Nest's simplified Thermostat E arrives in the UK for £199
"Nest's Thermostat E arrived on the scene a little over a year ago, with its relatively simplistic, subtle design making it appear perhaps less prominent in your living space than other smart thermostats. Now, it's making its way to the UK. Pre-orders are open…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/nest-thermostat-e-uk-release/
‘Run an Empire’ turns exercise into an AR strategy game
" The premise of Run an Empire is something familiar to fans of Civilization: take your society out of the mud and into the stars. But rather than leading your tribe from the comfort of your computer desk, you'll need to don a pair of sneakers and run (jog, or …" https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/run-an-empire-fitness-running-ar-game-ios-android/
‘Marvel’s Runaways’ prepare to take down their evil parents in season 2
" The second season of Marvel's Runaways is right around the corner, and a new teaser trailer is giving as a look at what's in store. When the first season wrapped up, the kids had escaped their evil parents and set out on their own. And the second season picks…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/marvel-runaways-hulu-season-2-trailer/
Infiniti 'dual-hybrid' concept car gathers heat to boost performance
" Most hybrid cars are meant to save fuel and the planet. You can't say that about Infiniti's just-unveiled Project Black S concept, however -- here, it's all about speed. It's built on the design of the Q60 Red Sport 400, but contains a Formula 1-derived "dual…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/infiniti-project-black-s-hybrid-concept/
Amazon may reveal its ad-supported IMDB streaming service this week
Humanoid construction robot installs drywall by itself
"If Japan's Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Institute has its way, construction workers might be a thing of the past. Researchers have built HRP-5P, a humanoid bot that can handle a variety of construction tasks when there's either a staffing shorta…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/aist-humanoid-robot-installs-drywall/
NASA put Kepler back to sleep in hopes it will send data again
" Kepler has been running low on fuel for some time, so much so that NASA even put the spacecraft into a sleep mode in July in order to make sure it had enough fuel to transmit data back to Earth. But the planet-hunter has kept chugging -- it even kick..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/nasa-kepler-sleep-mode/
What Microsoft might unveil at its Surface event (and what it should)
" Microsoft's Surface lineup has gone from being a messy, nearly unusable experiment to some of the best PCs on the market. The Surface and Surface Pro helped popularize the idea of hybrid tablet PCs -- so much so that even Apple is trying to mimic it with the …" https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/microsoft-surface-event-rumors/
Lyft lets passengers provide feedback mid-trip
" Lyft is rolling out a new feature that will let riders give feedback about their trip while they're still on it, Mashable reports. For now, it's only available for a small group of users and only for those who've opted for a shared ride, but those wi..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/01/lyft-feedback-mid-trip/
