Tesla’s set to open its Gigafactory on July 29th

While Tesla’s Gigafactory has been partially operational for a few months already, you can say the company hasn’t officially open the door to this massive battery plant. However, come the end of July that will change. Reports from various publications, including Fortune and Tesla Central, have confirmed that on July 29 some Tesla owners together with company officials will be at the Nevada plant for the ceremony. There are no media invites yet but it seems certain VIPs, including those who “won” invites via the company’s Model S sales referral program, have already got their invites. This seems pretty much the same with how the company launched the Model 3 before with owners getting invites ahead of the media.

Speaking of the Model 3, the Gigafactory is said to play a key role in making mass production of the Model 3 more affordable. The plant is expected to produce 35 gigawatt-hours of battery capacity per year at its peak output in 2020. This, Tesla claims, is more than the entire planet’s production of lithium ion battery in 2013.

Source: The Verge

‘The Walking Dead’ stars spoof ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’

Getting in the spirit of Red Nose Day, The Walking Dead actors Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln contemplate how they can make their show a little less gory. What they had in mind is a spoof of the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special complete with cast members Steven Yeun, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Morrissey, and Melissa McBride. Their idea als had Coldplay and Jeff Goldbulm involved as well as a stop-motion “Walking Dead” adventure from Robot Chicken. Also, making a cameo are Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick and Dax Shepard who are fighting over who gets to play Han Solo. Now, if someone makes this a reality, we’ll be completely onboard. Red Nose Day is the annual Comic Relief NBC TV special to help raise money and awareness for children in need.

Source: CNET

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 05/22-05/28

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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

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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)