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Nino Robotic Bartender Can Make "Any Drink in Seconds"
[Product]
2018/06/24 09:09
Italian architect Carlo Ratti and his company Makr Shakr have launched a mass-market robotic cocktail maker. Nino is an updated version of Makr Shakr's existing Bionic Bar, which debuted at Milan design week in 2013 and has since been put into use in cruise liners and hotels.Nino has the capacity to mix an infinite variety of cocktails from up to 170 bottles of different spirits stored in its o...
(PDF) Pew - Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries
[Consumer]
2018/06/24 09:08
Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries but Plateaus Across Developed Ones. Digital divides remain, both within and across countries.In recent years, there have been doubts raised about the overall benefits of internet access and social media use. Concerns or no, the share of people who use the internet or own a smartphone continues to expand in the developing world and remai...
Virtual Reality Headset Significantly Reduces Children's Fear of Needles
[Tech]
2018/06/24 09:07
Chad Rudnick, M.D., an affiliate professor at FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and founder of Boca VIPediatrics administers an injection to a child wearing a 3D virtual reality headset.The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and the tantrums as they try to coax their children into the doctor’s office for routine immunizations. After...
Noise-Masking Bose Sleepbuds Now Available to The Restless Public
[Product]
2018/06/24 09:06
If you missed out on a pair of Bose's noise-masking Sleepbuds during the Indiegogo campaign last November, you can sleep easy knowing that the company has now made the device available to the rest of the public. The Bose Sleepbuds are designed to sit comfortably in your ears all night, masking traffic noise or snoring partners with relaxing natural sounds.Bose ran an Indiegogo campaign for the...
Instagram is Taking on YouTube Now That More People Are Watching Long-Form Videos
[Business]
2018/06/24 09:05
Facebook-owned Instagram announced a new addition to its photo-sharing app on Wednesday: the ability to share long-form 4K videos a la YouTube.With IGTV, Instagram will allow its 1 billion monthly active users— a milestone it also announced on Wednesday — to create and share videos up to an hour long. That's about 59 minutes longer than the videos it currently allows users to upload with Inst...
Oppo's New Flagship Phone Packs Pop-Up Cameras and High-End Specs
[Product]
2018/06/24 09:04
Oppo's Find X phone features a slide-out camera on the top, plus some decent internal specs.Chinese smartphone company Oppo is a decent alternative for those looking to move away from the Apple/Samsung-dominated market. To make its newest device stand out from a crowd, Oppo's 2018 flagship phone, the Find X, packs slide-out 3D cameras that hide inside the body when not in use, and backs it up w...
Boston Pizza Box Makes Pizzas Even More of a Comfort Food
[Design]
2018/06/24 09:03
The redesigned pizza box for Boston Pizza does more than transport your delicious pie from restaurant to doorstep. It actually makes its way to your bed too, transforming from protective pizza case to makeshift dining desk!Designed as a partnership between Boston Pizza and advertising agency John St., the BP In Bed pizza box comes looking unsuspecting and normal. However, two flaps, one on the...
(PDF) MIT Sloan & Deloitte - Coming of Age Digitally
[Business]
2018/06/21 16:21
As businesses mature digitally, they stand apart from rivals. A survey by MIT SMR and Deloitte found digitally mature companies are better at developing digital leaders, pushing decision-making deeper, and responding faster to the marketplace, and are more likely to experiment.ADAPTING to increasingly digital market environments and taking advantage of digital technologies to improve operations...
Amazon Launches an Alexa System for Hotels - Alexa for Hospitality
[Business]
2018/06/21 16:21
Alexa is coming to your hotel room. Amazon this morning is announcing a new program called Alexa for Hospitality, designed to bring its voice assistant technology to everything from chain hotels to vacation rentals. The system can be customized to include key guest information, like checkout time or pool hours; allows guests to request services like housekeeping or room service; and can be conf...
