RING introduces seven integrated outdoor Smart Light products

The nights are getting darker earlier this time of year and we look to illuminate our ways for safety and better view of who, or what, is moving closer to our home at night time. RING recently introduced seven new outdoor motion sensing Smart Lights to the range that not only light the darkest corners in the yards and pathways at night, but they’re also integrated thanks to the new Ring Bridge. When one light turns on so can the rest of them. The motion sensing lights would obviously come in handy for having better lit views of who's approaching the house but they've come in handy these past couple of weeks when the dog needed to go out and do his business. Since there seems to be an increase in skunk and racoon sightings in our residential streets, the new lights have given us fair warning when the troublemakers come too close for comfort before we even unlock the door. With Halloween quickly approaching you can also see who’s trick o’ treating before they even reach the front steps.

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Pixel 4 gets first dibs on Live Caption, will come to Pixel 3 and 3a in December

When the Pixel 4 series launches this month, the phones will be the first to get Google's Live Caption feature. It's designed to run subtitles through videos you watch on your phone, making sure you don't miss anything even if you're watching the clip in noisy environments. According to MobileSyrup, Canadian users will be getting the feature on their Pixel 4 phones, too. Soon after the Pixel 3 and 3a will be getting the feature (sometime in December, to be exact). 

Nest Hub Max is now up for pre-order in Canada, retails for $299

If you've been waiting for the Nest Hub Max to make its way here, Google just announced that it'd be coming to Canada for $299. It is now available for pre-order, and it will arrive at the end of the month. It's available in Charcoal and Chalk colour options. 

The smart display is a larger version of the Nest Hub, which means it lets you watch YouTube videos on it, ask questions, and control your smart home devices. It has a 10-inch 1,920 x 1,080 resolution screen that auto-adjusts to the lighting around it. It has a front-facing camera for video chat, facial recognition, and even as a security camera. Much like Motion Sense on the Pixel 4 series, you can use gestures to start and pause videos and alarms.

Google Pixel 4 launch confirms most of the leaks, pre-orders up now

There wasn't much that was kept under wraps with the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. And the leaks, for the most part, told us everything we were expecting to show up, even the Canadian prices were leaked. But it's good to know that what was leaked is off of what Google is offering.

Here's a quick rundown of the Canadian prices: 

• Pixel 4 - 64GB: $999 
• Pixel 4 - 128GB: $1,129
• Pixel 4 XL - 64GB: $1,129
• Pixel 4 XL - 128GB: $1,259 

The phones are available for pre-order now, and these will be released on October 24th. And for those who pre-order, you get $150 Google Store credits.

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