Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 10/16-10/22

Sony rises up to Nintendo, also plans to release games on iOS and Android

Oakley and Intel bring AI to eyewear

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge get the Note7’s always-on display feature

Fitbit releases fix for Charge 2 distance tracking issue

Video: See the Google Pixel's electronic image stabilization

Review: Google Pixel XL

Dyson searches for ‘ReThinkers’ a.k.a. world’s brightest minds

Review: Moto Insta-Share Projector for Moto Z

UE's PartyUp app can wirelessly connect 50 speakers for a mobile party

See photos taken by the Google Pixel

The Apple Beat: Apple staging October 27 hardware launch event in Cupertino

Western Union introduces Money Transfer app to Canada

Review: JBL SoundBoost Speaker Moto Mod

Tesla announces full self-driving hardware on all cars being produced

Nintendo Switch is a new home gaming system coming in March 2017

IBM to provide CANet with data analytics for cardiovascular research

Birdie lets you throw your GoPro in the air without destroying it

Donald Glover joins 2018 Han Solo movie as Lando Calrissian

Google partners with uBreakiFix to offer same day repairs for the Pixel

Google partners with uBreakiFix to offer same day repairs for the Pixel

Google Pixel owners in Canada and the US will have less of a downtime if and when their device’s screen, charging port, or battery breaks/fails. Google has partnered with uBreakiFix to deal with potential damages the Pixel or Pixel XL finds itself having. uBreakiFix specializes in walk-in screen repairs within one business day and has 250 retail locations in Canada and the US. uBreakiFix will charge $129 to repair the Pixel’s screen, $149 to fix the Pixel XL’s display, and $79 to repair either the charging port or the battery. You can opt to mail your devices to the company if there isn’t a retail location near where you are.

Source: 9to5Google

Nintendo Switch won’t work with your 3DS cartridges and Wii U discs

The Nintendo Switch is an exciting new gaming system from the company. But there might be things you have to consider if you’re thinking of getting one in the future. Nintendo representative says the console will not be able to play 3DS cartridges and Wii U discs. It supposedly isn’t considered a direct successor to these products so the compatibility isn’t there. It isn’t clear also if it can run digital games.

Nintendo is reportedly considering releasing a new 3DS successor but that isn’t confirmed yet. Engadget’s Mariella Moon points out that this might be Nintendo’s way of covering all its bases by saying it isn’t a direct successor to the past products, in case it doesn’t achieve the success the company hopes.

Donald Glover joins 2018 Han Solo movie as Lando Calrissian

Star Wars fans have been clamoring for Donald Glover to play Lando Calrissian that they even started a petition for it (and spawned that Photoshopped image above). That wish has been granted as the actor will play said role in the standalone Han Solo film. He will be playing alongside Alden Ehrenich, who inherited the Han Solo role from Harrison Ford. Not much is known about the film yet but Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will be directing it. The role shows Glover playing the character in his “formative years as a scoundrel.”

Glover is known for his roles in Atlanta (which he created and starred in), Community, and The Martian. He also has a Grammy-nominated album entitled Because the Internet, which he performed under the name Childish Gambino.

Source: SlashGear