Summer gaming sale fever reaches PlayStation Store

"'Tis the season for summer gaming sales, and the PlayStation Store has its own deals lined up. From now until July 17th at 8AM PT, players can get up to half off select games, with even more savings for PS Plus members." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/summer-gaming-sale-fever-reaches-playstation-store/

DeepMind AI’s new trick is playing ‘Quake III Arena’ like a human

" Research in AI continues to make video games better. The technology informs NPCs that can move and fight more convincingly, orcs with personalities and ever-more realistic visuals. Now researchers at DeepMind have taught an AI to play a customized ve..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/deepmind-ai-quake-iii-arena-human/

Research shows Facebook (probably) isn’t listening through your phone

" Some people still believe that their phones are listening in to gather data that will inform targeted advertising or compromise their privacy. Facebook has directly denied that its apps are listening in Congressional hearings, but there hasn't been a..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/research-facebook-probably-isnt-listening-phone/

Facebook's latest AI acquisition is focused on natural language

" Facebook might have another AI tool for its quest to tackle fake news. The social network has acquired Bloomsbury AI, a London firm specializing in using machine learning to understand natural language in documents. The move is ostensibly about improving "nat…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/facebooks-buys-bloomsbury-ai/

実現したら便利かも。ファーウェイが無線イヤホンが収納できるスマートウォッチ特許を取得

" ［Engadget US版より（原文へ）］

「Huawei Watch 2」でそれなりな評価しか得られなかったファーウェイは、次世代スマートウォッチで別のアプローチを考えているのかもしれません。同社が取得した特許は、Bluetoothイヤホンを内蔵可能なウェアラブルデバイスというものでした。

特許文書では複数の内蔵場所が説明されており、磁石でバンドにイヤホンをくっつけたり、あるいは小さなケースに収納する方式も想定されています。また文字盤サイドにスプリング機構を備えたカプセルを搭載し、防水イヤホンを収納するとい…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/07/03/hua-smart/

Amazon is preparing another checkout-free retail store in Seattle

"Amazon's experimental checkout-free retail store in Seattle formally opened to the greater public back in January and pulled off its liberating -- if unnerving -- concept: Scan the dedicated app upon entering, slip groceries in your basket and walk o..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/amazon-prepare-another-checkout-free-retail-store-seattle/

2008年の今日、MSIのネットブック「Wind Notebook U100」が発売されました：今日は何の日？

" おもなできごと
・1998年7月4日、火星探査機「のぞみ」がM-Vロケットで打ち上げ
・2008年7月4日、MSIが10.2インチ液晶を搭載したネットブック「MSI Wind Notebook U100」を発売
・2014年7月4日、LGがAndroid Wear搭載スマートウォッチ「LG G Watch」を発売
・2016年7月4日、auがバットマンデザインのスマホ「Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition」を100台限定で発売7月4日は「梨の日」。鳥取県東郷町（現：湯梨浜町）が2004…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/07/03/2008-msi-wind-notebook-u100/

Third-party app developers could be reading your Gmail

" Last summer, Google promised to stop scanning your gmail for keywords that helped them target advertising. However, according to a report at The Wall Street Journal, Google still allows third-party app developers scan your inbox." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/third-party-app-developers-reading-gmail/

Two attendees of doomed Fyre Festival win $5 million suit

" You know a festival was a nightmare when the organizer is arrested for wire fraud, pleads guilty to the charge and then Hulu picks up a documentary about it. There is some justice in the world, however, as two Fyre Festival attendees have ended up winning mil…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/two-attendees-fyre-festival-5-million-suit/

The Decode app spots fakes with NFC

" The global trade of counterfeit goods reportedly rakes in half a trillion dollars per year, which isn't good for anyone. (Except for the counterfeiters themselves, I suppose.) As the fakes industry continues to grow, brands are looking to technologi..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/03/blue-bite-decode-nfc-counterfeits/

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