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Individual Servings - DNA Analysis Provides Personal Nutrition Roadmaps
[Product]
2017/01/05 11:48
For Gen Y, dieting and wellness is not one-size-fits-all. As more youth explore the Health Hacker trend and request personalized approaches to nutrition, fitness, and overall well being, companies are providing customization through the analysis of DNA.Daytwo Launched in Israel with plans to expand to the U.S., DayTwo analyzes intestinal bacteria, which is unique to every individual, to provide...
Bitcoin : The Top Performing Currency For a Second Year in a Row
[Investing]
2017/01/05 11:48
Bitcoin is no stranger to extreme fluctuations. For each of the last four years, the cryptocurrency has either been the best or the worst performing currency – with nothing to be found in between.Luckily, for those that follow the digital currency closely, those fluctuations were mostly pointed in an upwards direction for 2016. The currency finished the year at $968.23, which is more than doub...
Mattel's Aristotle is Like an Amazon Echo for Kids
[Product]
2017/01/05 11:47
Her name is Aristotle, and she has eyes, and ears, inside your child's bedroom."What do you want to ask Google?" my wife asked our toddler after installing Google Home."Everything," he responded in the most casual and sincere way. Duh. Of course a young human with endless questions would have endless queries for an internet service with endless answers.But over the course of dinner, as he did h...
(Video) Why Alexander Wang's Adidas Collection Was Sold In Unmarked Trucks And Trash Bags
[Business]
2017/01/05 11:47
For the first time, Johannes Leonardo creative director Ferdinando Verderi talks about the strategy behind the New York Fashion Week launch.When it comes to streetwear fashion, the explosion of the reseller market is both a confirmation of its popularity and cultural sway, and a rebuke to the traditional modes of retail transaction. There are individuals and entire companies that try to buy up...
Lenovo Eyes Off AR Smart Glasses for Business Use
[Tech]
2017/01/05 11:47
Lenovo has joined the ranks of augmented reality eyewear, with its New Glass C200 device.Smart glasses once seemed like a gadget our future selves wouldn't be able to go without, but since Google Glass tripped over its own awkward feet, they've mostly retreated from the public eye and switched focus to niche applications. Now Lenovo has set its sights on the augmented reality eyewear arena, wit...
(Video) Home Robot Kuri is Like an Amazon Echo Designed by Pixar
[Product]
2017/01/05 11:47
Domestic robots are sort of here, with self-driving and speakers that control your smart home, but Mayfield Robotics’ Kuri could be the first real home robot, combining mobility and true interaction with approachable, friendly design.Mayfield Robotics is a startup fully owned and funded by Bosch, with a team of co-founders that have extensive experience in the field of robotics, but also in in...
(PDF) Accenture - The Future of Artificial Intelligence
[Business]
2017/01/04 12:35
The Artificial Intelligence tipping point. Artificial Intelligence is rapidly coming of age, as business leaders increasingly grasp the immense potential of “smart” machines and other innovations as catalysts for greater efficiency and competitiveness.The dollars tell a compelling story. By 2019, the global market for content analytics, discovery and cognitive systems software is projected to...
5 Things That Could Make Amazon Even Stronger In 2017
[Business]
2017/01/04 12:35
Amazon's 2016 has been record breaking on many fronts. The company recorded its sixth consecutive quarterly profit (previously, it mostly hemorrhaged cash). Meanwhile, this year marked Amazon's growing strength in hardware with its hit Echo home automation hub Amazon Echo, and its companion voice assistant Alexa. The company has also become force in entertainment, debuting a line of hit origina...
Big Smartphones Were The Big Winners This Holiday Season
[Consumer]
2017/01/04 12:35
Big, tablet-sized smartphones — or "phablets" — are continuing to eat into the medium-sized smartphone market, proving there's huge demand for larger-screen phones. According to the mobile analytics firm Flurry, phablets (with screens measuring between 5 and 6.9 inches) like the iPhone Plus saw the biggest increase in activations during the week between December 19 and December 25.That jump l...
"Portraits - Gazing" Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2016
[Design]
2017/01/04 12:35
A great week for Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, who won 4 Lions for their Thai Health Promotion Foundation campaign 'Portrait'.In Outdoor, One Gold campaign was awarded in Public Service, and one Gold campaign in Art Direction. The work also picked up a Silver Campaign in Photography.In Print & Publishing the work was awarded Bronze campaign. Publicis Communications Singapore CEO Lou de l...
(Video) Lighted Zebra Crossing is Lighting the Way to Safer Streets
[Design]
2017/01/04 12:35
Pedestrians, the most vulnerable users of road space, will now be more visible to drivers in the Netherlands with the inauguration of a new luminous pedestrian crossing this past November in Brummen, west of Amsterdam.Designed by the Dutch firm Lighted Zebra Crossing, and installed free of charge for the municipality, this crossing makes pedestrians more visible at night or during bad weather....
(PDF) MIT Study Says 3,000 Ride-Sharing Cars Could Replace Every Cab in New York City
[Tech]
2017/01/04 12:35
All 13,000 taxis in New York City could be replaced by a fleet of 3,000 ride-sharing cars if used exclusively for carpooling, according to research published today by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). Traffic is not just a nuisance for drivers: it’s also a public-health hazard and bad news for the economy.Transportation studies put the annual cost of conge...
