Amazon and JBL have slashed the price of the popular JBL Club Pro+, which are in-Ear noise cancelling headphones. the price is a beautiful 50 percent off, now $149.98.
The JBL Club Pro+ brings high-quality sound and comes with its Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) technology, which blocks out external noise for a better listening experience. Additionally, the earbuds have a “TalkThru” feature that enables users to hear their surroundings without removing the earbuds.
The JBL Club Pro+ has a battery life of up to 7 hours on a single charge, with an additional 21 hours provided by the charging case. The earbuds are also IPX4 water-resistant, making them resistant to sweat and splashes.
Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms.
Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column typically focuses on new content from Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are mentioned when relevant. Premium video-on-demand (PVOD) platforms are also fair game as movies continue to come to digital early.
Finally, we’ll highlight shows or movies that are made by Canadian companies, involve notable Canadian cast or crew and/or are filmed in Canada.
Amazon Prime Video
Citadel [Amazon Original]
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: April 28th, 2023 (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday) Genre: Spy thriller Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes
Two amnesiac former spies and lovers are called back to action to stop sinister forces.
Citadel was created by Josh Applebaum (Alias), Bryan Oh (Zoo) and David Weil (Hunters) and stars Richard Madden (Game of Thrones), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico), Stanley Tucci (Spotlight) and Lesley Manville (The Crown).
It’s worth noting that with a rumoured budget of $300 million USD (around $408 million CAD), Citadel is believed to be the second most expensive series ever made, behind only Prime’s own The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Citadel is also intended to be a launchpad for an interconnected universe of international shows set in Italy, India, Spain, and Mexico.
An Amazon Prime Video subscription is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which is priced at $99/year.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Crave
Love & Death
Crave release date: April 27th, 2023 (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday) Genre: Spy thriller Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes
HBO’s latest series is based on the true story of an extramarital affair in 1980 that led Texas housewife Candy Montgomery to murder her friend Betty with an axe.
Love & Death was created by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and stars Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad), Lily Rabe (American Horror Story), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous) and Krysten Ritter (Marvel’s Jessica Jones).
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99/month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Amid pressure to have children from friends, family and society at large, a woman undergoes a desperate clinical trial to fix her broken biological clock.
Clock was written and directed by Alexis Jacknow (American Horror Story) and stars Dianna Agron (Glee), Jay Ali (Marvel’s Daredevil), Melora Hardin (The Office) and Ottawa’s Saul Rubinek (Warehouse 13).
Disney+ Canada release date: April 28th, 2023 Genre: Fantasy adventure Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes
Wendy goes on an adventure with a mysterious boy named Peter to the magical Neverland, putting them into conflict with the evil pirate Captain Hook.
Based on Disney’s animated Peter Pan film, Peter Pan & Wendy was co-written and directed by David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) and stars Alexander Molony (The Reluctant Landlord), Ever Anderson (Black Widow), Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) and Fort McMurray, Alberta’s Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Riverdale).
Netflix Canada release date: April 27th Genre: Fantasy drama Runtime: Eight episodes (43 to 58 minutes each)
After his friends are captured and imprisoned by the Last Men, Gus must help them escape.
Based on Essex County, Ontario’s Jeff Lemire’s comic of the same name, Sweet Tooth was created by Jim Mickle (Mulberry Street) and stars Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones), Vancouver’s Christian Convery (The Descendants) and Adeel Akhtar (Utopia).
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Amazon has started laying off employees, including Canadians, under restructuring plans first shared in March.
That memo said the changes would impact 9,000 individuals. Economic uncertainty plays a role, Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky said at the time.
Layoffs began Wednesday, LinkedIn posts shared by one-time Amazon employees show. The impacted employees reside in Canada, the U.S., and Costa Rica, according to a recent internal memo Selipsky shared with employees, as per CNBC.
“Given this rapid growth, as well as the overall business and macroeconomic climate, it is critical that we focus on identifying and putting our resources behind our top priorities — those things that matter most to customers and that will move the needle for our business,” Selipsky said in the memo.
Several former Canadian Amazon employees have taken to social media to share they’ve been laid off, impacting their roles as product managers and software engineers, and more.
Fitbit has long been known for its popular fitness trackers, and the Fitbit Luxe is no exception. Released in April 2021, the Fitbit Luxe is a stylish device that looks more like a piece of jewelry than a traditional fitness tracker.
In our MobileSyrup, we praised the Fitbit Luxe for its design and range of features, along with its ease of use and good connectivity options such as ability to sync with a smartphone and receive notifications.
One of the key features of the Fitbit Luxe is its ability to track a range of health and fitness metrics, including heart rate, sleep patterns, steps, and stress levels. The Fitbit Luxe has a battery life of up to five days on a single charge, as well as being water-resistant.
The only downside is that the Luxe has a small screen size and limited workout modes.
