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Save $112 on Apple AirPods Max or $70 on AirPods Pro

If you’re looking for savings on Apple’s best audio products, there are some decent deals out there.

First up, Amazon Canada has Apple’s AirPods Max on sale for $666.92, down from the regular $779. That’s a discount of $112.38 or about 14 percent. While not the biggest price drop ever, for a relatively new Apple product, it’s not insignificant.

The only downside is Amazon only has the ‘Pink’ AirPods Max colour on sale. If you were hoping to snag a different colour, those are still $779.

You can get the Amazon Canada AirPods Max deal here.

The other deal is at The Source and is a discount on Apple’s AirPods Pro. Regularly $329.99, the AirPods Pro are now on sale for $259.99. That brings the price down by $70 (about 21 percent off).

The Source’s website notes the price will go back to $329.99 on December 1st, so you have some time to act on those ones.

You can get the AirPods Pro from The Source here.

iPhone in Canada initially spotted both deals.

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Prime Video is offering a new clip ‘share a clip’ feature for iOS

Amazon’s Prime Video now offers an interesting ‘share a clip’ feature on iOS.

According to Prime Video’s press release, the company utilizes “X-Ray” technology to allow users to share their favourite clips from select Amazon Originals, such as The Boys, The Wilds, Fairfax and Invincible. It’s unclear what the term “X-Ray’ actually means in this context.

It’s worth noting that this Prime Video feature is reportedly only available in the U.S. currently, though I wouldn’t be surprised to see it make its way to Canada in the coming weeks.

Below is how the feature works:

When you’re watching an episode of a show, hit the ‘Share a clip’ button and this will pause the show, and open a clip, edit and share screen. Following that, Prime Video will create a 30-second clip and you’ll be able to move the clip forward of backward to find the exact clip you want to share.

Once the feature is ready press the ‘Share’ icon and you can upload it via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, iMessage, Messenger and WhatsApp.

We’ve reached out to Amazon for more information regarding when or if the feature will release in Canada.

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Amazon has Apple’s 2nd-gen AirPods for $20 off

Amazon is currently offering Apple’s AirPods (2nd generation) for $159.99.

This is a $20 discount from the earbuds’ regular $179.99 price tag. It’s also worth noting that the AirPods are also sold and shipped by Amazon, rather than a third-party vendor.

The second-gen AirPods offer wireless connectivity and calling capabilities. A charging case is also included to enable the headphones to reach a 24-hour battery life.

You can order the AirPods from Amazon here.

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Amazon Canada’s ‘Prime Early Access’ tech deals now live

Black Friday is coming up in a couple weeks and there will surely be a slew of new deals from Amazon on that day. However, with global shipping delays still common, it might make sense to do your shopping early this year.

Below are some of Amazon’s best ‘Prime Early Access’ deals on tech products:

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Amazon plans to build servers to host cloud computing in Calgary

Amazon is on track to open a second cloud computing server hub in Canada with a new location planned for Calgary in Alberta.

The hub is being placed in Calgary to provide better coverage for Western Canada since the only other Canadian server hub for Amazon web services (AWS) is in Montreal.

The tech/retail giant plans to open the data centre at some point in late 2023 or early 2024. Amazon also estimates that the construction and operation of the new server hub, combined with the existing jobs in Montreal, will amount to 5,000 jobs and an investment of $17 billion into the local economies around Calgary and Montreal by 2037.

Obviously, these are some giant numbers with minimal context so it’s hard to grasp how profitable or successful the Amazon hubs will actually be in Calgary. But for developers, websites and tools that take advantage of AWS and are based in Western Canada, this should bring a fairly substantial speed improvement.

Amazon has also invested in other areas of the province. In April, the company even announced that it was planning to build a giant solar farm to generate 195,000 megawatt-hours of power per year.

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Amazon Canada mega-discounts Alexa-enabled devices

Following its foray into Black Friday 2021, Amazon Canada has discounted a number of its own hardware today.

If you’re looking for some interior or exterior smart home devices, check out these deals below:

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Huawei discounts several devices on Amazon for Black Friday

Huawei’s Canada Official Amazon Canada Store is offering early access to several worthwhile ‘Black Friday’ deals.

The deals include discounts on wireless earbuds, smartwatches, routers and more.

Here are the deals below:

You can check out the full list of devices, here.

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Fire TV 4K streaming device now 50 percent off on Amazon

The Fire TV Stick 4K is now available for 50 percent off on Amazon for $34.99 (regularly $69.99).

The pint-sized streaming device offers 4K and support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+ high dynamic-range content. Additionally, it features an Alexa Voice Remote, which lets users search and launch content through voice commands.

The streaming stick also offers apps for major streaming platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.

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EA and Amazon Prime Gaming partner on free games, in-game content

Amazon has teamed up with Electronic Arts to offer various free games and in-game content through Prime Gaming.

With an Amazon Prime membership, gamers will be able to BioWare Edmonton’s Dragon Age: Inquisition (starting November 1st), Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered (starting December 1st), and “four more” yet-to-be-revealed EA games over the span of five months (starting in January 2022).

Further, the following in-game content will be free for Prime members:

  • Apex Legends — the Ash-themed ‘Prime Legend of the Month Bundle,’ which includes an Epic Legend’s skin, a Rare Weapon skin and a Rare Legend portrait (starting November 5th, with more bundles being made available for free through the end of 2022)
  • Battlefield 2042 – starting early December, Prime members can claim the soldier-themed Prime Gaming Bundle (includes a Specialist skin, a Weapons skin and a Vehicle skin)
  • EA Sports games — EA promises Prime members “more great content for their favorite sports titles” over the coming months

Free games can be claimed by visiting gaming.amazon.com. Codes for EA’s Origin service will be provided. More information on Prime Gaming can be found here.

For more on Prime Gaming, check out what’s coming to the service here.

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Amazon reveals Alexa-enabled hockey puck-sized Air Quality Monitor

Amazon has revealed a new $89.99 Smart Air Quality Monitor shaped like a small white hockey puck.

The Alexa-compatible indoor air quality monitor is capable of monitoring the following: particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), humidity and temperature. A small LED light on the device indicates air quality, and a more comprehensive report is available through Amazon’s Alexa app.

Other features include smartphone notifications or Echo device announcements related to air quality and suggestions for how to improve the air in your space. You can also set up triggers through Alexa Routines for devices like smart ceiling fans, thermostats or blinds.

What separates Amazon’s Air Quality Monitor from the competition is its relatively low $90 price tag. In comparison, Dyson’s various air purifiers start at $399.99, though these devices actually purify the air and don’t just monitor it.

Amazon also sells its Air Quality Monitor bundles with the Echo Dot 4th-gen and the Echo Show 2nd-gen for $159.98 and $189.98, respectively. The online retail giant’s Smart Air Quality Monitor is currently available for pre-order now in Canada for $89.99 with a December 8th, 2021 release date.

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