Sunday
May072017

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 4/30-5/06

Sunday
May072017

A new Amazon Echo is rumoured to have a built-in touchscreen

Amazon Echo speakers so far don’t come with speakers, but that might change. A new leaked image showing up online shows a bigger device sporting a display. This new Echo is reportedly codenamed “Knight.” If it is a new device, it’ll be like an Alexa-enabled Fire tablet with a speaker. This feature could improve the capabilities of Amazon’s Echo line and its Alexa assistant. Evan Blass (@evleaks) showed off images of the rumoured device and it comes in black (as seen above) and white. The tech company hasn’t commented yet about this rumoured device but we might hear more about it soon enough.

Source: CNET

Sunday
May072017

Ubisoft introduces ‘Hungry Shark VR’ for Daydream

Deathly afraid of sharks? Or curious to see how these sea predators live? You can step into the life of a shark with this new Ubisoft game for Google’s Daydream platform. Called Hungry Shark, you play, well, a shark that goes up against human divers and jellyfish. There are different mission types including eating as much prey as you can, racing, or rescuing other sharks. And since it’s in virtual reality, you get a 360-degree look of the ocean setting, giving you so much room to swim around. The game costs US$4.99 and, of course, needs a Daydream headset to work.

Source: Android Police

Friday
May052017

Amazon Prime Video might be coming to Apple TV soon

Rumour has it Apple and Amazon have called a truce—at least when it comes to Amazon’s video streaming service. Amazon has been competing fiercely with the likes of Apple and Google in the video streaming space. It’s even gotten to the point where Amazon doesn’t have its Prime Video service on Apple TV or most Android TV devices and Apple TVs and Chromecasts aren’t even sold on their site.

But it looks like Amazon and Apple have at least reached an agreement when it comes to Amazon Prime Video’s availability on Apple TV. It’s presumed that Amazon will be creating an app for Apple TV and even a mobile Prime Video app for iOS. The app is rumoured to be coming out this summer. Let’s hope this is true.

Source: The Next Web