Pompeii in the Shadow of the Volcano exhibit opens at the ROM on June 13

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) hosted a media preview of the upcoming exhibit titled Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano, which features over 200 artifacts dating back over 2,000 years when the catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which led to destruction on a massive scale and the deaths of over 16,000 people.

The ROM has prepared for the opening of the exhibit by projecting a simulation of the volcano on to the facade of the ROM Crystal. The volcano projection will erupt on Friday evening.

As part of the media preview, Tenor Francesco Pellegrino opened the proceedings with a reading and a song. Tited Fronna, the above song an improvised lament sung a capella, evolved from traditional funeral laments in the countryside.

The exhibit shows various artifacts and even molds of people and animals whose forms were preserved through time as well as examples of art, design and day-to-day Pompeii life. Pompeii will run between June 13 2015, to Jan 16, 2016 before moving to  the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

HTC One M9 gets glammed up with HTC Ink

HTC just revealed a super exclusive and limited edition of the HTC One M9 called the HTC Ink which was created in collaboration with supermodel Jourdan Dunn. HTC says, "HTC One M9 INK is the first of its kind and delivers a body art-inspired one off illustration which is engraved onto the back of the phone."

HTC INK is a Limited Edition campaign which sees bespoke celebrity body art designs engraved onto exclusive runs of HTC’s family of premium HTC One handsets. The HTC Ink devices are not available for sale in Canada.

eBay revises iOS app to work with Apple Watch

While official Apple Watch sales numbers have not been released, smart businesses are quickly tweaking their iOS apps to work with Apple's wearable and while native Apple Watch apps are a few months away (watchOS was just released this week), there are benefits to enabling Watch interaction for popular existing apps.

eBay's app update offers quick access to activity, items you're watching as well as up to the minute status of things you're buying or selling. You can't use the Watch to search for items, place a bid or contact sellers since the interface and screen size isn't optimized for this but being able to get an update of your current status at a glance on the Watch may prove convenient to serious eBay users. Check it out here.

Sago Mini Boats educational game is big fun for toddlers

Toronto-based Sago Sago has a new game. Sago Mini Boats invites kids to set sail on a high seas adventure with Harvey the dog. With more than 10 boats to choose from and five different destinations, kids are in the captain’s seat as they set out to visit one of their Sago Mini friends. Along their journey, kids can collect treasures, look out for pirates, share an ice cream and explore the creatures who live below the water's surface.

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