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(PDF) Pew - Teens’ Social Media Habits and Experiences
[Consumer]
2018/12/04 10:22
Teens credit social media for helping to build stronger friendships and exposing them to a more diverse world, but they express concern that these sites lead to drama and social pressure.Amid growing concern over social media’s impact and influence on today’s youth, a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens finds that many young people acknowledge the unique challenges – and benefits –...
(Video) ModiFace Applies Its Augmented Reality Tech to Nail Polish with Fingertip-Tracking Feature
[Product]
2018/12/04 10:22
French cosmetics giant L'Oréal isn't wasting any time putting its new subsidiary, ModiFace, to work. The company launched a new tool that enables a photo-realistic augmented reality simulation of nail polish shades and textures to be accurately displayed on a user's fingers in real time.To sample the Virtual Nail Salon tool, iOS device users can download the app via Apple's App Store.The app o...
(Video) Research at NVIDIA : The First Interactive AI Rendered Virtual World
[Tech]
2018/12/04 10:21
It’s a simple driving simulator but could be the beginning of a revolution in video game graphics.The recent boom in artificial intelligence has produced impressive results in a somewhat surprising realm: the world of image and video generation. The latest example comes from chip designer Nvidia, which today published research showing how AI-generated visuals can be combined with a traditional...
McDonald’s Elegant Christmas Cup Designs Include Reusable, Eco-Friendly Versions
[Design]
2018/12/04 10:20
Fans of the Golden Arches might have already laid eyes on its 2018 McCafé Christmas Cups, shown above, used to package its ‘Toffee Latte’, ‘Millionaire’s Latte’, and ‘Hot Chocolate’. In addition to these three designs, McDonald’s is introducing two other reusable cup designs, featured below, as part of its ‘#ReindeerReady’ Christmas campaign. “This Christmas we have two gorgeous sty...
(Infographic) The Business Value of the Blockchain
[Business]
2018/12/04 10:20
Blockchain can be an elusive concept. Its abstract nature leaves many wondering if this emerging technology is the global catalyst evangelists claim it to be.But blockchain is more of a tool than a catalyst – not a one-size-fits-all, but a new foundation underpinning our everyday tasks. It offers industries a techno-driven facelift with its ability to increase productivity, ensure transparency...
World Interior of the Year at the 2018 - Yumin Art Nouveau Collection
[Design]
2018/12/04 10:19
Yumin Art Nouveau Collection was crowned World Interior of the Year at the 2018 Inside World Festival of Interiors.During this year's WAF (World Architecture Festival), its sister event, the Inside World Festival of Interiors, also took place in Amsterdam. The three-day function, which celebrates interior design excellence, culminated with the crowning of the Yumin Art Nouveau Collection as the...
Rethinking the Coat Rack
[Design]
2018/12/04 10:19
It might seem a bit silly at first glance, but once you’re aware of its functionality, the Brush coat rack makes perfect, simple sense. Crafted from raw wood and boar’s hair, the design works much in the same way as a traditional coat rack or clothes hanger you’d see in any entryway. What sets it apart, however, is the removable “branches” with a brush features that can be used to clean an...
(PDF) Reuters & Oxford - The Future of Voice and the Implications for News
[Consumer]
2018/12/03 11:01
Smart speakers have no idea how to give us news. One of the most exciting things about a new kind of device is how little we know about what it’s good for. At this point, we basically know what a smartphone can do, but the possibilities for a voice-activated, internet-enabled speaker are still more or less untested. There are lots of ideas, some good and some bad, and we’re still figuring out...
(Video) Audi, Airbus and Italdesign Test Flying Taxi Concept - “Pop.Up Next”
[Design]
2018/12/03 11:01
At Drone Week in Amsterdam Audi, Airbus and Italdesign are presenting for the first time a flying and driving prototype of “Pop.Up Next”. This innovative concept for a flying taxi combines a self-driving electric car with a passenger drone. In the first public test flight, the flight module accurately placed a passenger capsule on the ground module, which then drove from the test grounds auto...
