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Sony's New Wearable Turns your Rolex Watch Into a Smartwatch - Wena Wrist Pro
[Product]
2019/02/18 10:16
Sony hasn't done much in the smartwatch space since its last Android Wear watch it unveiled in 2014, but the company is back with a new way to bring smart features to your wrist.In a similar vein to a hybrid smartwatch, the new Sony Wena straps allow you to connect your existing watch to a band that allows for contactless payments, basic fitness tracking and notifications from your phone.The st...
(PDF) BCG - The New Freelancers : Tapping Talent in the Gig Economy
[Business]
2019/02/17 09:10
Will job security erode with the advance of a digital “gig economy”? Will freelance workers, bereft of traditional benefits and social safety nets, face a diminishing share of income and wealth?The gig economy is often perceived as a fast-growing threat to employment stability and labor rights, promoting low-grade, low-paid jobs that offer workers little of the appeal or dignity of traditiona...
The Future of AI Art Goes Up for Auction at Sotheby’s for $50,000
[Design]
2019/02/17 09:09
Mario Klingemann’s “Memories of Passersby I” generates portraits using neural networks. But that’s not what makes it art.Munich-based artist Mario Klingemann has been making art using algorithms for 25 years, posting his experiments online and showing the final results in galleries. He’s a leading artist working with AI today–but next month, Klingemann’s groundbreaking work will breach t...
Mckinsey - How to Capture What the Customer Wants
[Business]
2019/02/17 09:08
Companies often fail across digital channels because they are insufficiently aware of the real needs and preferences of their customers across omnichannel journeys.Customers now have an unprecedented number of ways to engage with companies, from traditional channels to an ever-growing array of digital modes. Many organizations have responded by investing in digital channels, frequently in an ef...
(Video) Highly Dexterous Prosthetic Arm Gives Users Sensations - DeTOP
[Tech]
2019/02/17 09:07
A woman in Sweden became the first person in the world to receive an osseo-neuromuscular hand prosthesis that is impressively accurate and that can even transmit sensations back to its user. The device is integrated with the patient’s remaining natural arm unlike anything else out there. It is the culmination of the DeTOP (Dexterous Transradial Osseointegrated Prosthesis with neural control an...
Earnings Season to Offer Next Test for Retail Stocks
[Investing]
2019/02/17 09:06
S&P 500 Retailing index slumps on disappointing retail sales data. A strong labor market, rising wages and lower gas prices are expected to have lifted retailers’ sales in the crucial holiday period. Retail stocks tumbled Thursday after an important measure of consumer spending slumped over the holiday season, raising the stakes for the industry’s upcoming earnings season.The S&P 500...
OGarden Smart : Grow An Indoor Garden of 90 Fruits & Veggies
[Product]
2019/02/17 09:05
OGarden Smart is an automated indoor garden that lets you grow fresh, organic products from the comfort of your living room. Comprised of an innovative revolving garden wheel with automated cycles for LED lighting, fertilization, and irrigation, OGarden allows you to simultaneously grow up to 90 different fruits, vegetables, and herbs with minimal hassle and maintenance. OGarden is designed to...
Visualizing the Funding Behind the Most Innovative Fintech Companies
[Business]
2019/02/17 09:04
The most innovative fintech companies have two things in common. They’re getting a lot of attention from investors, and they’re using technology to dramatically simplify financial transactions.[click to enlarge]That’s our conclusion from reading a new ranking from Forbes on the most innovative fintech companies in 2019. And when you pause to consider what each company is trying to do, it’s...
Baux Launches Biodegradable Acoustic Panels Made from a Plant-based Material
[Design]
2019/02/17 09:03
Acoustic products brand Baux has worked with a team of scientists specialising in biomimicry to create a line of biodegradable acoustic panels, called Baux Acoustic Pulp.Made from a new paper-like, plant-based material, the series of nine panels was developed with Swedish industrial design studio Form Us With Love, in collaboration with scientists from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).Ba...
