HTC Vive now shipping, new demo locations announced

HTC's Vive VR can now be purchased through www.vive.com in 24 countries, shipping within 2-3 business days of purchase. In addition to online availability from HTC, individuals can now buy the Vive virtual reality system in 51 Microsoft Stores,  40 GameStop outlets and 10 Micro Center locations. Pre-orders placed through these retailers will be fulfilled beginning this week. 

Vive will also be demoed in 100 retail locations throughout North America. In addition to current retail demo locations, Microsoft Stores will expand from 29 to 51 locations, GameStop will increase demo locations from 10 to 40, and Micro Center will add 5 more locations for a total of 10. The demonstrations are open to the general public to experience room-scale virtual reality first-hand with the variety of content available on Steam^¢ē.  The full list of participating locations is available at www.vive.com. Check here to see my intial impressions of the HTC Vive.

Pebble Time set to start shipping to backers on May 27

Pebble has announced that it expects to start shipping the first models of the Pebble Time on May 27th, which means that the company has somewhat delivered on a May shipping promise for early backers but this means most will likely get their new watches in mid to late June.

Source: Pebble

Amazon plans to ship your next order before you buy it

Amazon isn’t just thinking of using drones to deliver products. The company gained a new patent in December that is for a new system or method that will anticipate shipping packages. Wall Street Journal reports the company aims to predict your next purchase based on factors such as wish lists, shopping history, and when a new product from a series is coming out.

Google's Nexus 7 tablets arriving in Canadian stores before pre-orders ship

Updated on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 12:53PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Updated on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 4:11PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A number of Canadian early adopters who pre-ordered Google's Galaxy Nexus on June 27 are upset that their tablets haven't yet shipped while some retail stores like Staples have already sold out of their initial stock. Some buyers, like myself,  are thinking of cancelling their onlinepre- orders and instead hope to find one of these 7-inch Android Jelly Bean tablets in the wild. This would  save them some money as Google Play demands a $20.00, 2-day shipping and handling charge.

The 16GB variant of the Google Nexus 7 is apparently available online and in stores from Staples.ca with free one day delivery.

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