The Morning After: The cameras destroyed by the solar eclipse

It's Tuesday, September 05, 2017. Hey, good morning!  This morning: The future of your kitchen, why Apple might not fix your iPhone, and the world’s top how-to requests for Google. Changes are coming.   The smart-kitchen revolution is a slow one   Of all the spaces in our homes, the kitchen is the one that has seen the least change in the last few years. Sure, that countertop CD player has given way to an Echo, but you’ve probably not invested in a smartphone-controlled oven or DRM-enabled juicer. Look hard enough, however, and you can see more radical shifts in the appliances world on the horizon. IFA offered up a glimpse of what we might see -- eventually. Leaked Apple warranty guide shows what it will and won’t repair   If you try to take your iPhone apart, forget about Genius help.   It’s pretty tough for individuals and even third-party shops to repair Apple products, and it’s often hard to predict whether Apple itself will repair, decline to fix or replace a busted iPhone. However, Business Insider has unearthed a 22-page Visual/Mechanical Inspection Guide, or VMI, which shows what qualifies as an “eligible repair.” It’s reportedly used to conduct a physical damage inspection and assess cost, “basically half the training for iPhone techs,” an anonymous Genius told BI.   Just look at what they did for smartphones.   Fitness wearables will live or die by their apps   Wearables are back again. From Fitbit’s debut Ionic smartwatch to Samsung’s Gear Sport, these fitness-focused watches also run the companies’ own proprietary platforms, each offering their own app selection. For them to succeed, Samsung, Fitbit and Garmin, which also unveiled a new watch at IFA 2017, must now race to stock their stores with the best apps. That’s good news for smartwatches in general because the influx of wearable apps could do for smartwatches what it did for smartphones years ago.   The 17-year-old still needed his mom to sign off on the deal. Highest-paid ‘Overwatch’ pro lands $150,000 salary deal eSports teams are now trying to outbid each other for the industry’s rising stars. One of these hotshots, North American Overwatch player Jay “sinatraa” Won, just signed a $150,000-per-year contract, reports ESPN. As a result, sinatraa will be earning $100,000 more than the league minimum, with revenue-sharing options available. He also happens to be 17 years young.   But wait, there's more... 1. Google reveals its most-searched how-to tips 2. Samsung's second dual-camera phone is much more affordable 3. Behold, the cameras destroyed by the solar eclipse 4. What's on TV: 'Destiny 2,' 'Bojack Horseman' and 'You're the Worst' 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.

Editor's Pick: Has Google Become a National Threat?

Has Google Become a National Threat?

Rob Enderle Sep 4, 2017 11:33 AM PT
	The idea that Google might be becoming a national threat is what struck me when I read a column by Zephyr Teachout, a law professor at Fordham University. She makes a compelling argument that Google has reached a point where it no longer allows dissent outside the company -- though, given the recent firing of a Google engineer, that may be true inside the firm as well. [More...]

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The Morning After: Self-playing pianos that work with Alexa

It's Monday, September 04, 2017. Hey, good morning! Morning to you all. We’re still diving deep into Europe’s biggest tech show: the weekend included pianos that can talk with Alexa, and testing out both LG and Nokia’s newest phones’ photography -- including selfies.   Watch out, Hollywood.   The LG V30 is better for video recording than photography   LG’s new V30, unveiled at IFA 2017, is the first smartphone to offer a glass lens with a f/1.6 aperture, and has some rather cool video-recording tools that should excite aspiring Spielbergs. To see if it really lives up to the sales promises, Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low took the V30 on a trigger-happy tour of Berlin’s Tier Garden, and found it a versatile, powerful camera. In fact, its filmmaking features are truly standout.   It doesn’t do justice to the label’s imaging heritage.   Nokia 8’s dual-camera is good, but rival phones offer more   Well, the Nokia 8 broke cover before IFA 2017, but it’s one of several phones vying for your cash ahead of a certain company’s next phone. It’s the most accomplished Android phone Nokia has made, but with a tradition of pushing mobile imaging forward, how does the 8 stack up against the mighty cameraphone competition in 2017? We took an early device around Berlin to see how it fared.   The WW8800M with QuickDrive promises to finish your load in 39 minutes.   Samsung’s AI-powered washer is just trying to save you time   Samsung’s annual washing-machine innovation is the WW8800M washer, sporting QuickDrive technology, which promises to complete a full load of laundry in just 39 minutes -- typically, it’s about 70. Samsung is betting heavily on the artificial-intelligence powers of its WW8800M to make laundry day less of a chore. The washing machine pairs with an app dubbed Q-rator, which offers modes including Laundry Planner, Laundry Recipe and HomeCard Wizard. The app’s first two features let you do things like pick your desired cycle and adjust the temperature and number of spins.   But wait, there's more... 1. Bosch's stain scanner knows what you spilled on your shirt last night 2. Here are all the big launches from IFA 2017 3. Nintendo and Western Digital bring branded SD cards to Switch 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.