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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...
How Children Interact With Smart Speakers
[Consumer]
2019/06/11 11:52
One of the reasons for the popularity of smart speakers is how easy they are to use. So easy in fact that children quickly figure out how to get Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant to follow their orders. So how do children typically interact with their new virtual family members? The good news is that, according to a survey conducted by NPR and Edison Research, children do not misuse smart speaker...
(M&A) Salesforce Bets on Big Data with $15.3 Billion Tableau Buy
[Investing]
2019/06/11 11:51
Salesforce.com Inc on Monday decided to buy big data firm Tableau Software Inc for $15.3 billion, marking the biggest acquisition in the company’s history as it looks to offer more data insights to its clients.Salesforce’s deal comes days after Alphabet Inc’s Google bought big-data analytics company Looker for $2.6 billion and surpasses the $5.9 billion that the cloud-based software company...
New Handheld Sensor Alerts People to Allergens in Food
[Product]
2019/06/11 11:51
In the US, food allergies trigger anaphylactic shock in someone every six minutes. Israel's SensoGenic may have a way to cut those stats drastically.At one year old, Noam Yasovsky was diagnosed with allergies to eggs, sesame and milk. Eating at other people’s homes or in restaurants has been a challenge ever since, necessitating Noam to bring his own food or try to determine which dishes won’...
StethoMe At-Home Stethoscope for Detection of Respiratory Issues in Kids Cleared in Europe
[Product]
2019/06/11 11:51
StethoMe, a company headquartered in Poznań, Poland, just won the European CE mark for its eponymous digital stethoscope and accompanying software that analyzes recorded sounds for signs of respiratory problems.StethoMe is intended to be used by parents to check on their kids when there are signs of sickness. Instead of immediately bringing the child in for an exam, a parent can perform a basi...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Used Cars, New Platforms: Accelerating Sales in a Digitally Disrupted Market
[Business]
2019/06/10 09:10
Dealers, investors, and disruptors can up their games to cater to digitally savvy used-car consumers.The digital revolution is disrupting used-car retailing—for the better. This new wave of digital retailing represents more than technology alone because it focuses a spotlight on the importance of the customer experience in the used-car-buying process.As revealed by our proprietary customer res...
ReWalk Exo-Suit Gets Green Light in U.S., Europe to Aid Stroke Recovery
[Product]
2019/06/10 09:09
ReWalk Robotics, a company with offices in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Yokneam Ilit, Israel, won FDA approval and a CE mark for its ReStore Exo-Suit, clearing the device for sale in the United States and EU countries.The ReStore Exo-Suit had its beginnings at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. It is made of a soft wrap that is placed around a lower leg that is a...
