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Rinspeed Turns BMW's i8 Into the Self-Driving, Drone-Docking Σtos Concept
[Design]
2015/12/20 11:10
When it comes to designing concept cars, Rinspeed doesn't just think outside the box; it crushes the box down, rips it to shreds and uses the shreds to light the bonfire it stares into as it daydreams about its next idea. Next year, it's abandoning its longstanding convention of debuting a creative concept at the Geneva Motor Show, instead using the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. The Etos conc...
Monetization Will Be Digital Media’s Biggest Challenge in 2016
[Business]
2015/12/20 11:09
When it comes to discussing the future of digital media, there are a few voices that the industry looks to (with good reason!) like Ken Doctor, Mathew Ingram, Lucia Moses, and others.But what do the people working “in the trenches” every day think? We wanted to get the pulse on the most important trends that the digital media industry encountered in 2015, and check to see what is expected in...
(Video) The First Selfie Stick Case for iPhone - STIKBOX
[Product]
2015/12/20 11:08
Can You Really Hate a Selfie Stick That Cleverly Transforms Into a Smartphone Case ?It’s easy to hate selfie sticks; they’re the seedy underbelly of the camera-equipped smartphones we carry around. But it’s really hard to hate on the brilliantly-engineered Stikbox that hides a telescoping 28-inch long selfie stick on the back of your mobile device.Like their more respectable cousin the tripo...
(Infographic) IDC - Mobile Internet Users to Top 2 Billion Worldwide in 2016
[Consumer]
2015/12/20 11:07
The International Data Corporation (IDC ) estimates that 3.2 billion people, or 44% of the world's population, will have access to the Internet in 2016. Of this number, more than 2 billion will be using mobile devices to do so. But what are the world's Internet users doing online? A new IDC infographic, How the World Uses the Internet , looks at the global Internet population and some of its on...
(Video) Smartphone Keyboard Teaches While You Text - Words U Keyboard
[Business]
2015/12/20 11:05
WordsU has developed an alternate keyboard for smart phones with an autocorrect function that, instead of trying to figure out what word you are trying to type, tries to expand your vocabulary. (Alternate keyboards are apps that replace the standard keypad image that appears when you need to type on a mobile device. Most are designed to make typing faster, more intuitive, or more fun.) WordsU’...
(Video) 3D-Imagining Sensor Developer Vayyar Raises $22 Million
[Investing]
2015/12/20 11:05
Vayyar, 3D-imagining sensor developer that says to make “it possible to see through objects,” took in a $22 million investment led by Walden Riverwood. Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Israel Cleantech Ventures also participated in the round that brings Vayyar’s total funding to $34 million.The startup developed a sensor that can scan through materials and liquids to create a...
Wine Buyers Judge Bottles by Their Labels—How Can Brands Stand Out ?
[Consumer]
2015/12/20 11:04
From Champagne to Chardonnay to Cabernet, wine shelves have something to appeal to almost every palate. For discerning consumers, there are options aplenty for any occasion. But for brands, the category is crowded, and standing out is difficult. In fact, in 2014, 4,200 new wines were introduced to market, representing 12.5% of category items.Unlike other beverage alcohol categories, advertising...
Nano-Scale 3D Printing Technology Helps Researchers Print the Smallest Color Picture Ever Printed
[Tech]
2015/12/20 11:03
Measuring itself at an astoundingly tiny 0.0092 mm, or 80 µm x 115 µm, in size Guinness World Records Limited has just named ETH Zurich and their spin off company Scrona Ltd. as the official World Record Holders for the smallest inkjet-printed color image. The image, about the same size as the cross-sectional area of a typical human hair, depicts a pair of colorful clownfish hanging out in fr...
(Infographic) Disney’s World : A Graphical History of Disney Films
[Business]
2015/12/17 11:36
A graphical history of Disney films and the company Walt created.WALT DISNEY was a textbook example of a polymath. All at once an innovator, entrepreneur, cartoonist, voice actor, animator, studio boss, theme park creator/owner and film producer. The company he started (from a cartoon studio set up with his brother Roy in 1923) grew in line with his ambition to reflect his disparate array of ta...
(PDF) The 2015 Chief Digital Officer Study
[Business]
2015/12/17 11:36
The digital revolution is moving fast and spurring massive disruptions and transformations in industry after industry. A key sign of its growing importance is the rise of a new kind of executive: the chief digital officer, or CDO. Although the number of companies that have already hired CDOs remains small — just 6 percent globally, according to the results of our first annual study of the posi...
(Video) Eyes-On Wearable Ultrasound and IR Glasses for Easy Venipuncture
[Tech]
2015/12/17 11:36
Evena Medical, a Roseville, CA firm, is releasing an ultrasound and near-infrared device for vein viewing that clinicians can simply wear like a pair of bulky glasses. The Eyes-On glasses apparently use Epson‘s Moverio technology that displays an image laid over the wearer’s field of view.The glasses project both infrared light and ultrasound onto the skin, the first for viewing peripheral ve...
The Fed Just Raised Rates for The First Time Since 2006
[Investing]
2015/12/17 11:35
An almost biblical seven-year stretch of near zero interest rates effectively ended Wednesday when the Federal Reserve announced that it would increase its benchmark monetary policy rate a quarter of a percent.The decision came exactly seven years after the Fed cut the target for its benchmark Fed funds rate to near zero on Dec. 16, 2008, an extraordinary step prompted by the worst financial cr...
