Get the party started with Kube, a $3000 speaker that keeps your booze cold

Microsoft reverses course, says 'no thanks' to Bitcoin payments • Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Top Stories @PCWorld Mar 13, 2016 Get the party started with Kube, a $3000 speaker that keeps your booze cold Need a powerful outdoor stereo that's also a drink cooler? Kube is an over-the-top solution that's super cool and super expensive. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Microsoft reverses course, says 'no thanks' to Bitcoin payments • Google researchers are going on an epic road trip to get your feedback • U.S. DOT: Google's self-driving tech doesn't fully qualify as a driver yet • Google's AlphaGo defeated in fourth Go game by South Korean player • Digiwell will teach you an NFC trick your old dog may already know • Vodafone readies pan-European virtual private cloud service for SMEs • The Kube is a cooler, a speaker, $3000, and perfect for your yacht | PCWorld • Jam out with The ARC, an interactive musical experience like no other • That time I had the strangest Kodak Moment ever at SXSW | PCWorld • At the Deloitte Digital Interplay Lab, SXSW attendees can interact with music like never before | PCWorld • Even Apple users can get some thrills in the Samsung Studio at SXSW • Sharp shows off 7-inch next-generation MEMS display at Ceatac | PCWorld • The 10 techiest cars of 2014 drive, park, and even smell better than you do (yep) | PCWorld Microsoft reverses course, says 'no thanks' to Bitcoin payments The company's change in policy comes after accepting the cryptocurrency to pay for goods on the Windows Store for over a year. Read More ▶ Google researchers are going on an epic road trip to get your feedback Google's user feedback team will visit seven cities across the US to get input from people like you. Read More ▶ U.S. DOT: Google's self-driving tech doesn't fully qualify as a driver yet Google wants its software to qualify as the driver of its autonomous cars, but the Department of Transportation says not so fast. Read More ▶ Google's AlphaGo defeated in fourth Go game by South Korean player Google DeepMind's AlphaGo was defeated Sunday by Lee Se-dol, the South Korean player that the program had defeated in three consecutive games, thus stymieing the AI system's prospects of equaling a 5-0 win against an European Go champion in October. Read More ▶ Digiwell will teach you an NFC trick your old dog may already know Forget learning lock-picking: At Cebit, Digiwell will fit you with an NFC chip that will let you open doors without a key. Read More ▶ Vodafone readies pan-European virtual private cloud service for SMEs Small businesses with global ambitions will soon have a new cloud partner -- at least wherever Vodafone has data centers. Read More ▶ Video The Kube is a cooler, a speaker, $3000, and perfect for your yacht | PCWorld We chilled with the most ridiculous cooler slash party-rocker ever at SXSW. Watch Now ▶ Jam out with The ARC, an interactive musical experience like no other This innovative soundboard introduces five never-before-seen musical instruments that anyone can play. Read More ▶ Video That time I had the strangest Kodak Moment ever at SXSW | PCWorld To promote its new photo-sharing app, Kodak asked me about my grandmother and then had me lie on the floor with strangers hearing my memories played back. Keep SXSW weird! Watch Now ▶ Video At the Deloitte Digital Interplay Lab, SXSW attendees can interact with music like never before | PCWorld One instrument, five sets of hands: The ARC is one of the coolest things we've seen at SXSW 2016. Watch Now ▶ Even Apple users can get some thrills in the Samsung Studio at SXSW With the new Galaxy S7, Gear VR, and Gear S2 smartwatch, Samsung aims high to try to convert even longtime Apple fans. Read More ▶ Video Sharp shows off 7-inch next-generation MEMS display at Ceatac | PCWorld Sharp showed a new display that promises a crisper, brighter picture, while drawing less energy that LCD screens. Watch Now ▶ Video The 10 techiest cars of 2014 drive, park, and even smell better than you do (yep) | PCWorld We've tested everything from little hatchbacks to huge luxury cars. Here's the car tech that caught our eye. Watch Now ▶

You are currently subscribed to Top Stories @PCWorld as messi1927@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Copyright (C) 2016 PCWorld, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@pcworld.com.