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The US Wireless Headphone Market
[Business]
2017/02/09 11:19
Apple has a firm grip on wireless headphones in the US.It took five months, but Apple is finally ready to ship the last of its new batch of wireless headphones. The company on Tuesday announced that BeatsX, the neckband-style earphones from its Beats subsidiary, will go on sale and join the fully wireless AirPods, over-ear Solo 3 Wireless, and exercise-focused Powerbeats3 Wireless by the end of...
New Wellness Drinks Feature Medicinal Mushrooms
[Product]
2017/02/09 11:19
Young generations are willing to invest in their physical and mental wellbeing; 68% of Ys are more willing to splurge on healthy food than unhealthy food. As healthy living becomes an increasingly pressing priority, mushrooms are emerging as the latest splurge-worthy superfood trend, earning their place in beverages that boast numerous health benefits.Lifehouse tonics All of Lifehouse’s blende...
(Video) Shipping Container Design You Can Eat - Local Roots
[Product]
2017/02/09 11:19
Local Roots has finally made a mini farm that correctly combines the structural benefits of shipping containers with the difficulties of urban farming. Shipping containers are a beloved source of reengineering inspiration, but their reuse is often un-green and impractical. Similarly, there are so many fancifully farm-filled architecture concepts out there it boggles the mind. What makes the Loc...
The Nomad - Oculus for the Visually Impaired
[Design]
2017/02/09 11:19
In a world that’s so involved in AR and VR, the Nomad Wearable’s purpose is much more noble. The Nomad is a wearable that uses LiDAR, or light based radar to guide the visually impaired to locations. The wearable’s usage of LiDAR comes from years of advancement in this technology by the autonomous car projects. It also relies on Blindscape (a map app designed for the visually impaired) to pr...
(Video) Cinemood Secures $2.5M for Its Mini-Projector with Kid-Friendly Content Built In
[Investing]
2017/02/09 11:03
While creating content for kids on tablets has been largely the preserve of smash games like Clash of Clans, there is more than one way to skin a cat, and another way may be to wrap it in hardware. That’s the thinking behind the Cinemood, an appealing, portable mini-cinema projector which comes bundled with content, and number of other features, for young kids. It’s now raised $2.5 million in...
LEGO Bun Hamburgers From The Philippines
[Product]
2017/02/09 11:02
Brick Burger is a LEGO themed burger restaurant based in the Philippines. The interior is all LEGO'd out and they even sell these burgers with buns that look like LEGO blocks. Unfortunately they don't stack that well though, because the bottom bun doesn't have holes for the studs of the top of another bun. A pretty serious oversight if you ask me. Obviously, I have ever intention of nibbling ho...
(PDF) PwC : The World in 2050 - How Will The Global Economic Order Change by 2050 ?
[Investing]
2017/02/08 10:49
This report sets out our latest long-term global growth projections to 2050 for 32 of the largest economies in the world, accounting for around 85% of world GDP.Key results of our analysis include:The world economy could more than double in size by 2050, far outstripping population growth, due to continued technology-driven productivity improvementsEmerging markets (E7) could grow around twice...
(Video) Google is Helping H&M Construct a Custom Dress Based on Your Personal Data
[Business]
2017/02/08 10:49
Google is teaming up with digital fashion house Ivyrevel, which is supported by H&M Group, in an attempt to make data fashionable. The two companies are working together on an Android app that’ll track wherever users go, the weather where they live, and whether they’re having casual or formal hangs. With that information, Ivyrevel will design an individualized “data dress” users can buy...
(Infographic) Regtech Market Map : The Startups Helping Businesses Mitigate Risk And Monitor Compliance Across Industries
[Business]
2017/02/08 10:49
Regtech companies operate across financial services, vendor risk management, cybersecurity, environmental protection, cannabis, and other categories.[click to enlarge]To maintain compliance with existing regulations and keep up with new ones, companies are increasingly looking to tech solutions that can help streamline and manage data, processes, filings, and more. A host of tech startups in th...
Want to Boost Your Chances of Building a Unicorn ? Be a Guy and Go to Stanford University
[Business]
2017/02/08 10:48
Ready to be shaken to your very core? A new study reveals that unicorn founders are overwhelmingly men and that Stanford University produces more of them than any other institute of higher education.Shocked! We’re shocked!This will no doubt shatter the image of Silicon Valley as a bastion of equality and merit-based success. But let’s do our best to soldier on in any case.The study of startup...
(Video) Video Verification Allows Customers to Open a Bank Account in 5 Minutes - IDNow
[Business]
2017/02/08 10:48
Austrian bank is the first to offer video identification process to customers opening a bank account.In 2014 we wrote about the launch of a new video identification process from IDnow. Now, Austria’s Erste Bank und Sparkassen have partnered with the company to provide its customers with the option to open a current or student account using its video-based online identification.The service can...
Goodbye Car Ownership, Hello Clean Air : Welcome to The Future of Transport
[Consumer]
2017/02/08 10:48
In many ways, the motor vehicle has shaped modern society and the urban areas in which more than half of us live. But as global incomes rise, cars and trucks are choking these cities with deadly pollution and productivity-sapping traffic jams. More than a million people are killed in motor vehicle accidents each year, and many more are threatened by transportation’s contribution to global warm...
