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YouTube Uses AR to Let You Try On Makeup During Tutorials
[Business]
2019/07/04 10:52
MAC Cosmetics is the first brand to launch an AR Beauty Try-On campaign.There's no question YouTube's beauty bloggers have some of the largest followings, and the platform has become an important place for even the biggest makeup brands to debut their products. Now, Google's AR Beauty Try-On feature will let YouTube users virtually try on makeup while watching tutorials and reviews.The tool cre...
The Pentagon has a Laser That can Identify People by their Heartbeat
[Tech]
2019/07/04 10:52
The Jetson prototype can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters away, even through clothes.Everyone’s heart is different. Like the iris or fingerprint, our unique cardiac signature can be used as a way to tell us apart. Crucially, it can be done from a distance.It’s that last point that has intrigued US Special Forces. Other long-range biometric techniques include gait analysis...
(Infographic) Mckinsey - IoT Opportunity for Commercial Lines Insurance
[Business]
2019/07/04 10:51
The Internet of Things connects the world in truly exciting ways. Insurance carriers that capture the opportunities of IoT stand to boost revenues and reduce claims expenses.The Internet of Things (IoT) allows insurers to develop new products, open new distribution channels, and extend their roles to include prediction, prevention, and assistance. Required preconditions for IoT technology to ta...
A Screen-Free Smartwatch That Uses Light and Sound to Convey Information - Di-fuse
[Design]
2019/07/04 10:51
Di-fuse is a smartwatch with a difference; as opposed to relying on a distracting display to communicate information, it uses a combination of sound and light to create a productivity-inducing accessory! Simply put, this smartwatch conveys all the information you need without any screen. The removal of the conventional interface leads to a beautifully simplistic and fuss-free aesthetic that is...
(Patent) Samsung Receives Patent for a Phone That can Expand Into a Tablet
[Tech]
2019/07/03 10:14
Samsung is yet to start sales of Galaxy Fold, but it is already working on a smartphone that can transform into a tablet. Here is how Samsung aims to achieve that design.Samsung is yet to officially release the fixed version of its foldable Galaxy Fold smartphone. But, the company seems to be already working on its future. The Korean consumer electronics giant has received a patent that expands...
(PDF) Deloitte’s 2019 Global Blockchain Survey
[Business]
2019/07/03 10:14
The blockchain story is beginning a new chapter, one in which the questions executives are asking are tougher, more granular, more grounded, and more pragmatic. The question for executives is no longer, "Will blockchain work?" but, "How can we make blockchain work for us?" SINCE the first blockchain advocates began promoting the technology’s capabilities over a decade ago, leaders across indus...
(PDF) WEF - Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019
[Tech]
2019/07/03 10:14
These are the top 10 emerging technologies for 2019.Which of today’s technologies will shape tomorrow’s world? A new report compiled by the World Economic Forum reveals some of the breakthrough innovations that are expected to radically impact the global social and economic order. “From income inequality to climate change, technology will play a critical role in finding solutions to all the...
MIT Develops Tiny ‘Walking’ Motor That Helps More Complex Robots Self-Assemble
[Tech]
2019/07/03 10:14
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that robots of the future will be less “Wall-E” and more “Voltron meets ant swarm” – case in point, this new ambulatory motor created by MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld and his students at the school. [These tiny bots can also move gears, which is key in terms of having them build bigger, more context systems (Credit: MIT)]The motor above is little more...
The History of Portable Music
[Business]
2019/07/03 10:14
When Sony introduced the first Walkman in 1979, the portable, if clunky, cassette player was a total gamechanger. It freed music lovers around the world from the shackles of only being able to listen to their favorite tunes at home or while driving a car and brought music everywhere. Much to the disdain of some people that saw the Walkman as “a potent symbol of an antisocial electronic future...
