Watch a Boston Dynamics robot herd sheep in New Zealand
"New Zealand-based robotics company Rocos shared a video of Boston Dynamics' Spot herding sheep across grassy pastures."
https://www.engadget.com/boston-dynamics-spot-robots-herd-sheep-135533533.html
Photoshop for iPad gets Curves and Apple Pencil pressure settings
" When Adobe launched Photoshop for the iPad late last year, users were less than impressed with its limited features – to say the tablet version of the software was a pared back take on the desktop standard was something of an understatement. However, Adobe wa…"
https://www.engadget.com/photoshop-for-i-pad-gets-curves-and-apple-pencil-pressure-settings-130038940.html‘Crucible’ proves that Amazon is finally serious about video games
" Amazon does seemingly everything. The e-commerce giant has a foothold in audiobooks, fresh groceries, Netflix-style video streaming and oh-so-much-more. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the company wants to widen its influence in the video game industry. The…"
https://www.engadget.com/crucible-amazon-relentless-game-preview-interview-130013794.htmlIFA will be one of the first big in-person tech events post-lockdown
" Many of 2020’s technology events have been relegated to virtual gatherings or cancelled outright due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but IFA will still be an in-person expo — albeit with very tight restrictions. Organizers have received the go-ahead to hold IFA 202…"
https://www.engadget.com/ifa-2020-to-go-ahead-as-in-person-event-125516562.htmlApple is reportedly buying older TV shows to take on Netflix and Amazon
" When Apple TV+ launched last year its MO was very much original content. The company had poured an eye-watering sum of money into creating new shows specifically for the platform and people were, understandably, a bit wary of paying for a service to..."
https://www.engadget.com/apple-tv-buys-up-older-film-and-tv-show-rights-to-take-on-netflix-123514393.htmlGoogle 开始测试一个「简化」的智能显示界面
"智能显示器虽然平常都是当作一个超强化的相框放在一边，但事实上它能做到的事情要多很多，特别是在新冠疫情肆虐，大家都被关在家里的现在。除了与家人连系之外，它们也能提供娱乐来打发时间，但对于平常未接触科技的老人家来说，无论是学习这些新功能如何使用，或是设定好一台智能显示器，都不是件容易的事。因此 Google 将在美国华盛顿州的退休社区开始试验一个「新体验」的智能显示器介面，简化设定与操作，协助老人家熟悉智能显示产品的真正潜力。 为此，Google 将送出近 1,000 台 Nest Hub"
https://cn.engadget.com/cn-2020-05-19-google-nest-hub-max-easy-setup-interface-test.html
Strava is moving some free features behind a subscription
" Strava, the social fitness network that tracks cycling and running, is putting some of its previously free features behind a subscription paywall. In a press release, the company said that it’s not yet a profitable company, and that its “commitment t..."
https://www.engadget.com/strava-is-moving-some-free-features-behind-a-subscription-120156844.htmlOnePlus will disable a filter that lets the 8 Pro see through some materials
" It worked pretty well in showing what’s inside an Apple TV, but it couldn’t show what’s inside most phones, laptops and mice."
https://www.engadget.com/one-plus-disable-see-through-filter-8-pro-114502178.htmlThe Morning After: The artificial smart window that can mimic sunlight
" For years, Samsung’s C-Lab has backed projects and products that are a bit out of place, sold alongside its TVs, phones and, er, washing machines. The latest group to receive backing includes the timeliest of gadgets, given lockdown: an artificial smart windo…"
https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-samsung-smart-window-113014814.html詐欺罪で服役中の「大炎上男」、COVID-19治療法研究のための出所求めるも却下
" 製薬会社を買収し、独占的販売権を持つHIV患者向け肺炎予防薬の価格を56倍に吊り上げた悪行で知られ、2017年に詐欺の有罪判決を受けたマーティン・シュクレリ氏が「深刻なアレルギーと喘息のため、刑務所の中では感染による重症化リスクが高い」「新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID-19)の研究を行う」などと主張、収監されている刑務所からの出所を要請しました...が、あえなく却下されました。"
https://japanese.engadget.com/jp-2020-05-19-covid-19.html
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