A startup has developed a system that allows cord-free connection of your phone to a battery or carrying case, reducing the need to replace broken or snagged cables.Nolii co-founded Asad Hamir had an “Aha” moment when he was tripped up by his tangled phone cables while jogging. After suffering a head injury caused by trying to take his phone out of his pocket while running, he realised that t...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually being implemented in almost every aspect of our lives. In medicine, geology, customer data analysis, autonomous vehicles and even art, its applications are everywhere and its uses are constantly evolving. However, AI has raised at least as many questions as it has answered, including how the technology is defined and used (assisted vs. augmented vs. aut...

U.S. application, US20200285327, discloses a method for operating an intelligent automated assistant in an energy efficient manner by automatically deactivating the assistant when a user becomes disinterested, as illustrated below.Patent Application : https://bit.ly/2FBDETP[USPTO]

A California company has developed a voice assistant that can be added to restaurant kiosks to make them touch-free.The use of restaurant self-service kiosks has been growing, but their reliance on the touchscreen has turned a convenience into a drawback in the age of COVID-19, when people are reluctant to touch something that many others have touched before them. To help address this, Sensory...

The wellness space saw deals and dollars plunge year-over-year in the first half of 2020. We take a look at the 4 major themes that continued to attract investor interest despite the pullback.Wellness companies collected $4.6B in funding across nearly 500 deals during H1’20, down 24% and 16% year-over-year (YoY), respectively.However, companies developing fitness tech or mental health solution...

Integralis can be integrated into different Artemide lamps, including Ernesto Gismondi's Discovery Space light.Italian lighting brand Artemide has developed a way of turning lamps into room sanitisers that emit antiviral ultraviolet light when people are not around.Called Integralis, the patented technology can be fitted to light fixtures and programmed via an app to emit normal light when room...

They spent less time viewing content bur remembered it at a higher rate. In the U.S., 60% of Gen Z respondents said their favorite brand was recommended by friends and family.Snapchat prides itself on its Generation Z-heavy user base, and parent Snap Inc. commissioned two separate studies from Kantar, on that demographic’s ad recall and its brand preferences.For the first study, more than 2,00...

Cannabis is now available from vending machines in select California dispensaries. Made by California-based Greenstop, the self-serve kiosks can simultaneously serve four customers while still conforming to local regulations. And they couldn’t come at a better time.During the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis is considered an essential business in California, and the system provides dispensaries wit...

Rescuing wild animals are not easy, it takes many considerations and careful plans to make sure our intervention doesn’t make it worst. WildLife Drone is a conceptual project specially designed to help rescue team when they need to rescue wild animals. This unmanned aerial vehicle can be used to inject several things such as hormonal contraception, medication, or sedative drugs without human i...