NASA 绘制火星的地下「藏水图」

"水不仅是生存必需的物资，同时也可以用电解的方式产生氢气和氧氧，作为火箭的燃料。无论是第一批抵达火星的探险家，又或是准备在火星定居的新移民，水冰存在的位置无疑都是最重要的资讯。为此，NASA 绘制了一张火星的「藏水图」，来标记出地下水最为丰沛的地域。

这张图其实主要是应用了水冰或水冰混合物，其在白天吸收地表热力，或是在晚上散发热力的速度，都与不含水冰的土壤不同。由于我们有诸如好奇号、或是之前的凤凰号在火星地表上挖掘的实地数据做为比较基础，科学家甚至可以从热力的变化，去推断水冰在表层底下的深度。由此，科学家绘制出了…" https://cn.engadget.com/2019/12/12/nasa-ice-surface-mars/

Samuel L. Jackson has arrived on Alexa devices

" The spirit of Samuel L. Jackson is ready to possess your Alexa devices. If you want to make your smart speakers 1,000 times more fun and would rather hear the weather report and wake up to the actor's dulcet tones, you can get things started by sayin..." https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/12/samuel-l-jackson-has-arrived-on-alexa-devices/

'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' is the best selling fighting game in US history

" November is always a big month for videogame sales, and just ahead of tonight's Game Awards, the NPD has dropped off some sales stats for the US. The most notable part that we saw is the news that "Super Smash Bros Ultimate is now the best-selling Fi..." https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/12/super-smash-bros-ultimate-npd-november-2019/

Apple TV+ will drop every episode of ‘Little America’ on January 17th

" Little America, the anthology series based on true stories about immigrants in the US, arrives on Apple TV+ on January 17th. Apple will release all of season one's episodes at once, rather than weekly as it's done with other shows, and more than a month befor…" https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/12/apple-tv-plus-little-america-premiere/

ダブルブッキングも教えてくれる！スケジュール管理はSiriにお任せ：iPhone Tips

" いまどきスマホでスケジュール管理をしている人は多いはず。紙の手帳と違って、指1本ですぐ予定を変更できるのはとても便利です。とはいえ、「カレンダーアプリを開くのも面倒！」と思うほど忙しいときや疲れているときもありますよね。「あとで記入しよう」と先延ばしにしているうちに、その予定自体を忘れてしまうなんてこともあり得るかもしれません。

そんなときは音声アシスタントの「Siri」にスケジュール管理をお任せしてみましょう。起動して話しかけるだけなので、簡単に素早く予定の確認・変更が可能です。

今回はSiriを使ってでき…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2019/12/12/siri-iphone-tips/

16インチMacBook Proのポップ音問題、macOS更新で軽減したとの声

"先日、16インチMacBook Proの内蔵スピーカーの一部につき、音楽再生を停止した際に「プッ」という、いわゆるポップノイズが入ってしまう問題が報告されていました。

これはソフトウェア更新によって修正予定と言われていましたが、配信開始されたmacOS Catalina 10.15.2にアップデートした複数のユーザーから、実際にノイズがなくなった、あるいは軽減したとの報告が寄せられています。まず海外掲示板redditユーザーの1人は、VLC、Safari、Chrome、Netflix、YouTube、Premi…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2019/12/12/16-macbook-pro-macos/

Spotify will recommend podcasts even if you’ve never listened before

" As part of its ongoing push into the increasingly lucrative world of podcasting, Spotify is making it easier for free users to get hooked on the audio format. If you've never listened to a podcast through Spotify before, the next time you scroll through the a…" https://www.engadget.com/2019-12-12-spotify-podcast-recommendations-free-users.html

Spotify will recommend podcasts even if you’ve never listened before

" As part of its ongoing push into the increasingly lucrative world of podcasting, Spotify is making it easier for free users to get hooked on the audio format. If you've never listened to a podcast through Spotify before, the next time you scroll thro..." https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/12/spotify-podcast-recommendations-free-users/

Watch The Game Awards here at 8:30PM ET

" It's almost time to find out who'll walk away with the game of the year trophy at The Game Awards. Death Stranding, Control, The Outer Worlds, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Resident Evil 2 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are vying for the top prize. Hideo Kojima'…" https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/12/the-game-awards-watch-livestream/