The Morning After: The US Army's augmented reality plans

It's Monday, April 08, 2019. Hey, good morning! Over the weekend, we reported more details of Google’s cheaper Pixel phones, see how the US Army plans to use augmented reality in the field, and explained how the UK is investigating games companies, including Nintendo and Sony, over apparently unfair services. And it's only Monday morning! They might be just around the corner. Google's lower-cost Pixel 3a phones surface on official sites Google's first mid-range Pixel phones may be close at hand. Both the company's store and the Google Play Developer Console's device catalog (which helps app developers allow or restrict device access) have made references to the Pixel 3a phone family. The device catalog appears to confirm some of the core details. The smaller Pixel 3a, Bonito, would have a 2160 x 1080 display, while its larger 3a XL counterpart (Sargo) appears to have a taller 2220 x 1080 screen. Feels like a "real-life game of ‘Call of Duty’" US Army shows how it will use HoloLens in the field When Microsoft employees balked at the company's $479 million HoloLens contract with the US Army, it raised a question: Just what would this system look like? You now have a better idea. The Army has given CNBC an early demo of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System, which uses a modified HoloLens 2 to provide both combat assistance and training. It reportedly feels like a "real-life game of Call of Duty" -- you can see your squad's positions on a map, a compass and even your weapon's reticle. Thermal imaging would help you see in the dark without as much of a telltale glow as existing night-vision headsets. Facial recognition isn't ready to spot terrorists on the road. New York fails at first attempt at face recognition for drivers New York's bid to identify terrorists through facial-recognition tech on the roads isn't going very smoothly. The Wall Street Journal has obtained a Metropolitan Transportation Authority email showing that a 2018 technology test on New York City's Robert F. Kennedy Bridge not only failed, but failed spectacularly -- it couldn't detect a single face "within acceptable parameters." Not great. Beyoncé + Coachella Netflix debuts Beyoncé Coachella documentary on April 17th The streaming service has teased a documentary on Beyoncé's much-hyped performance at last year’s Coachella festival -- conveniently, just ahead of the 2019 festival's second weekend.   But wait, there's more... 1. Netflix abruptly loses support for Apple AirPlay 2. This week in tech history: Apple releases the first iPad 3. UK investigates Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony over game service practices 4. Wirecutter: The best mini desktop PCs 5. Recommended Reading: The road to 'Avengers: Endgame' 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: Is it Amazon vs. AirPods or Assistant?

It's Saturday, April 06, 2019. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! While SpaceX tests another one of its rockets, we’ll look back at news highlights including a milestone Gmail anniversary, the Impossible Whopper and rumors of an “ultimate” Xbox subscription package. (View in browser.) It’s unlikely they’ll make a dent against AirPods, but what about the Pixel Buds? Amazon’s earbuds are a shot at Google, not Apple Incorporating Alexa in a pair of inexpensive wireless earbuds could finally be the ticket Amazon needs to get its assistant on mobile in a more widespread manner. R.I.P. Inbox. Gmail continues to define email 15 years on On April 1st, 2004, Google debuted a product that was decidedly not a joke: Gmail. It was a service that revolutionized web mail, so much so that it has become an integral part of our daily lives. Nicole Lee takes a look at where it’s been (remember the invites?) and where it might go, beyond upgrades like scheduled send times for emails. Not the update owners were looking for. Google surprises Android TV owners with unwanted advertisements Software updates delivered months or years after a TV is purchased could change the interface for the worse, or add "features" that are really just revenue-generating opportunities.  A new Android TV update combines both of those issues by inserting a new row of Sponsored content. Google said: "Android TV is committed to optimizing and personalizing the entertainment experience at home. As we explore new opportunities to engage the user community, we're running a pilot program to surface sponsored content on the Android TV home screen." You can probably jump higher on your own, but that’s not the point. Get an up-close look at SpaceX's latest Starhopper test On Friday night Elon Musk -- apparently unbothered by an internal investigation or ongoing wrangling with the SEC -- tweeted a two-second clip of the snub-nosed "Starhopper" test vehicle that's on a short tether with one of the company's Raptor rocket engines mounted underneath. Produced in partnership with Point, a YouTube channel for investigative journalism. Burned alive for using a smartphone Mosul -- Iraq's second-largest city -- was a relatively easy acquisition for ISIS. But there was a problem. Most people in Mosul were connected to the internet by their phone's 3G signal rather than a broadband modem, and those phones could still get reception from the cell towers on the other side of the front line. The answer was confiscation, and to severely punish anyone who disobeyed. One of the best Windows PCs gets even better. Dell XPS 13 review: A perfect ultraportable Dell did it again. Its XPS 13 is still one of the best Windows ultraportables around. The design? Better than ever. The screen supports Dolby Vision HDR and Dell has finally returned the webcam to the proper position. Devindra Hardawar says there aren’t many downsides -- unless you’re looking for a bit more gaming oomph. Here's the Impossible Whopper, coming to St. Louis. The Impossible Burger is coming to Burger King If you’re not a fan of White Castle sliders, then how about a Whopper with a plant-based patty? That’s the latest project from Impossible Burger, which is debuting the Impossible Whopper in Missouri. Will it go elsewhere? I hope so. Would you cancel before ‘Stranger Things’ season three arrives in July? Netflix's price increases will hit US subscribers in May The basic plan is rising from $8 to $9, while the standard package (which offers HD streaming on two devices simultaneously) is jumping from $11 to $13. The premium plan, which offers UHD streaming on up to four devices at once, will cost $16 instead of $14. But wait, there's more... 1. Tesla investigated Elon Musk after he reportedly pushed a former employee 2. Microsoft may combine Xbox Live and Game Pass into a single subscription 3. Netflix abruptly loses support for Apple AirPlay 4. Amazon signs nine-figure deal with 'Westworld' creators 5. 'No Man's Sky VR' is the purest way to explore the universe 6. Kia crammed a lot of range and tech into its Soul EV 7. 'Iron Man VR' is as close to being Tony Stark as you're likely to get 8. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active review: Basic doesn't mean bad 9. Apple AirPods review (2019): More of the same, but that's OK 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: The Power of Influencer Marketing

The Power of Influencer Marketing

Vivian Wagner Apr 5, 2019 5:00 AM PT
	Influencer marketing uses the popularity of people who have many followers and a wide reach to sway opinions. It's very much a strategy for the social media age. "Influencer marketing is one of the fastest- growing marketing channels today," said digital strategist Shane Barker. "It involves leveraging social media influencers or key leaders to get more people to trust your brand." [More...]

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With More Than 8 Billion Things, Where Are the IoT Privacy Laws? No knows for sure how many "things" are connected to the Internet, but the Federal Trade Commission reported last year that it was more than 8 billion, and that it would exceed 20 billion by the end of 2020! Astonishing as it seems, it turns out that U.S. privacy laws do not apply to all of those devices and the data they collect. So, for the third time in three years, the Senate has proposed a new law. [More...]

Stocks and Flows, in Brexit and CRM In one way or another, CRM is the heart of the digital disruption, or the modernization of business. CRM was the first front office system to help organize significant staff doing important but far from routinized things for the business. You could rely on back office apps to organize various aspects of production, but the front office was the Wild West before CRM. [More...]

Walmart Lets Customers Use Google Assistant to Voice-Order Groceries Walmart has launched a limited beta of Walmart Voice Order, which lets consumers order groceries by voice using Google Assistant. The service can be used with a number of devices: tablets, watches and TV sets running Android 6.0+; smartphones running Android 5.0+; iOS 10.0+ devices; Google Home; and more. "This announcement is huge," said Ray Wang, principal analyst at Constellation Research. [More...]

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