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Researchers Developing the Cognitive Hearing Aid
[Tech]
2018/12/13 09:04
Camera-connected hearing aid would "think" to help users hear. The scientists have already developed a 3D mouth-tracking algorithm.When trying to hear what another person is saying, hearing aid users are often stymied by loud background noises, such as the voices of other people in the same room. Scientists at China's Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University are working on a solution, in the form of...
Moment Pen for Kokuyo
[Design]
2018/12/13 09:03
Moment Pen is an amalgamation of pen and paper, interdependent mediums that help to capture and share a thought or message on the fly. They are inherently conceived as a single tool as it is common for one to be present without the other. Moment Pen thus suggests a new “hybrid” in which information can be noted conveniently; in moments of need, people can peel off individual memo sheets, back...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2019 Insurance Industry Outlook
[Investing]
2018/12/12 11:13
Strategies to stay competitive in the insurance market.Sustained economic growth, rising interest rates, and higher investment income contributed to a strong year for insurers in 2018. With 2019 shaping up to be banner year, longer term challenges like the potential for economic slowdown and ongoing disputes over tariffs and trade rules may cast a shadow on the insurance market outlook.Take the...
How Big Tech Is Tackling Auto & Mobility
[Business]
2018/12/12 11:13
Emerging trends in the auto and mobility space are transforming the way vehicles are designed and how people interact with them. We take a look at how Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook are capitalizing on these changes.[click to enlarge]Monumental shifts are taking place in the automotive sector. Autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and sharing (ACES) require a set of capabilit...
Rich People are Protecting Their Homes With Surveillance Drones
[Product]
2018/12/12 11:12
Sunflower Labs is building a drone surveillance system for high-end homes. A startup from a former Evernote exec is eager to become a leader of drone-based securityThe buzz of an autonomous drone is the new barking dog.The bougie homes of the future may find themselves guarded by high-tech, defensive Sunflowers and Bees.Those are the brand names of security firm Sunflower Labs’ two flagship pr...
(Video) electroCore Vagus Nerve Stimulator Cleared for Prevention of Cluster Headache
[Product]
2018/12/12 11:12
electroCore, based out of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, received the first FDA clearance for a product to prevent cluster headache. The gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) system was previously cleared for treating pain that has already kicked in, that is related to migraines and episodic cluster headaches. The new clearance means that doctors can prescribe it for prevention as w...
An Uptick in Clicks and Bricks for Pet Food : An Omnichannel Perspective
[Business]
2018/12/12 11:12
Like most sectors across the U.S. fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, the pet care realm has been no stranger to dramatic change. As with the human food and beverage industries, product assortment and fulfillment options across the pet industry have exploded as consumers have shifted how they shop for their furry companions. And given the plethora of choice across the market (local pet...
The WalkingPad - The Folding Treadmill That Fits Under Your Sofa
[Product]
2018/12/12 11:12
The WalkingPad is a winner product because it realizes that A. People are too lazy to go to the gym, and B. Houses and flats are too small to accommodate a home-gym into them. It, therefore, ticks the appropriate boxes with its innovative design and brings the gym to your home in a way that’s unintrusive yet feature-laden. This full-size treadmill folds up and slides right under your sofa or b...
The Ironing Hair Dryer - A Handy Product for Busy Travellers
[Design]
2018/12/12 11:12
On short breaks away and over-night business trips, the combination of restricted room in the suitcase and low-cost accommodation can leave you without access to two very important items… a hair dryer and an iron.For business meetings, we all like to have both ourselves and our clothes looking presentable, but with clothes spending hours folded and our hair having no method of drying… this ca...
