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(PDF) Deloitte - Disruptive Innovation in the Retail Power Sector
[Business]
2019/01/23 11:42
To compete with new market entrants and business models, retail power companies ought to consider broadening their innovation programs. This report shares how some companies are disrupting the retail power sector by innovating across the business.DISRUPTION in the retail power sector isn’t anything new, but its pace and consequences appear to be increasing. Nonetheless, many retail power provi...
Starbucks is Teaming Up with Uber to Start Delivering Coffee in 6 of the Biggest US Cities
[Business]
2019/01/23 11:42
Starbucks and Uber are joining forces to deliver coffee, snacks, and other items in six major US cities. Starbucks says 95% of its menu will soon be available on the Uber Eats app, and purchases come with a $2.49 flat booking fee.It is scheduled to launch in San Francisco on Tuesday before rolling out in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, over the next few weeks. The ne...
The End Of Apple
[Investing]
2019/01/23 11:42
This article originally stated that Apple had hiked iPhone prices by 500% in the past eight years; in 2010, you could buy a brand-new iPhone 4 for 199 bucks; in 2014, the newly released iPhone 6 cost 299 bucks; the cheapest model of the latest iPhone X costs $1,149.“Oh man, that’s almost a month’s rent for me…” Here I am sitting in a cab in New York City. I’m headed uptown to Columbia Uni...
One Screen Is Not Enough !
[Consumer]
2019/01/23 11:42
Between working on a computer, relaxing in front of the TV and using our smartphones whenever we have a couple of seconds to kill, we are spending more time staring at screens than any generation before us. And yet we can’t seem to get enough screen time. According to Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report, 73 percent of U.S. adults at least occasionally use a digital device while watching TV...
(Video) ClearUP Electronic Gadget for Relieving Sinus Pain from Hay Fever
[Product]
2019/01/23 11:41
Tivic Health, based outside of San Francisco, won FDA clearance for its ClearUP device for treating allergy-related sinus pain. ClearUP is used to deliver electric current to the nose, the user sliding the device along the outside of the nasal passages while therapy is administered. The device delivers only a small electric current using a proprietary signal pattern that has shown to be effecti...
(Infographic) The 50 Best Jobs in America
[Consumer]
2019/01/23 11:41
Go to college and get a high-paying job.That’s what most parents say they want for their children. But it’s hard to figure out which career path offers both high compensation and widespread demand. That’s why we created a new visualization breaking down the top 50 best jobs in America according to U.S. News & World Report.Infograhic : https://cdn.howmuch.net/articles/the-best-50-jobs-in-...
Waterproof Wristband Acts as Emergency Coastguard Device - Dial
[Design]
2019/01/23 11:41
Emergency services are often under pressure with not enough resources. Innovations that can help alleviate the strain are therefore naturally valuable. Springwise has already spotted such devices as this integrated home system that warns of earthquakes and a multi-purpose bench that also functions as an emergency raft. Now a GPS-connected wristband can help the coastguard find those in danger i...
(PDF) In-Car Voice Assistant Consumer Adoption Report 2019
[Consumer]
2019/01/22 11:14
Voicebot collaborated with Drivetime.fm and Voice of the Car Summit in analyzing data from a survey of 1,040 U.S. adults to better understand usage and attitudes toward voice assistant use in the car. The In-Car Voice Assistant Consumer Adoption Report is a 33-page report with 17 charts and diagrams based around a national survey of U.S. adults and an analysis of activity by leading automakers,...
(Patent) Motorola Patent Teases a RAZR-like Phone with a Foldable Display
[Tech]
2019/01/22 11:14
Is this the hotly-tipped revival of everyone's fave flip phone?Newly-discovered Motorola patent may be our first look at Lenovo's rumoured RAZR foldable phone. Unearthed by 91 Mobiles, the filing contains several illustrations that seem to show a handset with a folding screen on the inside and a second, smaller screen on the outside.Though there's no mention of the RAZR brand in the document, t...
