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Custom Chinos Made with 3D Body Imaging - Woodies
[Business]
2016/05/12 11:04
Woodies is a bespoke clothing company expanding their personalization service to include chinos made-to-measure with 3D technology.This is part of a series of articles that looks at entrepreneurs hoping to get their ideas off the ground through crowdfunding. At the time of writing, each of these innovations is currently seeking funding.Already selling custom-made shirts, Woodies has started a K...
The Whirlpool Levita - The Swiss Army Induction Cooker
[Design]
2016/05/12 11:03
The Whirlpool Levita aims to change your kitchen. On the one hand, appliances are good at what they do, but they only do one thing… the Levita is a jack of all trades in that aspect, allowing it to lend itself to the many activities of cooking. The left hand side of the device is an induction cooker. It has the ability to work with more than one utensil, sensing the the surface area of each ut...
(PDF) BCG - Global Retail Banking 2016 Report
[Business]
2016/05/11 11:10
Despite a tentative financial recovery, the retail-banking industry faces unrelenting, disruptive challenges. Banks that hope to prevail must urgently pursue digital simplicity. That is, they must develop digital and data capabilities that radically simplify their businesses while dramatically improving the customer experience through greater efficiency, quality, and speed. That mandate for dig...
(Patent) Apple Granted Patent for Even Smarter iPad Cover
[Tech]
2016/05/11 11:09
Apple has today been granted a patent for an iPad Smart Cover with more smarts than usual: it incorporates a built-in display, and even a Wacom-style drawing tablet.The patent illustrates a number of different ways the Smart Cover display could be used, from simply extending the iPad’s own display through text-only displays of things like reminders to a combined display and touchpad. Some of t...
Has Food Tech Lost Its Flavor ?
[Investing]
2016/05/11 11:08
Investors Dial Back On Funding Food-Focused Startups. Deals and funding plunge amid a scarcity of mega-rounds, with only two $100M+ deals to food tech in the quarter.Food tech startups were hit hard by the global pullback in funding to VC-backed companies in Q1’16. Global food tech deals dropped to 27 in Q1’16 from their record high of 78 in Q4’15. The category has raised just $684M in the q...
(Video) KFC Just Made Edible 'Finger Lickin' Good' Nail Polish That Tastes Like Chicken
[Business]
2016/05/11 11:07
Product is based on brand's two favorite recipes.April Fools' Day was a month ago, but KFC is only just now announcing that it has made two edible nail polishes that bring the classic tagline, "Finger Lickin' Good," grossly to life.Ogilvy & Mather worked with food technologists at McCormick, the spice company that provides KFC's secret mix of 11 secret herbs and spices, to crate the nail po...
(Video) Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Picks Passive Levitation for Pods
[Tech]
2016/05/11 11:06
The forward motion of its subsonic, people-carrying pods will provide the necessary magnetic levitation as a side effect, says Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a Southern Calif.-based startup, in an announcement made this morning. Dirk Ahlborn, the CEO and founder of HTT, told IEEE Spectrum that this passive leviation saves energy and trouble. “One of the biggest problems is the need for...
(Video) SoundPays - Could Payment Via Sound Waves Rival NFC ?
[Product]
2016/05/11 11:05
SoundPays and ToneTag are disrupting the fin tech industry with offline cashless payments through sound waves.Contactless payment is revolutionizing the retail experience for merchants and customers but it is currently only available on selected devices and to stores who can afford to upgrade their system. Offering other solutions are ToneTag and SoundPays — two sound-based mobile payment syst...
(Video) Get Your Hit of Nature Inside Your Home or Office with NaturePod
[Product]
2016/05/11 11:04
Biophilia is human's deep-seated affinity for nature. It explains why we feel restored after being in a park, invigorated by the seashore, captivated by crackling fires and crashing waves; why our capacity to be creative can be influenced by viewing scenes of nature.That’s why it is now part of good green building practice and is considered critical in the Living Building Challenge and the Wel...
Uslon Concept Swimwear Disguises Extra Buoyancy to Help Keep Afloat
[Design]
2016/05/11 11:03
‘Uslon’ designed by katerina semenko and engineered by valery graznov is swimwear with multiple tiny air-capsules stitched into its straps, waistline and neckline that provide the minimal sufficient volume to keep a body afloat. disguised to look like regular swimming attire, the flotation system does not need any instructions for inflation and uses atmospheric pressure with no risk for punct...
(Video) MIT's "Second Skin" - New Material Temporarily Tightens Skin
[Tech]
2016/05/10 11:11
“Second skin” polymer could also be used to protect dry skin and deliver drugs.Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed a new material that can temporarily protect and tighten skin, and smooth wrinkles. With further development, it could also be used to deliver drugs to help treat skin conditions such as eczema and other types of dermatiti...
Amazon to Launch a Recipe Delivery Service This Fall As it Rramps Up Food Business
[Business]
2016/05/10 11:10
Amazon is close to launching its own recipe-delivery service in partnership with Tyson Foods, showing the e-commerce company's growing ambition in the grocery and food business.Tyson Foods CEO Donald Smith reaffirmed in its earnings call on Monday that it's working with Amazon Fresh on a new "chef-inspired, meal kits service" called Tyson Taste Makers for launch this fall."We're expanding our r...
