and Pantone + Metallic Coated. Pantone passes the cost to users through the Pantone Connect plug-in for either US$59.99 per year or US$7.99 a month. 

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