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(Video) Israel's Mantis Vision is Transforming Mobile Capabilities With Sophisticated 3D Tech
[Tech]
2018/10/16 10:34
Mantis Vision, an Israeli company that borrows part of its name from the praying mantis, an insect with a unique form of 3D vision, is looking to radically change how we create, capture and consume digital content, particularly on mobile.The company, founded in 2005, developed patented, innovative 3D technology based on structured light to capture detailed 3D environments, more so than other si...
Solar-Powered Smart Wallet Reveals Its Whereabouts with Voice Commands - Ekster 3.0
[Product]
2018/10/16 10:34
The Ekster 3.0 is the latest trackable wallet to hit the scene, and with voice control and clever card-dispensing mechanism, has more than a few handy tricks up its sleeve.We first heard of Dutch startup Ekster in 2015 when it debuted its first wallet on Kickstarter. It has now returned to the crowdfunding platform with its third take on the lost wallet problem.The RFID-blocking Ekster 3.0 is c...
(PDF) Deloitte - 2019 Commercial Real Estate Industry Outlook
[Investing]
2018/10/15 11:03
Agility is key to winning in the digital era.New business models and competition, extensive use of technology, and changing tenant and investor expectations are redefining the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. As investors increasingly favor newer business models and the tech-enabled ecosystem, companies in the commercial real estate industry will have to realign business priorities and ad...
(Video) Vayyar’s In-Car Breath Sensor Can Save You and Your Kids from Senseless Tragedy
[Tech]
2018/10/15 11:03
Cameras, radar, and lidar make up the holy trinity of sensors enabling advanced driver aids and autonomous driving, but Vayyar Imaging wants to narrow that trio down to a duo. The Israeli company known for 3D-imaging chips claims to have developed a sensor kit combining the functions of radar and lidar, and even doing things neither technology has been used for yet. At the 2018 Paris Motor Show...
The Man Behind the Scooter Revolution
[Business]
2018/10/15 11:03
Two decades ago, a Swiss inventor laid the foundation for the big mobility innovation of 2018. Like so many inventions, the scooter was a child of necessity: Specifically, the need to get a bratwurst without looking like an idiot.One night in 1990, Wim Ouboter, a Dutch-Swiss banker and amateur craftsman, was “in the mood for a St. Gallen bratwurst at the Sternengrill in Zurich,” or so the sto...
Subscriptions Lead Digital Content Spending
[Consumer]
2018/10/15 11:02
Throughout the past decade, one of the key challenges for content owners and publishers has been how to get people to pay for digital content that they were used to getting for free. To this day, many people are unwilling to pay for access to a news website, while they have no problem buying a printed newspaper. The lack of a physical, haptic product seems to diminish the perceived value of dig...
(Video) Park & Diamond is a Collapsible Helmet That Looks Like a Baseball Cap
[Product]
2018/10/15 10:57
Created by ex-SpaceX engineers. Looks & feels like a baseball cap. Safe as a traditional helmet.Everybody knows a bike helmet could save your life, but that doesn't stop people ditching them because they look dorky or are too bulky to stash in a bag.The Park & Diamond is a new helmet designed to solve both of those problems, resembling a baseball cap when it's on your head and collapsin...
(PDF) Sprayable Antennas Turn Surfaces Into Ultra-Thin, Transparent Transmitters
[Tech]
2018/10/15 10:57
The sprayable antenna is made of MXene, a 2D titanium carbide material, which is extremely conductive and in tests performs as well as traditional antennas.If a device connects wirelessly to other things, chances are high that it has an antenna in it. But as crucial as these components are, the rigid metals they're made of can limit what devices they can be built into. To help with that, resear...
Panasonic's Wear Space Concentration by Limiting Senses of Sight and Hearing
[Design]
2018/10/15 10:55
Panasonic's wear space aids concentration by limiting senses of sight and hearingall images courtesy of panasonic – future life factory.Wear space by panasonic is a wearable prototype device created to aid concentration by limiting one’s senses of sight and hearing. designed similar to a set of horse blinkers, the project employs a partition that controls the wearer’s field of view, as well...
