Pinterest to hold second annual global Creators Festival on Oct. 20

Pinterest will be holding its Creators Festival in the coming month. The second global virtual event will feature internationally recognized talent from top emerging creators. You can expect to hear from Pinterest's executives and special guests as they talk about the site's newest creator products, experiences, and features on October 20. It will be hosted in countries like Canada, the US, Australia, the UK, Germany, and France.

The hour-long, live-streamed event will touch on topics, including growing an inspired audience, launching a brand, monetizing content, creating high-quality content, and tackling issues like creator burnout. You can register to attend the event here.

Amazon refreshes Halo View, introduces Halo Fitness service

Amazon wants to take on Fitbit and Apple with its new fitness tracker and service. The new Halo View even reminds us of Fitbit's Charge trackers. Amazon equips the Halo View with an AMOLED display but decides to forego the always-listening microphone. So, the emotion detecting feature is dropped from the band but still lives in the app. 

The Halo View gets a seven-day battery life, and it takes 90 minutes to charge fully. It will retail for US$80 and will ship in time for the holidays. 

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Amazon Astro is a new robot that can follow you around at home

Amazon has just launched a new home/companion robot that can follow you around the house thanks to it being on wheels. The Amazon Astro will map out your floor plan and do things like following voice commands, help you or your family stay in touch with others via voice calls, and even serve as an aid for eldercare.

With its computer vision, it can also check on your home while you're away. It won't be able to play with your pets just yet, but it has a dedicated periscope cam that pops up from its head to check things out. Think of it as a roving security bot.

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Fitbit announces Charge 5 availability, Calm content coming to app

Fitbit has finally launched the Charge 5 globally, a month after introducing the new advanced fitness tracker. The fitness accessory retails for $229.95 om Canada. You won't be getting access to the Daily Readiness Score and ECG at launch, though. Fitbit says that it will be available in the coming months.

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