Netflix to adapt ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ into ‘new series and film projects’

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For the first time ever, an entertainment company has managed to get rights to all seven The Chronicles of Narnia books. And Netflix plans to take big advantage of this. The streaming service will be producing “new series and film projects” based on the children’s fantasy books that came out between 1950 and 1956. This might be the first time we’ll get to see the series adapted in its entirety. Previous cinematic adaptation attempt stopped after 2010’s The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

This isn’t the first time Netflix has acquired rights to books and adapted them into shows or movies. They are currently in the middle of a three-season adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Source: The Verge

You can buy the Fitbit Charge 3 starting October 7

Fitbit is calling the Charge 3 its “smartest tracker yet” and its coming soon. The company’s latest fitness tracker will be coming to major retailers worldwide, online, and at Fitbit.com starting October 7^th. Here the Charge 3 will cost $199.95 for the Black/Graphite Aluminum or Blue Gray/Rose Gold Aluminum models and $219.95 for the Lavender Woven/Rose Gold Aluminum or Frost White/Graphite Aluminum models.

This tracker features a swim-proof design and has a large touchscreen display. Aside from the company’s usual slew of sensors that helps track your health and fitness activities, Fitbit is bringing its relative SpO2 sensor to its tracker form factor for the first time with the Charge 3. The data it gets from this sensor will be fed to the upcoming launch of its Fitbit Labs Sleep Score beta, which lets you better understand sleep-related metrics such as sleep quality and breathing disturbances. This beta program is coming first to the US, Australia, and the UK this November. And when they get FDA approval, this data can even be used to screen and detect more serious health conditions like sleep apnea.

‘Civilization VI’ comes to the iPhone

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI just dropped on the iPhone and brings the PC experience to the smaller smartphone screen. The game has been revamped to fit the format but it contains the same content as the full PC version and has things like local multiplayer and a tutorial for first-time players of Civilization. Now, if you already have the iPad version of the game, the good news is you can install the iPhone port for free. And you’ll be grateful for that, because the game is pricey. Right now, it’s 60 percent off at CA$32.99. You can play the game for free but after 60 turns, you’ll need to shell out the dough.

Source: The Verge

WSJ report claims new Nintendo Switch coming in 2019

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We might be seeing a new version of the Nintendo Switch in the coming year. A report from The Wall Street Journal claims we might see this updated hardware in the second half of 2019. There aren’t any solid details on what we could expect but one possible upgrade could involve a better LCD screen. It won’t come as a surprise if this happens as Nintendo’s other consoles have had several iterations. And the Switch could use some improvement. Plus, Nintendo will want to keep up its sales momentum in the coming financial year. Nintendo expects to sell 20 million units in the year ending March 2019.

Source: The Verge