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Sound FIT : Wearable Device to Break Your Over Eating Habit
[Design]
2018/08/09 09:03
Sound FIT aims to break your over eating habit through “Crunch Effect”. It uses user’s chewing sound to prevent overeating, encouraging you to have a healthier eating habit. “Crunch Effect” is a special sound heard when people chew their food, this sound is transmitted to the brain to increase the feeling of fullness or satiety. It is based on study when external sound is bigger that the f...
(Patent) Amazon Wins a Patent for Robotic Arms That Toss Warehouse Items
[Tech]
2018/08/08 10:46
BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.A diagram from Amazon’s patent application shows robotic arms coordinating their movements to toss a dwarf figurine, a mug and a rubber ducky into designated warehouse bins. (Amazon Illustration v...
(PDF) Bain - Customer Experience Tools and Trends 2018
[Business]
2018/08/08 10:46
When it comes to using tools that improve the experience, it pays to go all in with a few rather than dabble with many.- Among the 20 tools assessed in our global research, the top 3 in adoption are predictive analytics, sensors in products and operations, and personalized experience.- New tools with the lowest current adoption have high satisfaction rates: delivery drones, episode management a...
(Video) Uniti One Electric City Car Hits The Streets for The First Time
[Product]
2018/08/08 10:45
The One electric city car from team Uniti has spent much of its testing time indoors so far, but the company recently decided to take advantage of the glorious (northern) summer sunshine and take the electric micro car for a spin around southern Sweden.Where Renault's similarly-sized Twizy quadricycle has a maximum range of 100 km, the One is promised to roll for 300 km (186 mi) before needing...
Who's Next in Line for an IPO ?
[Investing]
2018/08/08 10:45
With Dropbox, Spotify and Xiaomi, 2018 has already seen several prominent unicorns take the plunge and go public. And while Sonos never really made it into the Unicorn Club before last week’s IPO, the maker of wireless multiroom speakers is the latest example of a well-known private company deciding to become a publicly traded one, with all its pros and cons. Looking at CB Insights' current ra...
Israel-based Dia Imaging Analysis Raises $5M for AI That Analyzes Ultrasound Scans
[Investing]
2018/08/08 10:45
Beersheba, Israel-based Dia Imaging Analysis, an AI health care startup that develops automation tools for ultrasound scanners, today announced a $5 million funding round led by Connecticut Innovations, Defta Healthcare, and the Israeli government’s Innovation Authority.Ultrasound scanners are good for more than just in-the-womb snapshots of soon-to-be-born babies. Their high-frequency waves’...
Portrait Bank Cards Are a Thing Now
[Design]
2018/08/08 10:44
The UK’s Starling Bank is making its cards look like they were designed for the way they’re used.Consider the ways you use your bank card on an everyday basis, whether handing it over to a cashier, swiping it to make contactless payments, or inserting it into an ATM. How are you holding the card as you do all those things? Vertically, I’m willing to bet, or in portrait orientation, to borrow...
Clean Kicks and Clothes at Once
[Design]
2018/08/08 10:44
Throwing your sneakers in the clothes washing machine can give them new life, but you also run the risk of damaging the barrel or leaving behind rubber and sidewalk grime that can make its way onto your wardrobe. If only washers were designed with a compartment just for freshening up your kicks. Well, that’s precisely the idea behind the 3 Space washing machine.It keeps fabric goods and shoes...
(Infographic) 5G: The Next Generation of Mobile Connectivity
[Tech]
2018/08/08 10:44
Just before the smartphone revolution, Nokia was by far the world’s most popular mobile handset manufacturer.However, despite selling 250 million units of its two most popular block-shaped models in the mid-2000s, the Finnish company ended up being woefully late to the smartphone party. Not only was the company ill-equipped to match the iPhone and Blackberry in terms of technology and design f...
