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A Study Finds Nearly Half of Jobs are Vulnerable to Automation
[Consumer]
2018/11/15 11:24
That could free people to pursue more interesting careers.A WAVE of automation anxiety has hit the West. Just try typing “Will machines…” into Google. An algorithm offers to complete the sentence with differing degrees of disquiet: “...take my job?”; “...take all jobs?”; “...replace humans?”; “...take over the world?” Job-grabbing robots are no longer science fiction. In 2013 Carl Be...
A Fitness Tracker for Mental Health and Wellness - SysteMD
[Tech]
2018/11/15 11:24
Researchers at Draper, the famous engineering firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have developed a system consisting of a number of different sensors that work together to analyze various vital signs and physical parameters to help with screening, diagnosing, and monitoring mental health conditions. Mental illness, while often challenging, is very common. According to the National Institutes of H...
This Apple Watch Case is Perfect for #throwbackthursday
[Design]
2018/11/15 11:22
Is that a new iPod?! Nope! It’s the new Apple Watch in its coolest, old-schoolest external case yet! Joyce Kang and C.O Design Lab’s Pod Case gives the Apple Watch a much-needed history lesson, introducing it to the ancestor that started the Apple craze. The watch’s screen roughly matches the screen size found in classic iPod Nanos, while its body is only a slight bit thicker. The Pod Case,...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Business Value of Design
[Business]
2018/11/14 11:30
How do the best design performers increase their revenues and shareholder returns at nearly twice the rate of their industry counterparts?We all know examples of bad product and service design. The USB plug (always lucky on the third try). The experience of rushing to make your connecting flight at many airports. The exhaust port on the Death Star in Star Wars.We also all know iconic designs, s...
(Video) AR/VR Agency Vertebrae Launches Web-based AR Platform for Online Retailers
[Business]
2018/11/14 11:30
Called Axis, it enables online visitors to virtually “try on” hats and other accessories and interact with objects in 360-degree detail.Online retailers now have another weapon in their marketing arsenal: a new augmented reality (AR) Web-based platform.Called Axis, it is intended specifically for retailers and was launched on Monday by Santa Monica AR/VR ad agency and tech shop Vertebrae.How...
Tablet Market Sees Modest Decline of 8.6%
[Product]
2018/11/14 11:30
The worldwide tablet market declined 8.6% during the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18) as global shipments fell to 36.4 million, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Slate tablets accounted for the majority of the market with 31.6 million units, down 7.9% from the previous year. Detachable tablets also declined, down 13.1% fr...
(Video) The World's Most Advanced Social Robot - Furhat Robotics
[Tech]
2018/11/14 11:30
The Furhat system uses back-projection to display a human face onto a mask.While a Westworld-ian future of lifelike humanoid robots may still be a long way away, the world of robotics in 2018 is at quite a fascinating point. AI voice assistants are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and large-scale robots are getting more and more dynamically mobile. However, bringing all these disparate elem...
TempTraq Stick-On Wireless Temperature Monitor Cleared
[Product]
2018/11/14 11:29
TempTraq, a Blue Spark Technologies company, won the European CE Mark for its stick-on wireless temperature monitor. The TempTraq device is about the size of a bandage and is stuck to the patient near the armit. It transmits readings wirelessly to a smartphone, if used at home, or a central system, if as part of a clinical monitoring system.Data is streamed continuously from the sensors, allowi...
(Infographic) Will a Robot Take Your Job ?
[Consumer]
2018/11/14 11:29
A recent study by the Mckinsey Global Institute forecasts up to 800 million workers worldwide could lose their jobs to automation by 2030.Industrial machine operators, administrators, and service workers will be the first to take a hit. Meanwhile, poorer countries with lower investment in tech are less likely to feel the pinch.Jobs Out, Jobs InToday’s chart uses data from the Future of Jobs Re...
