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Here's What's Behind the Mysterious Oreo Door That Popped Up in NYC Today
[Business]
2016/02/03 11:21
If you're in New York City today, and anywhere near 18th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, head over there before 6:30 p.m. and check out this Oreo mysterious door. Actually, it's more like a portal.The Mondelez cookie brand is calling it the "Oreo Wonder Vault." And we're told it's where new Oreo flavors magically appear, as if out of thin air. And indeed, that's apparently what's happening...
Insurify Raises $2M, Launches Text-Based Virtual Auto Insurance Agent
[Investing]
2016/02/03 11:21
Insurify, a startup that makes recommendations for auto insurance coverage, is announcing today a $2 million seed round and also launching Evia, a personal digital assistant that people communicate with in text messages to get quotes for the car insurance that’s right for them.Evia is available in a limited public beta. Insurify’s underlying system works in 30 states, and it can offer quotes...
(Video) Up The Wall : A Shelving System You Can Design
[Design]
2016/02/03 11:21
Bent Hansen Studio just launched a flexible shelving system that breaks away from tradition. Up The Wall invites you to step in to create a shelf that works for you and your needs. One set contains one short and one long shelf that join together to form an asymmetrical cross. The beauty of the design is that you can add more sets to build a custom shelf as large or as small as you want. Up The...
Feng Shui-Approved Humidifier - “Streaming Wisdom”
[Design]
2016/02/03 11:21
The water-rounded cobblestone-shaped “Streaming Wisdom” humidifier and its spray represent the ancient Chinese belief that wisdom is tied to mountains and streams. The visible flow of the vapor creates a captivating visual that inspires the viewers imagination. Users can set their desired humidity and enjoy a sense of well-being both physically and visually.Designer : Niu Zhengkai & Pu Gu...
(PDF) BCG - Three Paths to Advantage with Digital Supply Chains
[Business]
2016/02/02 12:34
For years, companies have used digital supply chain technologies to improve service levels and reduce costs. But the inability to connect disparate systems, provide end-to-end visibility into the supply chain, and crunch massive amounts of data, among other issues, has prevented many companies from achieving the full potential of their supply chains. Now, thanks to the wide availability and ado...
(Video) The World's First Real Anti-Microbial Toothbrush Case - Brushield
[Product]
2016/02/02 12:34
The Brushield is claimed to be the "world's first real anti-microbial toothbrush case". The Brushield is made of aircraft-grade aluminium and treated with silver-ionic technology Among the risks to our toothbrushes are germs that come from flushing toilets, not drying out between uses, cross-contamination with other brushes, and other external threats. Toothbrush covers can be used to mitigate...
Venture Capitalists Chase Rising Cybersecurity Spending
[Investing]
2016/02/02 12:34
Investors have been pouring money into companies selling “next-generation” security products.The rash of headline-grabbing cyberattacks on major companies over the past few years has made one thing abundantly clear: it’s not enough to rely only on traditional security tools. To venture capitalists, that means there’s money to be made by betting on startups developing new ones.VCs are hopi...
(PDF) Millennials Are Starting to Change the Stock Market
[Investing]
2016/02/02 12:34
Alistair Owen pours most of his paycheck into what he calls a travel-and-lifestyle fund.“I’m not saving up to buy anything,” said the 28-year-old engineer, who shares a rented apartment with two flatmates in south London. “I prefer to go out for dinner at a nice place, pay a round at the pub or explore a new area of the world. I feel like I would be losing out on living if I chose to own st...
Spelling It Out
[Investing]
2016/02/02 12:33
The internet giant’s new corporate structure will provide more clarity for investors.THESE days it seems as if there is almost no area of technology that Google can resist dipping its toes into. Among other things it is working on driverless cars, delivery drones, glucose-detecting contact lenses for diabetics, devices for the “smart home” and research into extending human lifespans. The cor...
(Video) Startup Delivers Birth Control Pills On-Demand - Nurx
[Business]
2016/02/02 12:33
Nurx is an app that helps deliver free contraceptive medication to women in San Francisco.Back in 2012 a London-based service started delivering the morning after pill by courier. Now a new app in San Francisco is offering birth control medication delivery to Californians.Nurx delivers contraceptive pills for free for women who have insurance — or USD 15 for those without it — and is also pla...
(Video) A Wrist-Worn Sweat Sensor to Monitor Your Health
[Tech]
2016/02/02 12:33
Wrist-Worn Sweat Sensor Measures Multiple Metabolites, Electrolytes in Skin SweatWearable health trackers are all the rage these days, but in many ways they’re still glorified pedometers. Some measure the heart rate, or even blood pressure, but even at that they’re not great at. At the University of California, Berkeley researchers have developed an impressive new wearable sensor that can mea...
Brilliant Travel Ads Want You To Explore The World Beyond Social Media
[Design]
2016/02/02 12:33
Created for Brazilian travel agency CVC, these brilliant ads implore viewers to go out and explore the world beyond social media. Featuring the logos of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, they resemble windows that peer into beautiful destinations such as the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and the Christ the Redeemer statue—destinations that you should visit in person and not through the w...
