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AirFly Pro Turns Any Audio Jack Into a Bluetooth Streamer
[Product]
2019/12/12 10:05
Twelve South has released a Bluetooth adapter called the AirFly Pro that can be plugged into old school audio sources with a 3.5 mm headphone jack to stream audio to wireless headphones and earphones.The device essentially allows you to pop in your new AirPods Pro earphones and listen to audio streamed from old car stereos, in-flight entertainment systems, or even stream music from the headphon...
The Trillion-Dollar Smartphone Economy
[Business]
2019/12/12 10:04
Over the past decade, the smartphone market has seen unprecedented growth, resulting in hundreds of billions in sales annually. Smartphones have turned Apple into the trillion-dollar company it is today and put companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi on the map internationally. But there’s more to the smartphone’s success story than “just” hardware sales.As Deloitte points out in its TMT Predic...
Animal-Inspired Stationery Designs for The Animal Lover Within You
[Design]
2019/12/12 10:03
I think something that everyone is bound to be a sucker for is animal-inspired stationery and equipment! Whether it comes to accessorizing your work desk, decorating your home space, or adding a nifty tool to your kitchen, any item shaped like a cute little animal has got my heart for sure. They have a magical ability to brighten up any space, adding a punch of fun and raising a subtle smile on...
This iPhone Pro Concept is The Perfect Bridge Between the Smartphone and the Tablet
[Design]
2019/12/11 11:42
Now that Jony Ive is no longer running Apple’s design team (he’s off their website too), a folding iPhone may just be a possibility. Here’s what Seong Jun Park believes it should look like. Park’s flexible iPhone manifests itself as an intersection between a phone and a tablet (like most folding phones), but the advantage Apple has over its competition is its complete dominance in the table...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Winning in Automation Requires a Focus on Humans
[Business]
2019/12/11 11:42
While organizations are often tempted to use automation to eliminate work, looking at the customer experience for growth opportunities can maximize returns on automation investments.Although corporate adoption of automation technology is becoming more widespread, success remains elusive. Three-quarters of respondents in a 2018 McKinsey global survey say their companies have begun to automate so...
Hands-on : Solving Virtual Murder on Real Streets in True Crime AR Game
[Product]
2019/12/11 11:42
The team behind Misadventure in Little Lon researched the story in detail, even working with the descendants of some of the people who appear in-game.It seems like a no-brainer to combine the phenomenon that is Pokémon Go with the trendy popularity of true crime, and that’s exactly what Misadventure in Little Lon does. This location-based, augmented reality (AR) mobile game asks players to he...
AI-Powered Bedside Virtual Assistant - OrbitaASSIST
[Product]
2019/12/11 11:42
Boston-headquartered Orbita, a healthcare innovation company offering conversational AI platform and virtual health assistant solutions, has released the OrbitaASSIST, a voice-powered, AI-driven bedside virtual assistant. Patients use a smart speaker to make requests, and the system intelligently triages and sends requests to various care team members.OrbitaASSIST can be used as a replacement f...
Amazon Dominates Public Cloud Market
[Business]
2019/12/11 11:41
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has been looking into Amazon's dominant position in the e-commerce market in recent months, has reportedly broadened its investigation of possible anti-competititve behavior to include Amazon Web Services, the company's highly successful cloud division. According to people familiar with the matter, the FTC is trying to figure out whether Amazon is discr...
Instagram Founders Join $30M Raise for Loom Work Video Messenger
[Investing]
2019/12/11 11:41
Why are we all trapped in enterprise chat apps if we talk 6X faster than we type, and our brain processes visual info 60,000X faster than text? Thanks to Instagram, we’re not as camera-shy anymore. And everyone’s trying to remain in flow instead of being distracted by multi-tasking.That’s why now is the time for Loom. It’s an enterprise collaboration video messaging service that lets you se...
