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(Infographic) The eSports Boom, and the Numbers Behind the Sector’s Explosive Growth
[Business]
2019/05/14 10:44
The oldest professional sport teams can trace their start back to the mid-19th century, a period when casual past times such as baseball or football transitioned into more organized leagues.Since this tipping point, pro sports has thrived around the world, and the business of sports has evolved into a multi-billion dollar ecosystem for teams, leagues, players, merchandisers, sponsors, broadcast...
Siemens eHighway – Electrification of Road Freight Transport
[Tech]
2019/05/14 10:44
First stretch of electrified highway for trucking opens on Germany's Autobahn. Siemens' first shared its idea for the eHighway back in 2012.After first being commissioned by the German state of Hesse in August 2017 to build a stretch of electrified highway along the Autobahn, Siemens has now added the finishing touches to the system and fired it up for the first time. Intended as a greener solu...
U.S. Seniors No Longer Disconnected From the Digital World
[Consumer]
2019/05/14 10:44
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans aged 65 and older exceeded 50 million for the first time in 2017, as the U.S. population continues to age. While young Americans have grown up using technology and are used to spending a substantial part of their lives online, people from older generations are not what is often referred to as “digital natives”. However, according to...
Xometry Raises $50 Million for On-Demand Parts Marketplace
[Investing]
2019/05/14 10:44
New funding will back efforts to build out a platform connecting suppliers to businesses that need prototypes and small runs of parts.On-demand industrial parts marketplace Xometry Inc. has raised $50 million in a new funding round to expand its business that includes a supplier arm that sells raw materials to the small manufacturers on its network, the company said Monday.The company will use...
AliveCor Introduces World’s First 6-Lead Consumer ECG, the KardiaMobile 6L
[Product]
2019/05/14 10:44
The KardiaMobile 6L resembles a large USB memory stick and it has two electrodes on one side and one electrode on the other. During an ECG recording, the user puts fingers on the pair of electrodes on one side, as with AliveCor’s previous devices, but the third electrode is made to come in contact with the skin around the ankle. This creates the necessary circuit to provide the I, II, II, aVL,...
Louis Vuitton's Flexible OLED Screen Bags are the Future of Fashion
[Design]
2019/05/14 10:43
louis vuitton has introduced a set of handbags featuring built-in flexible OLED displays. designed by its creative director nicolas ghesquière, the french fashion house describes the accessories as its most innovative ‘canvas’ yet.The two prototype handbags were shown off during louis vuitton‘s cruise 2020 runway show in new york city. according to a press release, the sci-fi accessories ai...
(Patent) Apple Car : Project Titan Patent Reveals New iPhone and Apple Watch Feature
[Tech]
2019/05/13 08:36
Project Titan, Apple’s secretive self-driving car venture, is expected to introduce a new breed of automobile by 2025. Patents and rumors have predicted a windshield with augmented reality capabilities, a system of smart headlights, and even a sunroof.As Apple pushes into this new industry, it’s also looking for ways to integrate its existing tech into the experience.Most recently, a new pate...
Uber Is Going Public : How Today’s Tech I.P.O.s Differ From the Dot-Com Boom
[Investing]
2019/05/13 08:36
When Uber begins trading on Friday, it will cap one of the largest ever tech I.P.O.s and join a crowd of big-name start-ups making their stock market debuts this year.Not since the dot-com boom have so many richly valued tech companies gone public in such short succession: Shares of Lyft and Pinterest are now trading, and Slack, WeWork and Palantir are expected to follow soon.But this crop of t...
Ikea Turned a Paris Subway Station Into a Showroom, And It’s Glorious
[Business]
2019/05/13 08:35
Fifteen hundred products hang from the walls of La Madeleine’s metro station, beckoning riders to the company’s new, small-format shop.This year, Ikea is opening new, smaller stores in cities from New York to Paris. And in the latter city, the company is promoting its new approach with an unusual stunt.The Swedish retailer opened its new concept store in the district of La Madeleine on May 6....
