Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 1/8- 1/14

Displace TV has vacuum suctions to stick on any surface

ASUS ROG has a new Xbox controller with a customized OLED screen 

HP Poly Voyager Free 60 Plus has a case with a display 

LG Signature OLED M3 is a 97-inch 'wireless' TV

JBL's new TWS earbuds have a touchscreen case

Apple's mixed reality headset might debut this spring

Roku streaming platform surpasses 70 million active accounts

TCL RayNeo X2 AR glasses will start shipping to developers early this year

Lenovo introduces security-focused ThinkPhone

Instagram ditches Shop tab

HyperX debuts new line of 3D-printed gaming accessories

L’Oréal introduces a motorized lipstick applicator for those with limited mobility

This L’Oréal makeup applicator puts on the perfect brows

'Stardew Valley' gets a big update on mobile 

This Razer PC soundbar tracks your head movement to adjust 3D audio 

Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra brings the 'biggest' sensor for a webcam

GE Profile Mixer has voice control, smart scale

The Google Stadia Controller to get Bluetooth support

Google Stadia team releases test game before the shutdown

ASUS ROG Flow X13 gets redesigned

ASUS ROG Flow X13 gets redesigned

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At CES 2023, ASUS ROG released updates to its Flow series of gaming laptops. The model that gets a significant update and redesign is the ASUS ROG Flow X13. The chassis has been shrunken down by 10mm from the original Flow X13. The keyboard size remains the same, though. The hinge has also been "reimagined" for better airflow. And it features a new grippy texture on the lid. 

But ASUS ROG addresses an issue with the original model. It gets an extra battery capacity from 62Wh to 75Wh. And to improve that further, it has a MUX switch and support for NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, which lets the laptop automatically switch between the taxing discrete GPU and the integrated GPU. It now also has a 1080p webcam and an IR camera for Windows Hello facial authentication. The ROG Flow X13 now runs on a next-generation Ryzen Zen 4 processor and RTX 40-series graphics.

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Google Stadia team releases test game before the shutdown

Source: Google

Aside from bringing Bluetooth support to the Stadia Controller, the Google Stadia team decided to release one last game before the January 18 shutdown. The company is releasing the Worm Game, which it used to test the service before it launched publicly in November 2019.

“Worm Game is a humble title we used to test many of Stadia’s features, starting well before our 2019 public launch, right through 2022,” says Google in its listing for the newly published title. “It won’t win Game of the Year, but the Stadia team spent a LOT of time playing it, and we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks for playing, and for everything.”

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The Google Stadia Controller to get Bluetooth support

Source: Google

As Google Stadia winds down, the team behind the game-streaming service promises to enable Bluetooth on the Stadia controllers. This would allow owners of the peripheral to use it even as the service shuts down on January 18 at 11:59 PM PT (or 2:59 AM ET on January 19). According to a Google Stadia community manager, they will share details next week on how to enable the feature. 

When the Stadia Controller launched, the device was built to access Stadia services directly and had its Bluetooth chip disabled. Fans have looked for workarounds on what it can do with the controller, but thankfully the Google Stadia team is offering an official way to prevent the controller from turning into e-waste preemptively.

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