Saturday
Nov062021

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 10/31 – 11/6

Saturday
Nov062021

Amazon releases Billie Eilish limited-edition Echo Studio in the US

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Billie Eilish fans in the US can show their love for the singer with a new Amazon Echo Studio model. The limited-edition speaker features the cover art of Billie's latest album, Happier Than Ever, on the fabric covering it. Amazon markets it as "perfect for listening to Billie Eilish's latest collection of songs" by using its spatial audio feature available through its Music Unlimited service. There's no price yet for this special edition version, but the regular Echo Studio goes for $259.99.

Source: Amazon

Saturday
Nov062021

Alexa lets you transfer music from one Echo device to another with your voice

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Amazon has pushed a new update to its Alexa-enabled devices that brings many new features to its devices. One of the new features is being able to move music from one Echo device to another. You can say things like "Alexa, move my music to the kitchen," or "Alexa, move my music here" when you put on Echo Buds. Or say, "Alexa, pause" on the device playing in your bedroom, but then say "Alexa, resume music" when you're in your living room.

You can also use Alexa to play a show or film on Netflix through Fire TV devices. Just say, "Alexa, play something on Netflix," and then the streaming service will launch a show or film for you. The TikTok TV app is also available exclusively on all Fire TV devices now. Both these features are currently rolled out to Canadian and US users. You can check out the other new features here.

Via: Engadget

Friday
Nov052021

Meta reportedly plans to have physical stores for its hardware

Meta, a.k.a. the company previously known as Facebook, might be looking at opening brick-and-mortar shops. The New York Times reported that the company had been discussing this option since last year and before it rebranded into Meta. Nothing has been finalized about the plans, though, and Meta could still scrap it.

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