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(Patent) Walmart Plans for Drone Delivery, Others Tackle Faster Picking
[Tech]
2019/10/10 10:55
Walmart filed two patents this week looking at drone delivery, specifically dealing with how to safely and securely drop off packages when they get to their destination.Currently, receiving a delivery from a drone means having the drone drop it on the ground, at least according to Amazon's FAA application and photos from Project Wing. These patents show Walmart is trying to work out this crucia...
Piper Jaffray's Generation Z Survey
[Consumer]
2019/10/10 10:55
Piper Jaffray Completes 38th Semi-Annual Generation Z Survey of 9,500 U.S. Teens.- Overall teen “self-reported” spending decreased by 4% Y/Y & 10% sequentially to $2,400—the lowest level since Fall 2011- Thirty-two percent of teens believe the economy is getting worse—higher than the 25% level in Fall 2018- Cosmetics spending for females hits 2019-survey low with spending down 21% Y/Y-...
(Video) Next Gen Haptics : A Soft, Artificial Skin with Tactile Feedback
[Tech]
2019/10/10 10:55
A pair of robotics labs at a Swiss university have developed a soft, wearable skin that provides high-fidelity tactile feedback. Potential uses are wide-ranging and include rehabilitation and virtual reality.We take our sense of touch for granted. Oenologists have devoted dictionaries to describing the tastes and smells of wine, and sight and hearing have long been the vectors of choice for mas...
Picnic Unveils Pizza-Making Robot - Here’s How It Delivers 300 Pies/Hour
[Product]
2019/10/10 10:55
After three years of quietly toiling away on a robotic food system, Seattle startup Picnic has emerged from stealth mode with a system that assembles custom pizzas with little human intervention.Picnic — previously known as Otto Robotics and Vivid Robotics — is the latest entrant in a cohort of startups and industry giants trying to find ways to automate restaurant kitchens in the face of sli...
Are Americans Satisfied With Their Working Conditions ?
[Consumer]
2019/10/10 10:55
When asked about 13 job aspects, U.S. workers remain most satisfied with their physical safety on the job, their relations with coworkers, the flexibility of their hours and their job security. At the same time, they are least satisfied with on-the-job stress, the retirement plans offered and the money they earn.Yet, the views of all U.S. workers are not the same. There are marked gaps in satis...
The Weirdly Beautiful Sensibility of a Rectangle-Shaped Motorbike - Travele
[Design]
2019/10/10 10:54
When you start to question why things are shaped a certain way, and what it would take to make them shaped a different way, you unlock a certain potential to design something truly avant garde. That’s the word I’d honestly use to describe Huigyu Kim’s motorbike, the Travele. The Travele isn’t shaped like normal motorbikes because Kim decided it didn’t need to be. Designed as an electric ve...
(Infographic) McDonald’s Digital Transformation and Why We’re All Lovin’ It
[Business]
2019/10/10 10:54
Digital transformation is shaping the brands we know and love. When deployed successfully, it drives them forward despite evolving audiences and world, even amidst uncertain economic climates.Digital transformation is not only the adoption of new technology but strategies and skills. Ultimately, a business model being reshaped with a focus on digital being placed at the heart of the business.Fo...
(Patent) Forget About Slider Phones : Samsung Files Sliding Display Patent
[Tech]
2019/10/09 09:10
We’ve seen numerous slider phones in the last 18 months, with devices from Xiaomi and Huawei ruling the roost. These phones mostly feature the same slider design that’s been a fixture since the feature-phone days.But a new Samsung patent filed at the World Intellectual Property Office and spotted by Let’s Go Digital suggests a rather different take on the sliding design. The patent shows a b...
(PDF) Deloitte - 9 Big Shifts That will Determine Your Future Business of Technology
[Business]
2019/10/09 09:09
Why you need to transform your IT department into a company-wide Business of Technology capability.Digital’s impact is pushing organisations beyond the traditional IT model. The ‘Business of Technology’ will be shaped by nine shifts that change how businesses identify, test, evaluate, and scale new technologies. THE growing impact of ‘digital’ on all aspects of business, from strategy to o...
