Amazon is currently testing a new feature called Amazon Stream that helps users browse and discover products on its site — via a grid of daily updated product photos — and then click a button to save them if desired. The service is still under development. “Currently, products on Amazon Stream can only be filtered by ‘Women,’ ‘Men,’ or ‘Your Saves,’ and not by product category, price range, ratings or other criteria,” according to TechCrunch. This could be seen as an attempt to take on the visual style of Pinterest for online shopping, similar to what Amazon Collections tried to accomplish in 2013.

On the eve of its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has unveiled the first products from third party manufacturers to integrate its new smart home technology. Apple announced its HomeKit software last year as a framework for Siri and iOS devices to communicate with connected accessories. According to Re/code, iHome’s SmartPlug uses Siri to control lighting, fans and other devices; Lutron Electronics’ Caséta Wireless Lighting Starter Kit offers lighting control and notifications; Ecobee’s wireless thermostat can control heating and cooling using Siri; and Insteon’s HomeKit-compatible hub enables users to control door locks, lighting and more.

Insiders suggest that Apple is not expected to announce its much-anticipated subscription TV service at next week’s Worldwide Developer Conference, according to Re/code. Apple has told network execs that the release will be postponed until licensing deals are finalized. Apple had planned to launch its service in early fall, but now it seems more likely to debut later this year or sometime next year due to negotiations regarding financial terms and the tech required to deliver local programming. Featuring local broadcasts would distinguish Apple’s offering from rival services from Sony and Dish.

Worldwide sales of personal computers are projected to slump for a fourth consecutive year, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation. The report estimates that PC shipments will decline by 6.2 percent this year. While the upcoming Windows 10 release may encourage some computer users to upgrade their PCs, any jump is expected to be temporary, notes Digital Trends, “as consumers will continue to prioritize mobile devices — namely phones, tablets, and smartwatches like the Apple Watch — over standard desktops or laptops brandishing the Windows logo.”

Kollekt.fm is a Dutch-based playlist generator that allows users to collect and play music from blogs, Facebook, Soundcloud and YouTube via a single interface. The platform does not host any music, but streams content from partner services. It also includes social features that allow users to follow what others are listening to and access new feeds such as ‘Cosmic Disco’ and ‘DJ Kicks.’ “While the service isn’t new, the creators have introduced a handy new ‘feeds’ feature, which allows users to listen to infinite, highly curated playlists that combine personal listening preferences with those of music tastemakers,” reports Digital Trends.

Introduced at CES Asia, Cool Glass One is a new wearable similar to Google Glass from Chinese company Beijing Palo Alto Tech. The wearable is slated for online ordering in August for about $330-$500. “It has a touchpad on the side, allowing users to control the device by swiping through an interface displayed onscreen,” explains Business Insider. “There is also a camera, which takes photos and records 1080p HD video.” According to the short video report, the glasses can charge in a mere 15 minutes and are currently only available for mobile phones using Android systems.

Congress allowed three counterterrorism laws to expire just after midnight last night, which will impact how the NSA conducts wiretaps and requests records from businesses. However, there is a grandfather clause for investigations that began prior to June 1 and the FBI could still use a grand jury subpoena to obtain records in most terrorism-related cases. “The fact that Congress allowed the laws to lapse — the most important of them is the purported legal basis for the bulk records collection program — is an extraordinary moment in the story of the tensions between post-9/11 policies and privacy rights,” suggests The New York Times.

According to The Wall Street Journal, “The Senate on Sunday advanced legislation ending the National Security Agency’s collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records in a key test vote, setting up its passage later this week, in a reversal for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and a victory for the White House.” Yesterday, the Senate voted 77-17 in favor of the House bill (last week the measure was three votes short of advancing). McConnell said the bill is “not ideal,” but “it’s now the only realistic way forward.” The newly proposed U.S.A. Freedom Act would replace the 2001 Patriot Act, provisions of which expired last night.