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The rumoured Studio Buds+ made a brief appearance on Amazon, though the listing has since been removed (you can still find it on the Wayback Machine). Along with the transparent colour, there will be ‘Black’ and ‘Ivory’ colour options. However, the overall design looks largely unchanged from the original Studio Buds.
Beyond the colour options, the listing revealed some other details. The Studio Buds+ will offer a “custom acoustic platform” for rich, immersive sound, have active noise-cancelling (ANC) and transparency modes, 36 hours of listening time and one-touch pairing.
The listing notes that the Studio Buds+ come with four pairs of silicon tips, offer ‘Class 1’ Bluetooth and have three larger voice-targeting mics to better filter background noise. The Buds Studio+ support spatial audio and are IPX4 rated for water and sweat resistance.
Moreover, the listing includes a May 18th release date, suggesting the Studio Buds+ are right around the corner. The listed price is $169.99 (or $169.95 for the transparent option).
Anker is currently offering a number of great deals this week. The company has further reduced prices on their already discounted accessories, which include portable chargers, plugs, and other accessories.
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Amazon has revealed the full list of movies and TV shows coming to its Prime Video service in Canada in May.
Highlights include Women Talking from Toronto writer-director Sarah Polley, The Whale starring Toronto’s Brendan Frazer and horror fan-favourite M3GAN.
Read on for the full list, including what’s landing on Prime Video’s paid channels.
May 1st
Jodi
May 2nd
Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much? [Amazon Original]
May 5th
Hasta La Madre Del Día De Las Madres [Amazon Original]
Poker Face
Triangle Of Sadness [Exclusive Content]
May 6th
M3GAN [Exclusive Content]
ONEFC: ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III
May 7th
Collide
May 10th
Bowie: Moonage Daydream [Exclusive Content]
Hello Kitty: Super Style! (Season 3) [Amazon Original]
La Vida Despues Del Reality [Exclusive Content]
May 11th
Dahaad (Season 1) [Amazon Original]
Ride on Time (Season 5)
May 12th
De Viaje Con Los Derbez (Season 3) [Amazon Original]
The Enforcer
The Legend & Butterfly
The Men’s Club Next Chapter [Exclusive Content]
May 13th
Igor Guimaraes Comedy Special [Exclusive Content]
May 15th
Veeran
May 16th
Zarna Garg: One in A Billion [Amazon Original]
May 17th
Modern Love Chennai [Amazon Original]
May 18th
The Ferragnez (Season 2) [Amazon Original]
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Neelavelicham
Shrek the Third
May 19th
The Whale [Exclusive Content]
May 20th
Ram
May 24th
Bhola
James May: Oh Cook (Season 2) [Amazon Original]
May 25th
A+ [Exclusive Content]
Cold Pursuit
Serenity
May 26th
Battle On Buka Street
The Gryphon [Amazon Original]
Libre De Reír [Amazon Original]
The Offering
May 28th
Women Talking [Exclusive Content]
May 30th
Desecration
Hustle
In Bed with The Pedros
Rodeo
Sista
Tiger’s Tail
Prime Video Channels
Bachelor in Paradise Canada (Season 2) on Citytv+ (May 9th)
Fear the Walking Dead (Season 8) on AMC+ (May 11th)
Prey for the Devil on Starz (May 12th)
The Family Stallone on Paramount+ (May 17th)
Happy Valley (Season 3) on AMC+ and Acorn TV (May 22nd)
Mayans MC (Season 5) on Citytv+ (May 25th)
Bupkis (Season 1) on StackTV (May 26th)
Leaving Prime Video in May
Wayne (May 5th)
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (May 7th)
Commando 2: The Black Money Trail (May 19th)
Naked Singularity (May 24th)
Wrong Turn (May 29th)
Noor (May 30th)
Find out what came to Prime Video Canada in April here.
Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $89/year.
Robotic vacuum cleaners have changed the way we clean our homes by offering several benefits, including time-saving, convenience, improved air quality, and low maintenance.
The iRobot Roomba is on sale through Amazon and it’s one of the most popular brands that offers decent cleaning, smart navigation, options for scheduling, voice control, and low maintenance.
These deals are below and are more expensive that a traditional broom and mop, robotic vacuums can save money and time in the long run.
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Amazon has once again cut the cost of its popular Fire TV Stick 4K, now a respectable 14 percent off at $59.99.
The Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice is a streaming media player that allows you to access a various content, including movies, TV shows, music, and games, on your TV. It supports 4K Ultra HD, HDR, and Dolby Vision.
One of the key features of the Fire TV Stick 4K is its integration with Alexa Voice, which you can use your voice to control your TV and search for content across different apps. For example, you can ask Alexa to play a specific movie or TV show, pause or rewind content, and even order food or check the weather.
The Fire TV Stick 4K also offers a selection of streaming apps, including popular ones like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube. Additionally, the Fire TV Stick 4K has a built-in web browser that connects you to use the internet on your TV.
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