Facebook shows off first video using its Surround 360 rig

Curious about what kind of videos are possible with Facebook’s Surround 360 camera rig? Mark Zuckerberg posted the first video shot and produced with the Surround 360. It shows what’s possible for virtual reality movies and what the camera is capable off. The clip is a 3.5 minutes and has you sitting in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal watching people as they pass by. It makes you feel like you’re right there in the midst of everyone. The great thing is you don’t need a VR headset to see the video. We’d suggest using your phone since it lets you change views by just tilting the device.

Source: Mark Zuckerberg | Via: Engadget

Review: Under Armour HealthBox

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Under Armour is a leading maker of performance sports clothing and shoes but has also a stake in various health tracking and fitness apps having purchased MapMyFitness, Endomondo and MyFitnessPal and the company has brought all the key features of those apps into the UA Record app which is designed to connect to the Under Armour HealthBox system.

The UA HealthBox system is the most comprehensive and user-focused set of tools that merges an app, fitness tracking technology and connected devices with big data and cloud computing. It is composed of hardware built by HTC including the UA Band, the UA Scale and the UA Heart Rate monitor.

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Lenovo reveals trifecta of Moto G models, two of which are coming to Canada this summer

If anyone thought that Motorola would slow down after becoming acquired by Lenovo, the latest release of three new Moto G models proves otherwise. Moto is just as strong as ever and the new lineup of its traditionally entry to mid-range model offers quite the range of possibilities.

Revealed today are the Moto G, Moto G Plus and Moto G Play. Canada is getting two of these models, specifically the Moto G Plus which features a 5.5-inch display, a 16 MP camera, a fingerprint reader, Turbopower charging, a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor with 550 MHz Adreno 405 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 3000 mAh battery.

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Review: Dyson Pure Cool Link tower relieves allergy sufferers

By Sonya Davidson

It's the season of awakening. The trees are full of life again and flowers are blooming. The pesky dandelions were golden yellow but are now starting to go airborne with their white lashes floating in the air. Pretty, sure. Pretty uncomfortable is how I feel.  I'm sneezing and my eyes are itchy and reaching for allergy meds is when I get desperate for sleep.

This time of year when pollen is in the air usually means I need to keep the windows closed most of the time to minimize the allergens from entering the home the best I can. Not an easy thing to do especially when the house has been shuttered during the cold months of winter. But my family doctor had strongly given me this advice so I don't have to suffer as much.

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