IFA is Europe's biggest tech trade show, and that means a batch of new product introductions from some of the industry's big names. Among the highlights: Lenovo's unique, two-panel Yoga Book; a new addition to Motorola's modular Moto Z line of phones and a camera module from Hasselblad to go with them; a pair of Acer laptops, one super-slim and one monstrous; and Samsung's big Gear S3 smartwatch.
[Dieter Bohn | The Verge]
Even after Steve Jobs stepped aside as CEO of Apple five years ago, he planned to continue to work on the reinvention of TV — including the TV set itself. At the time, Jobs told Walt Mossberg, now executive editor at The Verge, "I think we figured out a way to do it, and it’s going to be fantastic." Jobs died two months later.
[Peter Kafka | Recode]
Facebook is hungry for virtual reality content, and it has a small but growing team in Seattle working on ways to make it easier for users to create that content. One of the first projects to emerge: Automated video stabilization for uploaded 360-degree video.
[Kurt Wagner | Recode]
CBS is introducing a (mostly) commercial-free version of its All Access digital TV service for $9.99 a month. That's four bucks more than the version with ads and on a par with similar services from Hulu and Netflix.
[Peter Kafka | Recode]
On the latest episode of Recode Media, New York Times editors Sam Dolnick and Clifford Levy talk to Recode's Edmund Lee about bringing digital innovations — and a willingness to try new things and fail — to a publication steeped in tradition.
[Eric Johnson | Recode ]
