Tag: Subscription

If you have a spare $2000 a month, you might want to buy a second home – or you might want to check out BMW’s new car service. This Netflix-like subscription service recently kicked off a pilot program called “Access by BMW,” which lets subscribers drive various BMW vehicles on demand. It’s a members-only service that provides unlimited access to a fleet of BMW’s cars for a monthly recurring fee.

Dexter Industries makes educational electronics and robotics kits for all levels of experience. With its new GoBox subscription service, the company aims to be more involved in the progress of robotics newbies, particularly children. The heart of GoBox is the GoPiGo, an open source robotic car based on the diminutive Raspberry Pi computing platform. When you subscribe to GoBox, each month you’ll receive a new sensor for the GoPiGo and a “mission” – a lesson in the form of a story or a roleplaying scenario that involves using the new sensor.

A rumor is making its rounds today from sources claiming to be familiar with the matter about plans Apple has for new music service. According to the sources, Apple is in talks to license music for a custom radio service similar to Pandora.

Google has offered up a new option for developers to charge consumers for games and other things in the Google Play store. Google has been accepting in-app payments for a while now, and this week opened the system up to allow in-app subscriptions to be purchased as well.