Microsoft sunsets Surface Plus upgrade program after a year
" Microsoft will no longer accept enrollments into the Surface Plus Program. The tech giant has quietly shut down the trade-in program on August 31st, just a bit over a year since it launched, with a short notice on its portal. Surface Plus gave custom..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/microsoft-shuts-down-surface-plus/
深紅で特別な「VAIO S11 | RED EDITION」に惚れた！「赤」ガジェット買いまくりユーザーが実機を愛でる
" 既報通り、株式会社VAIOは11.6インチディスプレイ搭載のモバイルノートPC「VAIO S11」の限定モデル「VAIO S11 | RED EDITION」を発表しました。
本機は2018年1月に発表された「ALL BLACK EDITION」に続く限定モデルで、光沢鮮やかに輝く真紅のボディが美しい1台となっています。
Sprint's newest Unlimited plan includes Amazon, Hulu and Tidal
" Virtually every major US carrier offers one or more free services (however temporary) with at least one of its plans, so how is Sprint going to compete? By including more services, naturally. The carrier has launched an Unlimited Premium plan that,..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/sprint-unlimited-premium-plan/
RHA's high-end planar magnetic earbuds sound incredible
"Planar magnetic headphones don't use the magnet-and-coil driver typical to most cans. Instead, they use a fixed but flexible diaphragm that undulates to create sound. RHA is the first company to concentrate this technology into wireless earbuds (the..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/rha-cl2-planar-magnetic-earbuds-hands-on/
Honor’s Play gaming phone is far from perfect for 'PUBG'
" The new Honor Play is business as usual for Huawei's under-brand. A marriage of surprisingly good specs, premium-esque design and a mid-range price tag is Honor's modus operandi, but the Play was created with a specific demographic in mind: The a..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/honor-play-gaming-phone-pubg/
Apple reports its first self-driving car crash
" Apple has been keeping most of its self-driving car plans and progress under wraps, but every once in a while, we get a small peek at what the tech giant has been doing. It has revealed in a DMV filing, for instance, that one of its autonomous vehicles was re…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/apple-self-driving-car-crash/
Recommended Reading: AI the music producer
" How AI-generated music is changing the way hits are made Dani Deahl, The Verge The rise of streaming services is one of many challenges the music industry is currently having to contend with. In the latest installment of its "The Future of Music"..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/recommended-reading-ai-the-music-producer/
This audacious curved-screen wearable has a gaudy camera
" Just as Google is making Wear OS feel less like a smartphone system squeezed onto a watch, ZTE spinoff Nubia wants to slap a full phone on your wrist. At IFA 2018, the company unveiled a prototype device called the Nubia-A, which it's touting as a "w..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/nubia-a-wearable-smartphone-hands-on/