New York Judge Louis Stanton has ruled that music streaming service Pandora must pay BMI a royalty of 2.5 percent of revenue through next year. The new figure represents a 43 percent increase over the previous fee. “Pandora had sought to pay between 1.70 percent and 1.85 percent of revenue,” reports Inside Radio. “The closely watched trial was the latest confrontation in an ongoing battle over royalty payments between Pandora and the songwriters and composers who create the music.” Pandora tried to be recognized as a radio station owner in order to qualify for a lower royalty rate, but the maneuver was not successful.

Apple is reportedly planning to distinguish its upcoming TV service by featuring live content from local broadcast stations. However, offering local TV programming could delay a launch since agreements need to be negotiated with networks that also cover affiliates. “Industry executives don’t believe Apple has signed any TV programmers up for its service, which makes it unlikely that the company would announce its plans at its Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off June 8,” reports Re/code. “That said, TV executives who are talking to Apple are optimistic the service will launch eventually, and that the most important hurdle to clear will be money, not technical issues.”

The Augmented World Expo is coming to the Santa Clara Convention Center June 8-10. Organizers anticipate 200 exhibitors and 3,000 attendees. Panel topics include UI designs that work, capabilities and peripherals that matter, aspects of AR that could be standardized, and the balance of privacy, security and functionality. A good portion of the conference is focused on enterprise applications, but there are storytelling and VR tracks. Conference producer Ori Inbar said that, in Silicon Valley and NYC, the AR and VR communities do not communicate with each other. This year he programmed the conference to bridge that divide. ETC’s Phil Lelyveld will report from the expo.

Focus is a multi-material, portable 3D printer from Dutch design firm 3D By Flow, that can be folded flat and carried around like a briefcase. And “despite the fact that it’s completely collapsible, it’s also more capable than most fused-filament fabrication printers currently available,” suggests Digital Trends. “Focus is equipped with an interchangeable extruder system, which allows it to print in a massive range of different materials,” including bio-rubber, bronze, ceramic, nylon, thermoplastics, wood and edible substances. In addition, the company claims the printer does not require any calibration or setup.

Oculus is still aiming for a Q1 2016 launch of its Oculus Rift consumer version VR headset. During an interview at the Re/code conference this week, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe suggested that a complete Rift system, including a computer, should run in the $1,500 range. According to some quick math by Ars Technica, to build a PC with the specs required to power the system would cost around $900. This equation leaves $600 for the Oculus Rift itself, which may be somewhat high of an estimate. There are too many variables to consider at this point, but we may get more details next month when the company shares its plans for a VR control solution at the E3 show.

Despite concerns that Canada’s new copyright notice-and-notice system requires fine-tuning, early results suggest the approach is effective in decreasing online piracy. Thousands of notifications have been sent by Internet providers to subscribers since the system launched earlier this year. According to CEG TEK, the “massive changes in the Canadian market” include the following decreases in online infringement: Bell Canada (69.6 percent), Telus Communications (54 percent), Shaw Communications (52.1 percent), TekSavvy Solutions (38.3 percent) and Rogers Cable (14.9 percent). Law Professor Michael Geist reports that “the system has proven so successful that a consortium of movie companies now want the U.S. to emulate the Canadian approach.”

Research firm SuperData predicts that revenue from video games and e-sports will soon exceed that of broadcast television to take the No. 2 spot in entertainment behind cable TV. According to SuperData’s “Global Games Market Report – 2015,” the share of the entertainment market held by video games has tripled in the past 30 years. “Mobile makes up the largest revenue segment in SuperData’s study, with $22.3 billion of the overall $74.2 billion total,” notes VentureBeat. “Retail sales follow at $19.7 billion. Free-to-play massively multiplayer online games — think ‘League of Legends’ or ‘World of Tanks’ — come in at about half that, followed by social games, downloadable game content for PC, digital console sales, pay-to-play MMOs, and the rest.”