'The Book of Boba Fett' to debut on Disney+ on Dec. 29

Source: Disney

Disney will be releasing one more Star Wars series before the year ends. The media giant will be debuting The Book of Boba Fett on December 29 over at Disney+. The Mandalorian spin-off will take place after recent events in season two. It'll follow Boba Fett (played by Temeura Morrison) and his mercenary ally Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) in Tatooine. The series is still led by producers of The Mandalorian, including Jon Favreau, Robert Rodriguez, and Kathleen Kennedy. Unfortunately, if you're waiting for the next season of The Mandalorian, that third season will arrive after The Book of Boba Fett.

Source: Engadget

Amazon Glow is a video chat device for kids

Source: Amazon

Amazon's new video chat device is its take on Facebook's Portal, but it's specifically designed for kids to video chat with remote family and friends. The Amazon Glow is equipped with a vertical smartphone-like 8-inch LCD screen with a 19-inch touch-sensitive area and a giant speaker case. As Gizmodo describes it, the Glow looks like a big large '90s-era cellphone.

Kids can share their "virtual space" via the Amazon Glow app, and those on the other end (like grandparents) can use Alexa on Android and iOS to interact with the child. Strangely enough, Amazon hasn't brought compatibility to its Fire OS at launch. That's coming at a later date.

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Pinterest to hold second annual global Creators Festival on Oct. 20

Pinterest will be holding its Creators Festival in the coming month. The second global virtual event will feature internationally recognized talent from top emerging creators. You can expect to hear from Pinterest's executives and special guests as they talk about the site's newest creator products, experiences, and features on October 20. It will be hosted in countries like Canada, the US, Australia, the UK, Germany, and France.

The hour-long, live-streamed event will touch on topics, including growing an inspired audience, launching a brand, monetizing content, creating high-quality content, and tackling issues like creator burnout. You can register to attend the event here.

Amazon refreshes Halo View, introduces Halo Fitness service

Amazon wants to take on Fitbit and Apple with its new fitness tracker and service. The new Halo View even reminds us of Fitbit's Charge trackers. Amazon equips the Halo View with an AMOLED display but decides to forego the always-listening microphone. So, the emotion detecting feature is dropped from the band but still lives in the app. 

The Halo View gets a seven-day battery life, and it takes 90 minutes to charge fully. It will retail for US$80 and will ship in time for the holidays. 

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