The Morning After: Wireless Oculus Rift headsets are coming

It's Friday, July 14, 2017. Hey, good morning!  Welcome to Friday morning! Netflix has claimed a load of Emmy nominations, Radiohead hid an ancient computer program in its album reissue and high-fashion’s answer to Amazon has arrived.   Trophies incoming.   Netflix snags 91 Emmy nominations   The nominations for the 2017 Emmy Awards have been announced, and streaming services are all over the lists. In total, Netflix has 91 nominations, while Hulu has 18 and Amazon snagged 16. Of Netflix’s nominations, 18 are in the key categories that will be broadcast September 17th, where newer shows like Master of None and Stranger Things join standbys like Orange is the New Black and House of Cards. No phone, no computer.   Oculus has a $200 wireless VR headset in the works for 2018   We didn’t know how long it would take Oculus to deliver a truly cord-free VR experience. Turns out, it might not be too long: Oculus is apparently developing a $200 wireless VR headset for release next year. The device, codenamed Pacific, won’t just be an empty shell for your smartphone, like the Gear VR and DayDream View, it’ll pack in all the hardware it needs for VR experiences.   From hardware-centric to software-centric.   AT&T’s next-gen TV platform rollout will start on DirecTV Now   To unify its various video platforms, AT&T is launching a new next-gen platform across internet, satellite and IPTV. The first service to get the new look and feel will be DirecTV Now when a beta test kicks off later this year. That will also bring cloud DVR to the streaming service, while other features like 4K video and user profiles are also in the works.   Okay, computer.   Radiohead album hides an app that only runs on an ‘80s computer   In the age of the hipster, dust-covered and irrelevant mediums like the vinyl and cassette tape have slowly been given a new lease of life. Now, thanks to Radiohead, it looks like popular British computer the ZX Spectrum might be the next ‘80s relic to come back into fashion. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s genre-bending opus, OK Computer, Radiohead has released a £100 (roughly $130) commemorative special edition of the album, entitled OKNOTOK. The world of high fashion finally has its answer to Amazon.   The company behind Louis Vuitton wants to make 24 Sèvres the online home of luxury shopping   LVMH which owns brands like Dior, Fendi, Givenchy and Prada, in addition to LV, is the epitome of luxury. And now, with 24 Sèvres, the company has what it hopes can become the main online destination for high-fashion shoppers. CEO Eric Goguey says the site is designed as the web version of Le Bon Marché, an iconic retail space often described as the most selective department store in Paris. Nintendo Japan has ended production.   It’s the end of days for the New 3DS in Japan   Late last month, we reported that while the Nintendo 3DS wasn’t dead, it didn’t really make sense to buy one anymore. After all, the Switch serves the purpose of both console and handheld gaming. Now, it appears as if Nintendo might agree with us: Their Japanese site indicates that production has ended on the Nintendo New 3DS.   But wait, there's more... 1. FanDuel and DraftKing's merger is just a fantasy after all 2. Google Play Music's New Release Radio is available for all users 3. iFixit takes a peek at the Galaxy Note Fan Edition's new, smaller battery 4. Nine Inch Nails' latest video taps into gaming legend 5. Audi knows millennials will have to deal with self-driving boredom 6. NASA doesn't have the money to land humans on Mars The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

The Morning After: The fight for net neutrality

It's Thursday, July 13, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. The internet took a stand on net neutrality and Microsoft’s default font settings have the spotlight in Pakistan’s political drama. It must be Thursday. Thousands of sites stood up against the FCC’s plan to gut net neutrality. The internet rallies around the fight for net neutrality Yesterday was the net neutrality Day of Action, and with the first deadline for comments on the FCC proposal up in five days, plenty of sites are making it easy today to voice an opinion. Some websites, including Netflix, Twitch, Spotify and PornHub, have added banners to their pages. Mozilla, Vimeo and Airbnb have added more-substantial additions to the top of their pages while websites like Twitter and Google have opted for blog posts. In short, lots of reminders to speak your mind here. A political scandal that’s not in the US for once Microsoft's Calibri font is at the center of a political scandal Meet #FontGate. And yes, it deserves the name. In Pakistan, financial documents submitted by the prime minister’s daughter are under scrutiny because of the Panama Papers leak and due to the font used -- Calibri. The documents were supposedly submitted in 2006, but use a Microsoft font that wasn’t available by default until 2007. It’s a big deal. A sled hit 70 MPH at Devloop in Nevada this past May. Hyperloop One claims its first successful test run The potential is an easy sell, but until now, we haven't seen Hyperloop One's proposed mag-lev transit system in action. The company has now announced that on May 12th, it completed its first full-scale test. The sled hit 70 MPH, in a vacuum, at the company's Nevada testing facility. Eventual target speed? 250 MPH. It got a nose job. See how Tesla’s Model 3 has changed since its debut We’ll let the gif do most of the talking. Now we just need the TVs. MIT solves a major problem holding up glasses-free 3D TVs One of the reasons you don’t have at-home 3D without glasses is a lack of content that would be compatible with such a display. MIT’s Home3D system makes it easy to convert traditional stereoscopic 3D movies to formats ready for ‘automultiscopic’ displays without glasses. Third time’s the charm? LG teases a V30 reveal for IFA 2017 A teaser image promising an August 31st unveiling likely means we’ll see the third iteration of LG’s V-series phone at IFA next month. Unsurprisingly, the image suggests we’ll see another version of its extra-tall FullVision screen. The bad news, unfortunately, is that it could be the end of the line for the V’s secondary display feature (and removable battery).  New 'dog, new tricks. AirDog's ADII 'follow me' drone doubles down on action sports It seemed every other new drone a few years ago was quick to publicize its ‘follow me’ features, but only a few of the companies behind these bots remain. The small AirDog team survived, and now it’s back with the ADII, which follows its pilot even better than before -- and with a slightly more subtle color scheme. But wait, there's more... 1. Sports and tech pros own the first seven Overwatch League teams 2. Louis Vuitton's $2,490 smartwatch is an extravagant take on Android Wear 3. High-tech solutions top the list in the fight against eye disease 4. Audi's AI future tackles autonomous driving one solution at a time The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.