歡迎來到邊緣：週末版。每週六，我們都會為您帶來過去七天中最精彩、最重要的讀物，從原創報道，到深度特寫，再到評論和訪談。把它看作是我們最喜歡的一些你可能錯過的作品的集合，或者你可能只是想再讀一遍。您可以按照下麵的說明進行操作，也可以在Flipboard上隨時更新。

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  Alien earths: why life on other worlds would be far weirder than us

  

  Potentially habitable planets may be far more common than we initially believed. But that doesn't mean they'll look much like Earth: planets could have no rotati***, permanent days and nights, and plants that grow entirely black to stay alive.

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  Return of the 808

  

  Roland's legendary drum machine is back. It may not be ****og this time, but the new TR-8 is able to recreate everything musicians loved about the original 808. Here's what it's like to use the new machine (and its entire family of electronic partners).

• Review

  Stay fit: Jawbone Up24 and Nike+ FuelBand SE review

  

  Jawbone's Up24 and Nike's FuelBand SE are the successors to two of the most popular fitness bands around. They're both stylish and simple and even more capable than their predecessors, but can these basic bracelets actually get you moving?

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  Class tensi*** build in San Francisco as protestors target TechCrunch awards

  

  Tensi*** between newly wealthy tech workers and longtime San Francisco residents have been rising to boil lately. Last Sunday, protestors outside a startup award show argued that tech companies should be doing more for the city, while inside potential reformers suggested ways they might help out.

• Feature

  Can we save AM radio?

  

  Almost no one tunes their radio to anything but FM these days. That alone would make it hard for AM to stay alive, but degrading signals and expensive new equipment are only making its existence all the more troubled.

• Review

  'RoboCop' review: meet the new model

  

  The new Robocop may not have all the original's character, but José Padilha's remake still comes with plenty to like. Now RoboCop is more human than ever, and that only makes his isolation all the more engaging. Be sure to read our interview with Padilha too.

• Preview

  Combat evolved: 'Titanfall' is the first real next-gen shooter

  

  The immediate success of the original Xbox is often credited in part to Halo, a wildly popular game that breathed new life into first-person shooters. Now Microsoft is searching for a game that can do just that for the Xbox One, and it may well have found it in Titanfall. Here's what it's like to play the exhilarating and innovative upcoming FPS.

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  Can Google's robots build a new future for US manufacturing?

  

  Manufacturing could return to the US, but not quite how we always imagined it. New robots could start a manufacturing renaissance — but while it'll help the economy, whether it'll help employment is far from certain.

• Interview

  ‘X-Files’ creator Chris Carter on his long-awaited return to TV: Amazon's ‘The After’

  

  After a decade away, X-Files creator Chris Carter has finally returned to television… sort of. His latest series is actually on Amazon, where you can view its pilot right now. We spoke to him about his new series, his time away from TV, and what it's like to have the world judge his pilot online.

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  Counting sleep: seven nights in bed with the Basis band

  

  Plenty of fitness bands promise to track how you sleep, but the Basis band actually works without you doing anything more than going to bed. When the morning comes, can it tell you what it'll take to get a better night's rest?