Review: Moto 360

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Motorola presents the most cohesive concept of what an Android smartwatch could be today by offering a high-degree of customization, some variety in finishes, as well as useful health tracking features. 

A progenitor of many of today’s health-trackers and smart watches, Motorola’s MotoACTV was launched in 2011 to lukewarm interest. Fast-forward to 2013 and Motorola, now in transition between Google and new owner Lenovo, has taken the Motoactvs four-year old processor and built one of the most compelling smart watch offerings around it.

Android Wear is a new fork of the Android ecosystem, one that’s very much in its infancy and while features of the new OS are limited to push notifications from Google Now as well as a handful of third party apps, the potential is huge.

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U2's iTunes giveaway 'Songs of Innocence' breaks records, revives back catalog

As part of the announcement bonanaza that was last week's Apple Event which gave us two iPhone 6's, Apple Pay and the Apple Watch, Apple also gave every iTunes subscriber instant access to U2's new album 'Songs of Innocence,'. This free download broke some records to the tune of 2 million downloads which grants the album 'double-platinum' status, a big deal in term of distribution. A nice halo effect of this freebie is that it reanimated U2's back-catalog and so people have been rediscovering their classic songs as well. 

How significant is this halo effect, Re/Code has noted that 'In addition to the strong download performance for Songs of Innocence, some 17 of the group's 27 previous albums have made their way into the iTunes top 100 chart. That's something that would never happen in real world record sales and charts, but hey, good for Bono and the lads. Have you downloaded U2's latest album or did it automagically appear on your iTunes library? What do you think of the new album? Let us know below.

Rockstar Games announces GTA V release dates for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC

Rockstar Games announces that Grand Theft Auto V will arrive on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft on November 18, 2014, with the PC version to follow on January 27, 2015. Visit www.rockstargames.com/V to see the all-new trailer today from 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

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Vizio's SmartTV's and audio products now available at Future Shop

Future Shop welcomed the arrival of VIZIO’s award-winning Smart TV and audio collection both in-store and online at Futureshop.ca. VIZIO is known as the number-one Smart TVs, and sound bar company²in America, and has been a highly coveted brand by Future Shop customers for the past few years.

“Adding VIZIO to our assortment further cements our top position as Canada’s preferred destination for all things related to creating the ultimate home theatre,” said Jason Abrams, director of televisions, Future Shop. “We’re confident VIZIO will be a hit from day one. In the past year, VIZIO’s brand has been a very popular search term on Futureshop.ca. Clearly, Canadians want VIZIO HDTVs and audio products in their homes and we’re thrilled we can fill this gap through our best-in-class multi-channel experience, combining more than 30 years store experience with our online and mobile capabilities, including our popular reserve online, pick-up in store option.” Super. Hit jump for details.

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