Amazon has announced that its Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 Tablets are now available in Canada through Amazon.ca. The tablets were previously only available in the U.S. At a cost of $59.99 CAD, the Fire 7 Tablet features a 7-inch, up to eight hours of mixed use battery life and 8 GB of storage (with support for up to 256 GB of expandable storage). A 16GB model is available for $79.99. The Fire HD 8 Tablet, meanwhile, retails for $99.99 and sports an 8-inch HD display, a quad-core processor, up to 12 hours of battery life and 16 GB of storage (with support for up to 256 GB of expandable storage). A 32GB model is available for $129.99. Both tablets feature a Quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, front- and rear-facing cameras and support free, unlimited cloud storage from Amazon for all photos taken on Fire devices.
Student Creates Voice Recognition System Using Amazon Echo to Get Around Campus
A senior at Miami Dade College’s West Campus has programmed the Amazon Echo to help students in need of directions, department hours and other information.
Diving Into GarageBand
Packed with the greatest hits of sounds from its big brother Logic, GarageBand frees you up to be creative without any of the overwhelming sensation of option paralysis that can confront a new comer in more “Pro” apps.
Monster Adventurer Bluetooth Speaker Drop Test!
We put the Monster Bluetooth speaker to a sound and drop test, guess what happens?
How to Set Up and Use Apple Pay Cash to Send and Receive Money
Announced at WWDC 2017, Apple Pay Cash is Apple’s answer to services like PayPal. It lets you send money to other iOS users via Messages. The money you send is taken from the Apple Pay card(s) you already use. When that cash is received, it is added to a new virtual payment card found in the Wallet. You can pay for things using the balance on that card and Apple Pay. You can also transfer the money into your bank account.
Amazon Prime Video is Now Ready for Your Apple TV?
The app and partnership was originally announced in June during Apple’s annual developer conference. It allows Amazon Prime members to stream a wide array of movies and TV shows, including exclusive content created by Amazon Studios such as The Grand Tour and The Man in the High Castle.
Blind Customers Defrauded After RNIB Website Hacked
Blind Customers have been defrauded by cyber criminals after the RNIB website was targeted by hackers.
Victor Reader Stream New Generation First Impressions
The Victor Reader Stream is ubiquitous in the blindness community with over 36000 units in circulation. Imagine having the latest novels, magazines, your favorite music, audio-described films, texts and your own voice recordings, all in the palm of your hand. With its new lightweight and compact design, Victor Reader Stream delivers hours of listening pleasure ANYWHERE!
One of the World’s Smallest Medical Devices — Helps Glaucoma Patients.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Arnold Prywes has fulfilled a mission years in the making — helping a patient with a challenging case of glaucoma by implanting a sight-saving device that he invented in 1991.
Google Celebrates 50 Years of Kids Coding Languages With an Interactive Doodle
Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of Logo, the world’s first programming language designed for kids, on Monday with a Doodle that celebrates kids coding languages and is aimed at teaching children to code.
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