Apple's iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 now available for pre-order

Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and its Apple Watch Series 2 are available for pre-order online. The devices were made available for preorder at 3 AM EST and can be ordered through the online store or using Apple's iOS app which can help you choose your device, colour and capacity for delivery on or after September 16th. The iPhone 7 starts at CAD $899 (for the 32GB version) and the iPhone 7 start at CAD $1049 (for the 32GB version). Apple Watch is available starting at ($ CAD 359).

Smart contact lens wins national James Dyson Award

A team of students from the University of Waterloo has won the national leg of the 2016 James Dyson Award with their project Smart Contact Lens Platform. Harry Gandhi, Huayi Gao and Maarij Baig’s company, Medella Health, is developing a smart contact lens that continuously monitors glucose levels in tear film for diabetes management. The information collected is sent to a user’s mobile phone so patients can better manage glucose levels throughout the day. The team will receive $4,000 for further research and development on their project and will progress to the international leg of the award.

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Sony offers even more gaming options with PlayStation 4 Slim

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that a new slimmer and lighter PlayStation®4 (PS4™) (CUH-2000 series) computer entertainment system with a 500GB HDD will become available in Japan, North America and in Europe starting from September 15, 2016, at manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $379.99 CAD.

The internal architecture of the new PS4 system has been revamped, reducing its volume by more than 30% compared to the previous models and reducing its weight by 25% and 16% compared to the first (CUH-1000 series) and current (CUH-1200 series) models respectively. Also, the new PS4 system is more energy efficient, as the power consumption has been cut by more than 34% and 28% compared to the very first and current models.

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Sony announces high resolution PlayStation 4 Pro

Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced that a new slimmer and lighter PlayStation4  computer entertainment system with a 500GB HDD will become available in Japan, North America and in Europe starting from September 15, 2016, at manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $379.99 CAD.

The internal architecture of the new PS4 system has been revamped, reducing its volume by more than 30% compared to the previous models and reducing its weight by 25% and 16% compared to the first (CUH-1000 series) and current (CUH-1200 series) models respectively. Also, the new PS4 system is more energy efficient, as the power consumption has been cut by more than 34% and 28% compared to the very first and current models.

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