Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 3/17- 3/23

Dyson Supersonic Nural: Hair drying gets smarter (and cooler)

Fitbit now fully integrated under Google branding

Steam revamps family sharing with new features

Anker targets restful nights with upgraded Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds

Pinterest introduces body type ranges in search

Google Meet on desktop gains face touch-up filters

Samsung folds the price with potential US$800 Galaxy Z Fold6

YouTube Music gains long-awaited Hum to Search feature

Kenko Tokina Pieni M: A tiny digital camera for big nostalgia

At a Glance cuts ties with Google Assistant

8 Canadian standout students selected for prestigious Regeneron ISEF 2024

'Star Wars: The Acolyte' emerges from the shadows with first trailer

YouTube Music gets personal with new Activity feed

Airthings Renew: Breathe easier and sleep better

Laneige's Bespoke Neo: The high-tech future of foundation matching

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra tipped to get a camera update soon

Android 15 Developer Preview 2 introduces satellite messaging 

Samsung Music Frame speaker goes up for pre-order for CA$600

Apple might be prepping for international Vision Pro launch

Samsung's 2024 Neo QLED TVs now available for pre-order

Samsung unveils the eco-friendly 2024 Frame TV

Laneige's Bespoke Neo: The high-tech future of foundation matching

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Forget the endless search for the perfect foundation shade. Korean beauty brand Laneige is revolutionizing the industry with its Bespoke Neo service. This innovative experience offers a hyper-personalised foundation tailored to your skin tone.

The 30-minute Bespoke Neo service begins with a pampering touch. Laneige experts prep your skin with their products, ensuring a clean and moisturized canvas. Next, you'll engage in a digital skin analysis on a tablet, answering questions that identify your skin type and concerns. This goes beyond just colour matching; it personalizes the foundation formula to benefit your unique skin.

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ColourPop x 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' makeup collection gets priced ahead of Jan. 28 launch

ColourPop X Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection (Source: ColourPop)

If you're a big fan of Animal Crossing, you might have heard that Nintendo partnered with cosmetics brand ColourPop to release a makeup collection. The ColourPop X Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection will be available at ColourPop.com on Thursday, January 28, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. We get pricing for all the products that will go up on sale ahead of their release.

The collection includes makeup inspired by different characters and elements of the game. These include four eyeshadow palettes with four shades each, three sets of two fruit-themed lipsticks, two powder blushes, a glitter pot, and an eyeshadow pot.

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YouTube will let you try on makeup while watching tutorials with the help of AR

It isn’t exactly a secret that beauty bloggers on YouTube have large followings, and these creators sometimes even debut new products from some of the biggest makeup brands in the world. And that’s why Google is taking advantage of this with its new AR Beauty Try-On feature. It’ll let YouTube viewers virtually try on makeup they see while watching reviews and tutorials for products. MAC Cosmetics has signed on to bring this feature to life. It’s currently in the alpha stage and available through Google’s in-house branded content platform, FameBit.

As a viewer, this feature will create a split screen scenario on your smartphone. The top half will play the YouTube video, while the bottom half will launch your front-facing camera to capture you. AR filters will help you apply virtual makeup samples. Machine learning helped this tool work on a full range of skin tones, and Google has demoed it with several beauty brands. It was found that 30 percent of viewers activated the AR experience in the YouTube iOS app and spent an average of 80 seconds trying on virtual lipstick. It’ll be interesting to see what other brands will follow suit and implement this feature.

Source: Engadget