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RoomKey Books $1M In Seed Funding To Bring Mobile Check In To Boutique Hotels
[Investing]
2015/09/17 12:19
RoomKey, a company that lets hotels offer their guests a suite of mobile guest services, has closed a $1M seed round led by 500 Startups, 500 Mobile Collective, and Horizon Partners.While large brands like Hilton and Starwood began rolling out mobile check in about a year ago, most of this technology is still too costly for boutique hotels to deploy.Enter RoomKey.The company provides hotels wit...
Detail-Rich “Leaderboard” for the Unicorn Obsessed
[Investing]
2015/09/17 12:18
These days, everyone seems to have a unicorn list. And why wouldn’t they? The number of privately held companies to pass the billion-dollar valuation mark has soared so dramatically in recent years that it’s nearly impossible to keep track of them or make sense of their unprecedented financing rounds.Will most of them explode? Are private and public markets converging in a sustainable way? An...
LUTZ Pathfinder Pod, Self-Driving Project’s First Vehicle Presented to Public
[Tech]
2015/09/17 12:18
The first of three “pod” vehicles was unveiled in Milton Keynes on Tuesday as part of the Transport Systems Catapult’s pioneering project to trial automated vehicles in pedestrianised areas.The electric-powered LUTZ Pathfinder pod was presented to commuters and other members of the public outside Milton Keynes Central train station, with members of the Transport Systems Catapult project team...
Shock Yourself into a New, Chiseled Body - Antelope Suit
[Product]
2015/09/17 12:18
Sportswear with muscle-targeting electrodes wants to give you the most effective workout yet.“The dynamics of [the] current lifestyle results in physical degeneration of our society” reads a blurb in Wearable Life Science’s (WLS) website paying homage to their new product, the Antelope Suit. “Even though [the] human body possesses incredible performance potential, only few people are capabl...
(Infographic) How Changes in Consumer Use of Mobile Devices are Shaping Online Retail
[Business]
2015/09/17 12:18
Omnichannel is no longer just an ambiguous buzzword, it’s becoming a reality for digital marketers thanks to three key online retail trends: mobile devices, millennials and beacons – devices that bring digital into physical retail.This infographic from Elastic Path illustrates how these forces are driving demand for seamless digital experiences across channels and will continue to do so in 20...
Mercedes Concept IAA Shape-Shifts for Improved Aerodynamics
[Design]
2015/09/16 15:29
The Concept IAA morphs when in motion to achieve a Cd of 0.19As emissions standards get tougher, manufacturers are being forced to think outside the box in the quest for better fuel economy. One of the obvious areas to focus on is aerodynamics, where small tweaks can lead to big fuel savings. Shape-shifting designs represent one of the more radical approaches in this area, and Mercedes has take...
Who Invests In Hardware Startups ?
[Investing]
2015/09/16 15:29
While many angels and VCs are still skittish about hardware startups, there has been a massive renaissance in the hardware-funding ecosystem over the last few years. Since 2010, venture capital investment in hardware startups is up more than 30x.Hardware/connected device companies who have publicly raised $1M or more from institutional VCs or angels.With this explosion in hardware funding, one...
Chameleon-Inspired Stretchable e-Skin Changes Color When Touched
[Tech]
2015/09/16 15:29
Researchers at Stanford University have fabricated a stretchable, color-changing, pressure-sensitive material–basically the closest thing yet to an artificial chameleon skin. Touching the new electronic skin (e-skin) with varying amounts of pressure causes it to change colors, as the pressure indirectly alters the chemical structure, and subsequently the optical properties, of the "electrochro...
Nike Sprints Into the Heat Technology Apparel Market
[Tech]
2015/09/16 15:28
Nike debuts line of thermal fashion as winter approaches.Runners beware: winter is coming. To combat the viscous cycle of layering and un-layering often associated with winter running and athletics, Nike introduces a new line of weather-smart clothing designed with athlete-needs in mind: the Nike Therma-Sphere collection. The basis of the line is rooted in thermoregulatory composite technology:...
How Countries Spend Their Money
[Consumer]
2015/09/16 15:28
IT SEEMS a country's spending reflects its national stereotypes, according to household expenditure data compiled by Eurostat: Russians splash 8% of their money on booze and cigarettes—far more than most rich countries—while fun-loving Australians spend a tenth of theirs on recreation, and bookish South Koreans splurge more than most on education. Some of the differences are accounted for by...
Hyper Local News Platform Only Shows Stories From Nearby - Blockfeed
[Business]
2015/09/16 15:28
Blockfeed enables users to access hyper local news from a variety of sources based on their exact whereabouts when they launch the app.In the digital age, the sheer volume of news available at the touch of a smartphone button has prompted many people to look to technology to shape their reading habits. There are already a number of apps — this and this — offering reading material based on how...
Ultrasound Wave Therapy : Promotes Healing Even For Non Ocean Swimmers
[Tech]
2015/09/16 15:28
Over 200,000 British citizens are afflicted with chronic wounds annually, costing the nation's health service (NHC) over 3 billion dollars to treat. In the United Kingdom alone, there are 11 million people over the age of 65, 3 million diabetics and 10 million smokers. The likelihood of these groups experiencing wound-healing issues rises with every passing day. With diabetics particularly, foo...
