Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 05/22-05/28

Wearable acts like a breathalyzer, measures alcohol levels using your skin

Jaybird's latest Freedom wireless Bluetooth buds merge fashion and sports

Sago Mini's Jinja's House makes game characters and environments real for kids

Spotify lost US$194 million last year

OlloClip and OtterBox collaborate on new 4-in-1 lens and case system

Microsoft discounts Lumia 950 XL by $150, price in Canada is now $699

Toyota, Volkswagen back ride-sharing companies

Apple rehires cryptography expert to boost security of devices

Microsoft moving away from consumer phones, might linger in enterprise moving forward

Fellowes' MobilePro Series of accessories aim to make the iPad a better work device

LG wins Manufacturer of the Year for HVAC at ENERGY STAR Canada Awards

Leaked MotoMods reveal a modular future for Moto Z

HP unloads new batch of Omen gaming notebooks and desktops

ASUS reveals ROG Strix GL502 gaming laptop

Spotify links now show up as 30-second clips on Twitter

Sony helps Tony Hawk show off sick moves in zero gravity

‘No Man’s Sky’ release pushed back to August

First Look: Moto G Plus

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ vinyl has 3D holograms etched on them

Latest Twitter update adds 3D Touch Peek and Pop feature

In case you didn’t notice the latest minor update from Twitter introduces a new 3D Touch feature. The app now gets 3D Touch Peek and Pop for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The new feature, of course, lets you “peek” at things like URLs, images, videos, and profiles. Other than that, Twitter really didn’t have much to say about this update. Instead they describe version 6.54 as “A few minor updates that you didn’t even know you needed.” Okay then.

Source: 9to5Mac | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ vinyl has 3D holograms etched on them

Vinyl has been experiencing a major comeback recently so it comes as no surprise that Disney is exploring the medium to release a unique vinyl album for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The two LP set has 3D holograms etched right into the surface of the records. One has the Millennium Falcon and the other the TIE Fighter. If you look at the records while they spin from the right angle, you’ll be able to see wire forms of the ships floating and rotating.

Disney hired holographic artist Tristan Duke to make this happen. Duke has made similar etched artwork on vinyl for Jack White’s Lazaretto Ultra LP. Expect this to be priced around US$50 (around CA$65) when it’s released on June 17^th through Disney Music Emporium and Amazon.

Source: SlashGear

First Look: Moto G Plus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Motorola Moto G has always been the puckish upstart, a mid-range smartphone that challenged and defied conventions by giving users some of the best features of premium smartphones (4G data, 720p HD display, long battery life, water resistance, microSD expansion) and placed it in an attractive package and price.

The fourth generation of the Moto G, which comes to Canada in two flavours including the Moto G Plus which we're checking out here, has definitely grown up and I don't mean just in size. 

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