Manus VR gloves work as your Vive controller

Sometimes you need to be a bit more tactile and hands on (so to speak) when it comes to virtual reality. The Manus VR gloves are hoping to do that with the HTC Vive (as well as other VR headsets) and use natural hand motions as inputs for HTC’s VR headset. These gloves make use of Valve’s Lighthouse positional tracking technology and have wrist mounts for the Vive controllers. The gloves are wireless and washable as well.

Manus is preparing a dev-kit version of the gloves coming out for pre-order in the next few weeks. These will include a vibration motor for programming different levels of tactile feedback and batteries capable of lasting up to eight hours on a full charge. The gloves will be compatible with PC games, Cardboard, and Samsung Gear VR as well. There will be an open-source SDK kit made available as well. It will start shipping in the third quarter of the year for $250 USD (roughly $330 CAD).

Source: SlashGear

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge only come with Quick Charge 2.0 support

In case you were looking for Qualcomm’s latest charging tech included in the new Samsung Galaxy devices, unfortunately, you won’t be getting it this time around. Unlike the LG G5 that has Quick Charge 3.0 support, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are still sporting Quick Charge 2.0. This is because Samsung makes use of two different processors for their devices and these don’t have the same charging capabilities. While the Snapdragon 820 processor supports the next-gen charging tech, Samsung’s own Exynos 8 processor doesn’t. For consistency, Samsung opted to keep the same Quick Charge 2.0 speed. But this isn’t particularly a slouch either. You can still get a good chunk of your battery back in 15 minutes if you use the right accessory.

Source: Android Central

Filing taxes with H&R Block’s application and website

Believe it or not, we’ve already arrived at our Tax Season. What is traditionally a nervous and often stressful time for individuals and families filing their taxes can be made much simpler by using H&R Block’s new online tax submission tools including their downloadable program and tax filing website which works on PCs as well as mobile devices.

H&R Block has over 50 years of Canadian tax return experience and serves Canadian taxpayers in 1,200 offices across the country as well as its various web tools and downloadablle application.

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Toca Dance on iOS brings new ways for kids to play

Toca Boca recently released Toca Dance, an entertaining and different game focusing on enjoying dancing and music. Available to iOS users, Toca Dance allows players to pick their dancers and form a group. You can choose their outfits and choreograph the moves. Set the stage using special effects and watch it all unfold. Record your music video so you can share it with your friends.

With no in-app purchases and no nagging ads, Toca Dance is a great pastime for young children. Among the features it offers are the ability to create your own dance moves, 8 quirky characters to dance with, a range of  outfits with different themes: Superheroes, animals, food and monsters! 5 soundtracks to dance to and the ability to create and share a music video. The game costs $2.99 and is available here.