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(PDF) Deloitte - The Elevated Future of Mobility
[Business]
2019/06/12 11:23
Hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles have the power to transform the air traffic ecosystem. Learn about the challenges aerial transport faces and how companies can take advantage of new opportunities.A century ago, aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss debuted the autoplane, a three-seat car-cum-aircraft with removable wings.1 Ever since, automobile and aviation enthusiasts...
Reddot Winner 2019 - Joyoung S5 Steam Ricecooker
[Design]
2019/06/12 11:23
The design is timeless by eliminating the superfluous, reflecting intellectual rigour rather than trying too hard to please. S5 is designed with simple geometric shapes, with the most carefully considered radiused corners, the neatest cuts, and the clearest sequence of operating functions. With a glimpse of the product, it sits on its own suggesting a sense of robust power. This isn't another d...
Aska Flying Car eVTOL Concept Revealed in Israel
[Product]
2019/06/12 11:22
A flying Aska prototype may take to the air in early 2020While we've seen some "flying cars" that require a runway, there's no doubt that what most people really want is a vehicle that takes off and lands more like a helicopter. Well, the Aska may be the answer … when and if it reaches production.Being developed by American/Israeli startup NFT, the Aska is classified as an eVTOL vehicle - that...
The AR Glasses That Match Apple's Original Design Language
[Design]
2019/06/12 11:22
With the recent launch of Apple’s rather questionable and most definitely controversial Mac ProThere is no denying that this concept is looking more ‘Apple’ than Apple themselves! Introducing the conceptual augmented reality goggles that beautifully carry the iconic design language that we know and love. The challenge for this project was create a revolutionary pair of spectacles where the e...
(Infographic) How Equities Can Reduce Longevity Risk
[Investing]
2019/06/12 11:22
Today’s infographic comes from New York Life Investments, and it uncovers how holding a stronger equity weighting in your portfolio may help you save enough funds for your lifespan.Longer Life ExpectanciesAround the world, more people are living longer.Year Life Expectancy at Birth, World1960 52.6 years1980 62.9 years2000 67.7 years2016 72.1 yearsDespite this, many people underestimate how lon...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2019 Global Automotive Consumer Study
[Consumer]
2019/06/11 11:52
For the past 10 years, Deloitte has surveyed consumers around the world to identify trends in the automotive industry across countries and generations. Explore the latest data and insights around automotive consumer trends in our 2019 Global Automotive Consumer Study. Consumers pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle adoptionConsumer interest in self-driving vehicles lags the pace of investment i...
iPhone Fold Concept
[Design]
2019/06/11 11:52
A Folding iPhone That has the Potential of Being a Phone, Tablet, and Even Laptop.I often ask myself that if Apple did decide to make a folding phone, what would it look like? Would it follow the design of the iPad Pro? With a flat edge design? Would it look like a MacBook? With a machined aluminum body and a wedge-design at the edge? Or would Apple just make it look like the iPhone X with a hi...
(Paper) NASA is Opening the International Space Station to Private Astronauts
[Business]
2019/06/11 11:52
NASA officials said today that SpaceX and Boeing would be able to fly private astronauts to the International Space Station twice a year starting in 2020.“NASA realizes that we need help,” Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA lead space exploration executive, said today during an event at Nasdaq, the tech-heavy stock exchange. “We can’t do this alone. We’re reaching out to the US private sector to see...
(Video) German Circus Replaces Animals with Stunning Holograms
[Business]
2019/06/11 11:52
Optoma Impresses Audiences with a Holographic Circus Experience.The ChallengeThe Roncalli circus, founded in Germany in 1976 wanted to develop the traditional circus experience in an imaginative, creative way. Roncalli wanted to create 3D holographic images from bright, reliable, long-lasting projectors to fill the circus arena measuring 32 meters wide and 5 meters deep with 360° visibility fo...
