The Force is Fierce with Star Wars Style at World MasterCard Fashion Week

By Sonya Davidson

The stylish eyes continue to gaze upon World MasterCard Fashion Week runways in Toronto but there was much curiousity for a particular presentation. The Star Wars Fashion event hosted by Disney Consumer Products, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Start Up, quickly became one of the hottest events of the week. 

The venue inside the Fashion Tent at David Pecaut Square was transformed into a galaxy far, far away where stars were cast all over the room.  Storm Troopers kept watchful eyes on the 6 models wearing the one-of-a-kind Star Wars inspired looks created by the Canadian designers of the competition.  

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New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer raises more questions than answers

The new Star Wars:The Force Awakens trailer is out and it is 2:35 minutes of eye candy that reveals a few details about the upcoming movie but also raises a lot of questions about the plot, characters and how the saga continues.

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Issue voice commands for Sphero's BB-8 on Android

Sphero's BB-8 droid was missing the ability to take voice commands on Android. Now, that's changed as a new update for its Android app allows for voice interaction. You can now command your little droid to "go explore," among other things. The latest app update also fixes some communication issues between the smartphones and droids. It's also now compatible with more Android phones and tablets. 

Source: Android Central | Download: Google Play Store (Free) 

Superfans awaken early for their #ForceFriday haul

By Sonya Davidson

Yesterday, the world's first ever global live Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy unboxing event was unleashed by Disney just a few months ahead of the highly anticipated film release. The event unfolded over 18 hours in 15 cities and 12 countries revealing the epic line up of never-before-seen toys causing fans to explode with excitement.

The roll-out announcements were viewed via live stream on the Star Wars YouTube channel and featured online personalities including Einshine (Tokyo), Reyst (Berlin), GamingBeaver (London), EvanTubeHD (New York), Quill18 (Toronto), ExpCaseros (Mexico City), and many more. Chris Pirillo finished off the announcements in San Francisco. 

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