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'The Robot Next Door' by Niko Photographisme
[Design]
2018/05/15 10:53
Any decent photoshopper can trick a non-digital native into believing something fake is real. in niko photographisme’s photo series, ‘the robot next door,’ the opposite has been achieved. the magic in these photographs is that they look like CGI; they look fake. they’re not. These obviously aren’t ‘real’ cyborgs. the images were retouched. we’re so used to seeing CGI fantasy rigamarole...
(PDF) Wearable Tech Pings Your Fingers to Recognize Hand Gestures - FingerPing
[Tech]
2018/05/15 10:53
ingerPing currently recognizes 22 different hand gestures.We've already heard about gloves and cameras that could be used to translate hand gestures (such as American Sign Language) into text or spoken words. What might be simpler, though, is a system consisting of just a ring and a wristband – which has been created.Known as FingerPing, the proof-of-concept setup was developed by a Georgia Te...
Salaries of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers From Around the World
[Consumer]
2018/05/15 10:53
Annual salaries for data scientists and machine learning engineers vary significantly across the world. Based on a 2017 Kaggle survey of data professionals, countries with the highest paid data scientists and machine learning engineers (in USD) were: US ($120K), Australia ($111K), Israel ($88K), Canada ($81K) and Germany ($80K). Countries with the lowest annual salaries were: Brazil ($35K), Pol...
Alexa, I Don't Trust You To Be My Shopping Assistant
[Consumer]
2018/05/15 10:53
When Amazon introduced the Amazon Echo in 2014, many people thought that the smart speaker was intended to help the company sell even more stuff online by providing another convenient way for consumers to place an order. And while the Echo, and the entire line of Alexa-enabled devices that followed, can only be described as a runaway success for Amazon, this is the one aspect where it has proba...
Starbucks Brings In Partners To Provide Connected, Immersive Retail Concept
[Product]
2018/05/15 10:52
Flagship store in Seattle is offering much more than coffee, with a stylish cocktail bar and an underlying layer of technology.Starbucks is enhancing the customer experience with an infusion of tech at its experiential outpost. Starbucks Reserve SODO, which opened two and a half months ago, is the first of its kind, fittingly located on the ground floor of the company’s global headquarters in...
(PDF) BCG - Why Grocers Need to Start Operating Like Consumer Brands
[Business]
2018/05/15 10:52
For most established grocers, private-label products are a big component of revenue—but not as big as they could be. And because these products are offered in addition to a huge range of branded goods, they create complexity at each step of the supply chain. We believe established grocers need to rethink their strategy for private-label products. By developing true retailer brands that can com...
The Moto Zen - This Phone Gives the User Their Life Back
[Design]
2018/05/15 10:51
The primary function of being a mobile phone is… well, to be a phone! However, integrated into the smartphones of today is a plethora of secondary functions that distract us from our daily lives and social situations.The Moto Zen reduces the abundance of features on a smartphone down to just the two most important functions, communication and photography. Each side of the device is devoted to...
What An Autonomous Future Supercar Could Look Like, As Imagined By A Movie Car Designer
[Design]
2018/05/15 09:04
Supercars occupied a tiny niche at the fringe of the car market, but that hasn’t stopped them from capturing our imagination. In fact, it may even be part of why they do. Supercars adorn bedroom posters and find their way onto desks as scaled-down toy models. So, of course, it’s always fun to think about what they’d look like in the future. But how do we reconcile those dreams with a future...
(PDF) BCG - To Reset Operations, Grocers Should Start with the Customer
[Business]
2018/05/14 10:25
Like many retailers, traditional grocers see massive dislocations all around them—new competitive pressures, growing technological complexity, difficulties in the integration of online and offline operations, and the need to alter store formats to attract and retain customers. Recognizing these challenges, grocers are working hard to sustain and improve sales and margins.They also know that th...
