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(Video) Architecture Firm BIG's Friday Smart Lock is its Smallest Ever Product
[Product]
2019/12/11 11:41
Danish architecture firm BIG has branched into smart home products with the Friday lock, which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features.Controlled via smartphone, the Friday Smart Lock can automatically unlock a door when it senses the resident approaching, lock it as they leave, or allow them to remotely control who has access to the property.The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) designe...
(Infographic) What Influences Women to Consider New Products
[Consumer]
2019/12/11 11:41
Nielsen found they're looking for proven value.According to Nielsen, women consume dozens of hours of media a week. Within that consumption come ads, so the research firm also looked at how ads influence women to try new products in a disparate age of brand disloyalty. Data shows women are really looking for proven value, and are likely to be heavily influenced through recommendations of friend...
(Patent) Apple Wants a Patent for Configuring a Wearable Device Using Images
[Tech]
2019/12/10 11:10
US patent application 20190369569 discloses an enhanced configuration method that includes receiving an indication that a wearable device has started a pairing process with an electronic device and obtaining images corresponding to the wearable device. The images are analyzed to determine aspects of the wearable device and configuring the wearable device, accordingly. The figure below depicts c...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Micromobility : Industry Progress, and a Closer Look at the Case of Munich
[Business]
2019/12/10 11:09
Shared micromobility continues to develop. What’s changed, and what can we learn from one city’s first 100 days with e-scooters?Shared micromobility is going places: one electric bike or scooter at a time! In our last publication on the topic—“Micromobility’s 15,000-mile checkup”—we examined the industry’s investment landscape, its economics, and potential global and regional market siz...
Apostrophe Raises $6M to Let You See a Dermatologist from Your Phone
[Investing]
2019/12/10 11:08
Apostrophe, a new startup that makes it easier to get Rx acne medications and treatments, has today announced the close of a $6 million seed round led by SignalFire, with participation from FJ Labs.Ben Holber and Ryan Hambley grew up together. Hambley, the son of a dermatologist, always had clear skin. But Holber struggled with acne from the time he was a teenager. The two saw first-hand the di...
China’s Influencer Economy Goes Live ; Millions Put in Long Hours Selling Products on the Internet
[Business]
2019/12/10 11:07
Influencers like Wang Xizi—shown livestreaming from a clothing company showroom—sold about $4 billion of product in China in 2018. A 21st-century version of the infomercial has become the hot, if occasionally risky, way to sell stuff in China’s vast market.Zhu Di didn’t realize he wanted a $164 soybean milk machine until Viya, an internet celebrity who promotes healthy living, told him on a...
(Video) Zenia is Using Computer Vision to Build an AI-driven Fitness Trainer
[Investing]
2019/12/10 11:06
As in just about every area of the health and fitness market, technology is increasingly infiltrating yoga, with startups and investors pushing to capitalize on the $80 billion market. Last year, Germany-based Asana Rebel raised more than $17 million from notable backers that include Greycroft to grow its virtual yoga platform, while New York’s Mirror has raised sizable funding rounds for a co...
Goldman Plans to Bring Wealth Management to the Masses
[Investing]
2019/12/10 11:05
Investment bank to launch robo adviser for clients with as little as $5,000 to invest.Goldman Sachs will offer digital wealth management services to individuals with as little as $5,000 from next year, bringing the Wall Street investment bank a step closer to Main Street under the watch of new chief executive David Solomon. Joe Duran, founder of the United Capital wealth management firm that Go...
Burger King's Duct-Taped French Fry is a Cheaper Option to $120,000 Banana
[Design]
2019/12/10 11:05
Latest stunt from Buzzman Paris mocks the artist's Art Basel piece.Last week, artist Maurizio Cattelan unveiled his latest creation at Art Basel in Miami—a banana duct-taped to a wall with the asking price of $120,000. Later, another artist, David Datuna, walked up to it and ate it, claiming the “performance” for his own portfolio. Ever-agile marketer Burger King has now jumped into the conv...
