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Cost Per Like Is the New Cost Per Wear
[Business]
2018/10/18 11:23
Twenty-four hours before leaving for a weekend trip to Miami, I went into a panic. I needed new swimsuits. New shorts. New tops. New sandals. I speed-shopped through H&M, Aritzia, and Zara, recklessly swiping my card, as if I were on my own version of Supermarket Sweep. I wasn't preoccupied by where to go, what to do, what to eat and drink when I landed. The first thing on my mind was, What...
The 15 Corporations That Make the Most Cars
[Business]
2018/10/18 11:22
The auto industry is notoriously capital intensive.[click to enlarge]As a company like Tesla has discovered over its relatively short history, the manufacturing processes required to make thousands of cars at scale are extremely costly and ridden with unexpected setbacks. To make matters worse the vehicle market is ultra competitive, with very little room for error.Unless you have a game-changi...
(PDF) Stretchy, Solar-Powered Sensor Detects Heartbeats
[Tech]
2018/10/18 11:22
Researchers have successfully integrated a solar cell and an ultraflexible biosensor.As electronics decrease in size and increase in flexibility, it’s becoming harder and harder to power them. Now, a team in Japan has married a tiny, effective solar cell to a flexible biosensor to create a heartbeat monitor that powers itself.It’s the latest work from Takao Someya’s team at the Riken Center...
Overstock’s Investment Arm Funded Blockchain for Wine
[Investing]
2018/10/18 11:22
Of all the things to add to the blockchain, wine makes a lot of sense. Given the need for provenance for every grape and barrel, it’s clear that the ancient industry could use a way to track ingredients from farm to glass. VinX, an Israeli company founded by Jacob Ner-David, is ready to give it a try.According to a release, the plan is to create a “token-based digital wine futures platform ba...
(Infographic) Mapping The Urban Technology Ecosystem
[Investing]
2018/10/18 11:22
The urban landscape as we know it is shifting. Massive inflows of people into increasingly populated metro areas are affecting housing prices, traffic congestion, air pollution, energy usage, mobility, the quantity of resources and a lot more.[click to enlarge]As the global population grows and urbanization intensifies, cities are having to find solutions that lead to increased efficiency, acce...
(Video) World's First Auto-ignition Candle - Lumos Candle
[Product]
2018/10/18 11:22
The Lumos Candle has an actual burning wick, but it's electrically-lit.Free-standing candles have a tendency to dribble melted wax all over the place, while candles contained within glass jars can be difficult to light once they've burned down. The Lumos offers an alternative, in that it's a jar candle which you light simply by pressing a button.There are two parts to the Lumos Candle – a base...
A Winner of the 2018 Radical Innovation Award - The Autonomous Travel Suite
[Design]
2018/10/18 11:21
A winner of the 2018 Radical Innovation Award, the Autonomous Travel Suite reimagines the way users commute and adventure! The design packs many of the creature comforts of home into one sleek unit.More like a hotel room on wheels than an RV, the ATS is entirely autonomous and works as part of a larger Autonomous Hotel Chain. To access the chain and a personal unit, one must simple input their...
(Patent) Apple Granted a Second Patent On a Folding iPhone, Including a Double-Fold Design
[Tech]
2018/10/17 09:47
Apple has today been granted another patent for a foldable display – the most likely use for which would be a folding iPhone.Apple has been working on various concepts for bendable and foldable displays for many years. Although it hasn’t yet produced anything with a visibly curved display, the iPhone X, XS and XS Max all use a flexible display which bends back on itself inside the casing, all...
(PDF) BCG - Why Travel Retail Needs an Upgrade
[Business]
2018/10/17 09:46
As the number of air travelers has surged in recent years, so has the amount of shopping that they do in airports. But while the so-called travel retail market has tripled in size since 2002, the rate at which passengers are spending has slowed over the past five years. To reverse this decline, airports, airlines, retailers, and brands will need to work together in innovative ways.Some of those...
