Seventies Swedish pop phenom Abba are back in action, Amazon’s new Fire tablets are good value.

Abba’s virtual concert seems something to behold

Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anni-Frid took to the stage last week for the first time since the early 1980s. Or their digital selves did.

Abba’s live show, Abba Voyage, was described by the Guardian as “genuinely jaw-dropping. Watching the four figures on the stage, it’s almost impossible to tell you’re not watching human beings…”

The two-dimensional “Abbatars” (a too-precious-by-half portmanteau of Abba and avatar) appear on a massive, 65-million pixel screen and are surrounded by close-up images of the performers.

The band members, now in their seventies, participated in performance capture sessions that used 160 cameras to capture their movements. Industrial Light & Magic then skinned the footage with ’70s-era versions of the pop stars.

Abba Voyage is showing until the end of the year in east London in a 3,000-seat arena built for the performance. The venue was designed to be transportable, so it’s likely that Abba Voyage will tour.

Amazon’s new Fire tablets are windows to your Amazon content

If you are full-on in Amazon’s ecosystem, there are two new Fire tablets that are worth a look for your summer entertainment.

Amazon’s Fire devices are priced competitively and are designed to make it easy for you to read Kindle ebooks that you purchase from Amazon, or to watch movies and TV shows that you get through your Amazon Prime account, or to simply browse the internet and stay up on your social media.

The new Fire 7 device ($80 for 16 GB storage, $100 for 32 GB) has a seven-inch screen, which is comparable to an iPad mini. The battery will deliver about 10 hours before needing to be recharged.

The only drawback is that the thin, light tablet does not support high definition video, but for the price, you shouldn’t be complaining.

The Fire 7 Kids tablet ($140 for 16 GB of storage) is designed for younger kids. It comes in a protective case with a handle that doubles as a stand so kids can lug it around and you can be confident the tablet won’t get smashed.

Available in blue and purple, the kids tablet comes with a one year subscription to Amazon Kids+ which provides ad-free access to books, TV shows, and games that are entertaining and sometimes educational.

The new Fire 7 and Fire 7 Kids tablets are available to pre-order now and will ship on June 29.