Nintendo brings virtual reality to the Switch via Labo VR kit

Nintendo has created a makeshift virtual reality kit for the Nintendo Switch using its Labo line of DIY cardboard accessories. As with other Labo sets, you have a few options to choose from. The main kit retails for US$79.99 (around CA$110) and has six cardboard kits you can build: VR goggles, blaster, camera, screen holder, “safety cap,” and an elephant. The basic kit costs less at $39.99 (around $55) but this just comes with goggles and the blaster. You can buy extra accessories (like the elephant) in $20 sets. The kit comes with Labo software, which has games, step-by-step instructions on building these kits, and “garage” mode for when you want to build your own Labo accessories. These new VR kits will be available starting April 12^th.

Source: The Verge

New Alexa feature announces songs before they start playing

This new feature for Amazon Alexa could be either very annoying or very useful. Called Song ID, the virtual assistant will announce the name and artist of whatever song is playing before the song plays. It’s a feature available exclusively to Amazon Music. Amazon added the feature because it thinks it’ll help with music discovery. Perhaps a lot of people have been asking the virtual assistant what song is playing. If you do find the feature annoying, you can ask Alexa to “Turn off Song ID.”

Source: The Verge

Update on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 10:06PM by Nicole Batac

The feature is currently only available in the US.

‘Moonlight’ actor Andre Holland rumoured to be in the running for ‘Black Widow’ villain role

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With Black Widow film in the works, we’re hearing updates about the said film. The latest rumour surrounding the Scarlett Johansson’s first solo movie in the MCU is that they’re considering actor Andre Holland to play a villain role in the film. Andre has earned critical acclaim for his role in Moonlight as well as Hulu’s Castle Rock. According to the report, Marvel was initially looking for a “male with open ethnicity in his 40s to portray the film’s villain.” But now it’s being narrowed down to either a Black British or African actor between the ages 30 and 45 to portray a “tough, dangerous, and mysterious” villain. Some theories about who this could be include Taskmaster or Red Guardian.

Source: Comicbook.com

Fitbit's latest fitness trackers and smartwatches are more affordable than ever

FItbit is the no. 2 smartphone maker in the world and the leading fitness tracker maker. The company just upped the ante big-time today with a slew of affordable fitness trackers to entice users who may have found earlier models too expensive to consider. 

Fitbit released today Fitbit Versa Lite Edition ($199.95), Fitbit Inspire ($ 99.95) and Inspire HR ($129.95), the company says these are the most accessible devices to date. They also released an updated version of the Fitbit Ace ($99.95), a fitness tracker designed for children. Some of these trackers receive fewer features and functons than older, more expensive models, but they still aim to give users the tracking features they want most.

The new Fitbit devices are available for preorder. Fitbit will soon launch a major redesign to its mobile app, allowing users to further personalize their dashboard, better understand their data, discover new content and more easily connect with others on Fitbit’s social community.