Netflix says over 45 million accounts have watched 'Bird Box'
"Netflix's Sandra Bullock-led film Bird Box started streaming December 21st and now in a rare move, the company has shared viewing numbers. From its Netflix Film Twitter account, the company said over 45 million accounts had watched Bird Box so far, a..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/netflix-45-million-accounts-watched-bird-box/オピオイド依存者の過剰摂取を予防するリストバンド「HopeBand」発表。光や音、テキストでユーザーに警告
" 米国では1999～2016年の間に、薬物過剰摂取による死亡者数が約3倍にも膨れ上がりました。最も多いのが鎮痛薬のオピオイドで全体の半分以上を占めており、今年2018年の数字を上げれば1日あたり115人以上がオピオイドの過剰摂取で命を落としました。 こうした状況を改善するため、カーネギーメロン大学の学生はオピオイドの摂りすぎをユーザーに警告するウェアラブルデバイスを開発しました。オピオイドは麻薬性鎮痛薬などに含まれる成分で、神経に存在するオピオイド受容体に反応することで神経伝達を抑制し、鎮痛作用をもたらします。一方…"
https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/12/28/hopeband/Dell is once again a publicly traded company
" After spending almost six years as a private company, Dell made its return to publicly traded life Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. It revealed earlier this year it would once again go public after buying back VMware tracking shares in a comple..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/dell-public-company-new-york-stock-exchange/You can play one of the games from 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'
" You can play 'Nohzdyve,' a game from 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,' by downloading a ZX Spectrum emulator."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/you-can-play-one-of-the-games-from-black-mirror-bandersnatch/12月29日の話題は「四脚ロボの米軍不採用」「心拍計内蔵マウス」：今日は何の日？
" ※年末年始は製品やサービスの発売、発表のニュースが少ないため、過去の今日から気になる記事を紹介します。2015年：米軍から不採用とされてしまったGoogleの四脚ロボ「BigDog」
ボストン・ダイナミクス（Google、現：ソフトバンク）が開発した運搬用の四脚ロボットは、生き物っぽさのある動きで注目され、悪路をものともしない踏破能力や、蹴られても倒れない安定性で話題となったもの。歩兵とともに戦地を移動する荷役ロボットとして開発され、試験や演習などを行っていましたが、最終的に軍での採用は見送られてしまいました…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/12/28/12-29/
Tesla adds Larry Ellison to its board after SEC slapdown
"Oracle co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, an EVP and global head of human resources at Walgreens Boots Alliance, have joined Tesla's board. The pair were appointed to ensure Tesla complies with a Securities..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/tesla-larry-ellison-walgreens-board-sec-settlement/911 mobile services are gradually returning after CenturyLink outage
" 911 services are gradually coming back online in several states and cities following an outage. An outage at a CenturyLink data center affected 911 mobile calls in Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, Missouri, Seattle, Salt Lake City and other locales. CenturyLink's stat…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/911-mobile-service-outage-centurylink/Tony Hawk is still learning how to make video games
" Tony Hawk knows that his last video game, Pro Skater 5, was a flop. The PS4 version has a 32 rating on Metacritic, a site that aggregates review scores from IGN, Game Informer and other media outlets. For the long-running action sports franchise, that's dread…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/tony-hawk-skate-jam-pro-skater-interview/Tech isn’t coming to save us
" It's easy to believe that something new is naturally better than what we've already got, with the exception of the second Darrin on Bewitched. It's the Silicon Valley mind-set, that you've gotta move fast, break things and pay no attention to what's..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/we-all-lose-year-in-review/Electrical fault at power plant turned New York’s skyline blue
" Last night, people across New York City spotted an eerie light show when the night sky was lit up by a bright, pulsing blue light. Images and videos of the event quickly flooded social media, leaving many in and outside of New York wondering just wha..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/28/electrical-fault-power-plant-new-york-skyline-blue/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 