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(PDF) PwC - 2019 Crypto Hedge Fund Report
[Investing]
2019/07/10 11:31
According to a report by PwC and Alan Howard’s crypto investment firm, Elwood Asset Management, the Bitcoin’s price fall last year led to heavy losses for most hedge fund managers.The hedge funds survey showed an average overall loss of 46 %. A dramatic decrease in absolute terms, but as explained by the PwC report, the performance against Bitcoin is a significant one. The report also reveals...
(PDF) Stanford Develops ‘Autofocals’ – Glasses That Track Your Eyes to Focus on What You See
[Tech]
2019/07/10 11:30
By using eye-tracking technology to automatically control a pair of autofocus lenses, engineers have created a prototype for “autofocals” designed to restore proper vision in people who would ordinarily need progressive lenses.Though it may not have the sting of death and taxes, presbyopia is another of life’s guarantees. This vision defect plagues most of us starting about age 45, as the le...
Shiseido Launches Internet of Things Skincare System - Optune
[Product]
2019/07/10 11:30
Shiseido's latest smart technology personalized skincare regime, Optune.Japanese beauty brand Shiseido has entered the skincare industry's latest competitive realm with a personalized high-tech moisturizer and serum, formulated by pairing augmented reality and artificial intelligence. Called Optune, it's one of the first Internet of Things smart appliance systems in the beauty space combining a...
Food Tech Start-up Solar Foods has Created Solein Protein Powder
[Product]
2019/07/10 11:30
Food tech start-up Solar Foods has created a climate-friendly protein-rich food that uses much less water and land than other animal or plant-based foods. Solein protein powder "100 times more climate-friendly" than other food.Developed in collaboration with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Lappeenranta University of Technology, Solein is made by applying electricity to water to...
Smart Speaker Shopping Gains Popularity
[Consumer]
2019/07/10 11:30
Because shopping on smart speakers is gaining popularity faster than expected, we’ve raised our latest forecast for smart speaker use.We expect 31.0 million people in the US will shop via a smart speaker this year, up 31.6% from 2018. (According to our definition, shopping includes browsing, researching products and adding things to a shopping cart.) By 2021, this figure will climb to 38.0 mil...
Form Unveils $200 AR Swim Goggles You Can Wear Underwater
[Product]
2019/07/10 11:30
Sports technology company Form announced the Form Swim Goggles, which enable athletes to view performance metrics on an augmented reality display on swim goggles that you can wear underwater.The lightweight goggles will sell for $200 and come from a startup created by Dan Eisenhardt, who previously sold Recon Instruments to Intel in 2015.The see-through AR display can show you how you are doing...
The Parthenon Pillar Inspired 360-Degree Air Purifier - Zephyros
[Design]
2019/07/10 11:29
The Pillars of Parthenon’s iconic stature can now be beautifully introduced into your living room, bringing with it the clean, healthy air that we deserve. Appropriately named after the Greek God of the West Wind, Zephyrus is a domestic air purifier unit that absorbs fine dust from the air that surrounds it.The pillar-like form isn’t only unique, but it also holds a functional benefit; the cy...
(Infographic) Why Brands Need to Ramp Up Their Shopping-Tech Offerings
[Consumer]
2019/07/10 11:29
Over half of consumers believe purchasing via voice will be widely offered within the next year. Brands that don't start ramping up on commerce strategies may already be behind the curve.While plenty of shoppers today buy what they need via desktop or mobile, they have high hopes for more innovative shopping technologies over the next five years, according to research from commerce experience p...
(Patent) IBM Patents Watch That Implausibly Transforms Into an 8-Panel Tablet
[Tech]
2019/07/09 10:47
As spotted by Dutch publication LetsGoDigital, IBM has successfully patented a smartwatch that physically transforms into a wrist-mounted phone or tablet, a concept that’s implausible today but could become real with advances in display technology.The original patent depicts a smartwatch with a tall, nearly bezel-free screen that’s larger than the displays of most current devices, displaying...
