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(PDF) DextrES Haptic Feedback Glove Lets You Touch the Virtual World
[Tech]
2018/11/07 10:47
Scientists from EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) in Switzerland have designed a haptic feedback glove that allows you to touch and feel objects in the virtual world, which is an excellent accomplishment over using handheld controllers. This isn’t the first foray into using haptic gloves to interact with virtual objects, VRgluv, HaptX, and EXOS can accomplish the same feat (albei...
Tink Labs, Which Gives Free-to-Use Smartphones to Hotel Guests, is Raising $300M
[Investing]
2018/11/07 10:47
Tink Labs, a Hong Kong startup that develops smartphones that hotels provide to their guests for free, is raising a new round of up to $300 million to further its international footprint, TechCrunch has come to understand.The startup is in the final stages of completing the deal that could give its six-year-old business a post-money valuation of at least $1.5 billion, two sources with knowledge...
Omnichannel Fast Facts on the In-Store and E-Commerce Landscapes
[Consumer]
2018/11/07 10:47
There’s no doubt that e-commerce is reshaping the global retail industry. But while online shopping is driving much of the growth, offline sales in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market are up this year as well.Specifically, on- and offline FMCG sales totaled more than $1.01 trillion in the year ended Aug. 25, 2018, which is 2.6% more than a year ago. It is worth noting that e-commerce...
Sim-Pill - Medicine Packaging
[Design]
2018/11/07 10:47
Sim-Pill is a medicine packaging concept for some basic over the counter drugs to make them easily recognizable to everyone.Do you have a medicine box at home filled with medicines and you can’t figure out which medicine does what?Design: Akkshit KhattarProject Type: Student ProjectSchool: MIT Institute of DesignLocation: Pune, IndiaPackaging Contents: Medicine TabletsPackaging Substrate / Mat...
(Video) The 'Night Watch' Device Could Save Thousands of Lives
[Product]
2018/11/07 10:46
A new high-tech bracelet, developed by scientists from the Netherlands detects 85 percent of all severe night-time epilepsy seizures. That is a much better score than any other technology currently available. The researchers involved think that this bracelet can reduce the worldwide number of unexpected night-time fatalities in epilepsy patients. They published the results of a prospective tria...
The Most Sensible Professional VR Headset Ever Designed - Pega VR4
[Design]
2018/11/07 10:46
The future in which we’re perpetually strapped to AR or VR headsets is a distant, dystopic one. At most, we’d use a VR headset for 2-3 hours of work or gaming, in conjunction with our desktop PC. That temporary use is what triggered the design of the Pega VR4. It sits in its dock, right beside your desktop, and plugs to your head when you need.Short and fragmented VR experiences are much more...
(PDF) Deloitte - The CMO Survey: Fall 2018 Report
[Business]
2018/11/06 11:14
What insights can we gain from marketing leaders? The CMO Survey report collects and disseminates the opinions of top marketers to help predict the future of markets, track marketing excellence, and improve the value of marketing in firms and society.The CMO Survey August 2018: Budgets on the rise amid industry concernsDespite a recent drop in overall marketer optimism and a decrease in total m...
(Patent) IBM Patent Uses Blockchain to Build Trust in Augmented Reality Gaming
[Tech]
2018/11/06 11:14
Blockchain may be the answer to enforcing trust by combining AR and real-world location records. IBM has filed a new patent with the aim of instilling trust in augmented reality (AR) applications when users visit real-world locations.The patent application, no. 20180311572, was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week.IBM's document describes a solution which "deters au...
Luxury Sales Slowdown Reflects Waning Chinese Buying Power
[Business]
2018/11/06 11:14
Middle-class consumers hold back, with cash stuck in sinking stocks and property.Kelly Chai, a white-collar worker at a technology company in Beijing, hasn't spent any money on luxuries for a while.Once upon a time, Chai used to buy lower-end Louis Vuitton products, but she now refrains from spending even $400 on a Coach handbag. "I could not make up my mind. I feel it's not necessary," said th...
