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Toyota's Portable Hydrogen Cartridges Look Like Giant AA Batteries
[Product]
2024/10/13 09:04
Toyota is showcasing a series of sustainable developments at the Japan Mobility Bizweek later this month – including its vision of a portable hydrogen cartridge future, which could apparently provide 'swappable' power for next-gen hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).Originally a project of Toyota’s mobility technology subsidiary Woven (formerly Woven Planet), the team produced a work...
1 in 8 Americans Feels Lonely a Lot of The Time
[Consumer]
2024/10/13 09:03
That number rises to nearly 1 in 4 for younger people.The latest version of the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey — a broad gauge of the economic and social issues affecting American households — found some not-so-surprising news: Americans are lonely.The survey conducted between August 20 and September 16 reported that 1 in 8 people (12.6%) was feeling lonely either “always” or “...
(Patent) Apple Wins a Patent That Provides the Foundation for Their Future 'Tabletop' Device
[Tech]
2024/10/10 09:10
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to the foundation of the future tabletop device as forecasted by Mark Gurman. The patent dives into a HomePod with one or two cameras, gaze controls and a Smart Assistant, likely to be Siri with AI to control home devices like lamps, appliances while acting as a FaceTime device.HomePod with Built-in Camera that...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Truth About Chinese Consumption
[Consumer]
2024/10/10 09:09
Despite low consumer confidence, pockets of growth in China’s vast consumer market remain. Looking back over the past few months since our last China Brief update in April, not much has changed.China’s GDP grew at a steady 5 percent during the first half of the year, while retail sales ticked modestly upward by 3.7 percent during this period.We see few signs that this picture of single-digit...
Does 3D Printing have a Place in Luxury ?
[Design]
2024/10/10 09:08
3D printing techniques are having a moment among fashion’s risk-taking players. But can the tech play a bigger role in the luxury industry?Coperni, a brand now synonymous with runway tech spectacles, unveiled its latest breakthrough at its fairytale-inspired Spring 2025 Paris show last Tuesday: a 3D-printed handbag.The Ariel Swipe Bag, developed in collaboration with Boston-based manufacturing...
(Paper) MIT Develops 3D-Printed Glass Bricks for Sustainable Construction
[Tech]
2024/10/10 09:07
The interlocking bricks, which can be repurposed many times over, can withstand similar pressures as their concrete counterparts.What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled into a new structure, in a sustainable cycle that could supply generat...
(Infographic) The Rise of Short Video Content
[Consumer]
2024/10/10 09:06
With the advent of short video content, social media usage has changed entirely. For example, platforms like Instagram and TikTok switched to it. This drastic rise in the acceptance of such content has led companies to redesign their tactics to reach out to their audience. Middle Eastern businesses need to keep up with these changes.In the following infographic from Go-Globe, see the developmen...
CyberTruck-Inspired Treadmill Targets an Unobtrusive At-Work Workout
[Product]
2024/10/10 09:05
Research showing that sitting for extended periods is bad for your health led to an explosion in the popularity of standing desks. And for those looking to get in some cardio while chained to the desk, under-desk treadmills let you do just that. Urevo offers a range of treadmills and has taken to Kickstarter with its most compact unit yet, with a design inspired by the “iconic Tesla CyberTruck...
There are Signs of Overheating in The Red-Hot Housing Market
[Investing]
2024/10/10 09:04
Following in the footsteps of NFL star Tom Brady, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, and the mayor of Flavortown, David and Victoria Beckham have reportedly purchased a Miami Beach mansion for a posh $60 million.The couple’s rumored new stateside “Beckingham Palace” features 9 bedrooms, as well as the run-of-the-mill pool, spa, gym, and cinema that come almost as standard among the area’s sprawling w...
