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The Billion-Dollar Holiday
[Business]
2018/11/22 11:26
When Americans started celebrating Thanksgiving in the 19th century, it was about cherishing the blessings of the year, particularly the year’s harvest. These days however, it appears as if many people spend the holiday thinking about what they might need rather than what they already have. Over the past few years, Thanksgiving weekend has grown to become a huge shopping extravaganza both on-...
This Clock is Also a Life-Saving Emergency Kit
[Design]
2018/11/22 11:26
A clock serves as an indication of whether you’re on time, early, or running late. The clock practically guides you through your day, directing your life, but the Life Clock by Gyeonggido Company & SWNA design studio does much more. Designed as a disaster survival kit, this clock can practically save lives by allowing you to be prepared during a disaster. The clock comes with a hollow inte...
(Patent) Forget VR Treadmills : Google Patents Motorized, Omnidirectional VR Sneakers
[Tech]
2018/11/21 11:38
Google's idea would cancel out walking locomotion with motorized roller skates.If virtual reality is ever going to become the immersive, holodeck-style platform that we all dream of, someone is going to have to figure out locomotion. Today, you can strap on a Vive or Oculus headset and more or less be visually transported to a virtual world, but the reality of, well, reality, means you can usua...
(Video) First AI-Scripted Commercial Debuts, Directed by Kevin Macdonald for Lexus
[Business]
2018/11/21 11:38
Computers aren’t going to replace creative pros — but machine learning and artificial intelligence can be powerful tools in the storytelling process.That’s the takeaway from Lexus’ newest ad, which it’s billing as the advertising industry’s first commercial scripted by artificial intelligence. The 60-second spot was directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald, working from a script that was...
(PDF) Deloitte - How Americans Spend Their 24 Hours
[Consumer]
2018/11/21 11:38
How do Americans spend their 24 hours each day? Data from the American Time Use Survey illuminates what Americans tend to do with their time, offering valuable insights to policymakers, economists, and businesses.HOW much sleep does the average American get each day? How much time do Americans typically spend at work and at play—and when at play, what do they do? Intrusive as these questions m...
Walmart Unveils 'Digital Playground' as It Gets Serious about Toys
[Business]
2018/11/21 11:37
Walmart has created an online Walmart Toy Lab, described as a "digital playground," where kids can use home computers or tablets to access and play with 20 of the toys on the retailer’s Top Rated by Kids list, according to a Walmart press release.To enable the online experience, Walmart has partnered with interactive video entertainment provider Eko. By using an online "Funtroller," kids can s...
The Echo Auto Brings The Power of Alexa Into your Car
[Product]
2018/11/21 11:37
The Echo Auto was announced just a few months ago at Amazon’s hardware event, along with a whole line-up of other devices (like the Alexa Microwave, the Echo Sub, and loads more) and is all set to make its way into automobiles across the world. What does it do? Gives you the power of Alexa in your car. Over the past few years, Alexa has become pretty indispensable. Most homes today have an Ech...
(Infographic) 6 Millennial Spending Statistics
[Consumer]
2018/11/21 11:37
This infographic by Savebly provides some Millennials spending statistics and reveals how Millennials choose to spend their money.Previous generations look at Millennials and see that they have bad spending habits but the truth is that Millennials are dealt a bad hand with rising living costs and wages that aren’t keeping up. Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018...
The Makerphone : From Consumer Electronics to Creator Electronics
[Design]
2018/11/21 11:37
The phone has gotten sufficiently advanced enough for us to know practically nothing about how it functions.In the olden days, if a toaster or radio broke, we opened it up, tinkered with it, fixed it, and put it back together. We still do that with cars today… but the smartphone, the smartphone has too many functions, too advanced technologies, and relies on a multitude of parts to function. A...
