Review: 2016 Ford Flex Limited

Text and Photos by Emily Chung

I asked for the 2016 Ford Flex road test because I just couldn’t understand what the appeal was with the vehicle. I didn’t get a feel for the rectangular shape, stylistically… well, to me it looks like a big brick! After driving it for a week, the Flex grew on me and I can see why owners love the vehicle. For an SUV this size, it wasn’t underpowered (thank you, Ford!) and true to its name the vehicle definitely offers a lot of flexibility in terms of carrying passengers and cargo.

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Fitbit's new Alta HR fitness tracker is thinnest with built-in heart rate monitoring

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Fitbit is making a big impact in fitness trackers and wearables by going small. The new Fitbit Alta HR, is the slimmest and most inconspicous fitness tracker with a display and built-in 24/7 heart rate monitoring. Continuing to dominat the  fitness tracking and analytics segment, Fitbit has also added New Sleep Stages, Sleep Insights and Fitbit Community available this week in the free Fitbit app available for Android, Windows, and iOS.

Fitbit is the leader in the connected health and fitness market. The announced the availability of Fitbit Alta HR, which starts at $199 is available starting today at major retailers across the globe. Alta HR has world’s slimmest fitness wristband with continuous heart rate tracking, Fitbit Alta HR combines the benefits of PurePulse technology with automatic exercise recognition, sleep tracking, battery life of up to seven days.

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New photos leak the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus' stunning edge-to-edginess

It's no secret that Samsung's cooking up a big launch for its flagship Galaxy S8 line of smartphones next week (CanadianReviewer will be on hand in NYC for the big unveiling). This anticipated device, which has already been seen in various purported leaks, now gets another photoset thanks to AndroidMX, who seems to have gotten hold of a unit.

This photo shows just how slight the bezels are and how distinct the edge-to-edge display is. The look is quite stunning and its the closest thing to a bezel-less handset we've seen so far.

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Elon Musk previews the Tesla Model 3 Release Candidate in Twitter video

First drive of a release candidate version of Model 3 pic.twitter.com/zcs6j1YRa4

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2017

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a Twitter video of the first drive of the anticipated Tesla Model 3, which has 400,000 pre-orders and which is sold-out to mid-2018. The Model 3 Release Candidate is unlikely to change very much from the actual production version. Musk also hinted at a performance version of the Model 3, one with dual motors and all-wheel drive. Looks like the Model 3 is getting closer for those who pre ordered the more consumer friendly EV.