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(Patent) Apple Seeks Patent on Retinal Hologram Projectors for AR Glasses
[Tech]
2019/09/22 09:10
If Apple-developed AR glasses didn’t already strike you as unlikely to appear this year, a possible implementing technology — miniature projectors that beam holograms directly into your eyes — may be enough to convince you that the company’s research is at least a little ahead of its time. A just-published patent application establishes that Apple is still working on the novel display techn...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Israel : Hot Spot for Future Mobility Technologies
[Business]
2019/09/22 09:08
Here’s why the Israeli autotech ecosystem is set to play an important role in the future automotive industry.The Israeli innovation ecosystem is one of the most mature technology hubs worldwide. The roots of Israel’s technological strengths can be traced back to its development of defense technologies, with some of the notable achievements including becoming the eighth country in the world to...
Amazon Orders 100,000 Electric Delivery Vans From the Tesla Rival Rivian
[Business]
2019/09/22 09:08
The first electric van will be an Amazon exclusive, and will help reduce the retailer's carbon footprint.Online retail and technology giant Amazon said at an event today it plans to be completely carbon neutral come 2040, and electric-vehicle startup Rivian will help it get there.Rivian said Thursday it will design, build and service a new electric van exclusively for Amazon. A representative c...
Visualizing Tech Giants (FAMGA)’ Billion-Dollar Acquisitions
[Investing]
2019/09/22 09:07
Our graphic shows every billion-dollar acquisition made by Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple, from Facebook's $22B purchase of WhatsApp to Amazon's $13.7B bet on Whole Foods.Over the last 3 decades, the FAMGA tech giants — Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple — have collectively made nearly 750 acquisitions.This cohort of acquirers has deep pockets. Some of their bigges...
(Video) MIT - Robotic Thread is Designed to Slip Through the Brain’s Blood Vessels
[Tech]
2019/09/22 09:06
MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain. Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.In the future, this robotic thread may be paired with existing endovascular technologies, enabling d...
Worlds' First Mess Free Coffee Capsule Maker - Capsulier Lite
[Product]
2019/09/22 09:04
The World's First Single-push, Reusable, Mess-free Capsule Maker. Craft a coffee capsule that’s easy on the environment and your budget.Create your own capsule with exotic beans and handpicked spices. Load the roasted and ground beans into the Capsulier, close the lid, and push the lever, you’ll have a capsule ready for use in seconds. The Capsulier LITE gives you a capsule that’s reusable,...
Architecture Studio MAD Designs Solar-Powered Hyperloop
[Design]
2019/09/22 09:03
Architecture studio MAD has designed a concept for a nature-friendly hyperloop network with raised green walkways alongside tubes topped with a solar panel skin.MAD designed the solar-powered system for HyperloopTT, one of the two main companies working to build a near-supersonic transportation system.The proposed design, which also acts as a public space and walkway, aims to demonstrate how "t...
(PDF) 2019 Deloitte and MAPI Smart Factory Study
[Business]
2019/09/19 11:52
Manufacturing goes digital: Smart factories have the potential to spark labor productivity.Smart factories will be the game changer for the US manufacturing industry. Adopting smart factories will likely result in threefold productivity improvements over the next decade.EACH industrial revolution has transformed production, delivered better economic output, and, consequently, immense economic g...
Starbucks Japan is Selling 'Starbucks Touch' Pens with Built-in NFC Wallets
[Product]
2019/09/19 11:51
Starbucks is releasing a new hardware product in Japan this month, and it’s a pen. Not a stylus or anything — an actual pen, with “coffee brown” gel ink, a drip coffee machine-inspired design, and the built-in ability to pay for things at Starbucks.“Starbucks Touch: The Pen,” for that is its name, contains an NFC reader that’s linked to a digital wallet. It works with FeliCa technology,...
