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(Video) Surf Snowdonia Artificial Surf Park Opens in Wales
[Tech]
2015/08/16 11:07
To create the waves, a "wavefoil" moves back and forth along an underwater track running the length of the lagoon, generating a barrelling wave on each side of the central divider.UK surfers have a new place to ride the waves in the unassuming location of the Conwy Valley in North Wales. Surf Snowdonia is a one-of-a-kind inland surf facility that claims to produce the "longest man-made surfable...
Need a Shower ? Douse Yourself With a Little Bacteria Instead - AOBiome
[Product]
2015/08/16 11:06
AOBiome proposes using live bacteria, once integral to the skins' ecosystem, to keep our bodies smelling fresh.AOBiome is selling skin-dwelling bacteria that will eat your stink and sweat away in the form of cosmetics. Branding the line as Mother Dirt, the company seeks hygiene inspiration from pure, unadulterated dirt.In a press release, the company cites our culture of antibacterials that dis...
Knife Guard Protects Your Finger While Cutting
[Design]
2015/08/16 11:05
This project is about designing a cutting knife guard that acts as a barrier between your fingers and knife. This plastic guard features a spring mechanism so that when you cut your food, the flip remains at the top. The adjustable hook holder also makes it possible to use this guard on any size of knives easily to provide maximum protection for your fingers without compromising cutting speed.D...
Temperature-Controlled Hydrogel Can Walk
[Tech]
2015/08/16 11:04
The new hydrogel can expand and contract without taking in or losing water.Scientists have developed a new hydrogel that stretches and contracts just like an artificial muscle. The team created an L-shaped object made out of the hydrogel and immersed it in a water bath. When the water’s temperature was varied, it slowly "walked" forward.The researchers at the Riken Center for Emergent Matter S...
(Infographic) Digital Natives Do Everything From Mobile Devices
[Consumer]
2015/08/16 11:03
Millennial teens are a digital native generation who grew up with technology, and are voracious early adopters.Their high use of mobile devices, games consoles, and social networks is impacting everything from marketing budgets to app growth.A study from Refuel Agency, a marketing agency specializing in teen and niche marketing, examines current trends among millennial teens.Technology and devi...
(PDF) KPMG - Mobile Banking Usage to Double
[Business]
2015/08/12 10:25
Mobile banking usage is set to grow exponentially. To respond, banks must overcome structural challenges, reconciling consumers’ appetite for ease of use with the desire for greater security. Boldness will be required, with the consumer being the beneficiary.Subscribe TodayAfter years of relatively limited functionality, the majority of banking organizations finally have some kind of mobile ba...
(Video) Touchjet WAVE - Turn Any TV Into a Giant Touchscreen
[Product]
2015/08/12 10:25
The Touchjet Wave uses infrared technology to recognize finger taps and gestures.Compact and portable are great attributes for something you always want to have on-hand. But when it comes to home entertainment, bigger tends to be better. And if you're looking for the ultimate tablet experience, soon "going big" and "going home" won't have to be a choice. The Touchjet Wave transforms your home t...
China's 4-Decade Miracle Ends This Year
[Investing]
2015/08/12 10:25
China's massive economic advantage over the world is about to disappear.We have finally arrived at a point in history that economists have been dreading for years: the moment when the number of Chinese workers goes into decline for the first time in decades.Since way before the 1990s, China has had one huge economic advantage over the rest of the world. Year after year, the number of people of...
Nebia Shower Backed by Apple CEO Tim Cook
[Investing]
2015/08/12 10:25
A startup has an idea to revolutionize how we take showers, and Apple's CEO has already invested in it.Nebia wants to revolutionize the shower experience, making it better and more efficient in every way.Would you spend $400 on a shower head?Probably not. But this isn't any ordinary shower head — this is a Nebia, a shower system that's been backed by some pretty powerful players, including sta...
(Video) Solenica's Lucy Mirror Brings Natural Light Into Your Home
[Product]
2015/08/12 10:25
Lucy tracks the movement of the sun automatically, illuminating the user's chosen space with up to 7,000 lumens of natural light throughout the day.In the gloomiest corners of a home, an artificial light will often not provide adequate brightness. A new device, however, is aimed at brightening up a room with the brightest light of them all: the sun. Lucy is a solar-powered robotic mirror that r...
Amazon’s Dash Buttons Hint at a Future of Interface-Free Shopping
[Business]
2015/08/12 10:25
You had to know a 'Buy Me!' button was comingLast Friday, 16 Larabars and an 80-count box of Glad garbage bags arrived at my door. These items are unremarkable, except for this: I ordered them by pressing some buttons on or near my kitchen countertop. Online shopping — or we’ll-certainly-need-this-for-the-apocalypse impulse shopping — can now be done with a light press on a small, plastic "B...
The Future is Ear - The Emotion Headphones
[Design]
2015/08/12 10:24
The Google Glass experiment didn’t go well, but it sure paved the way for a lot of innovation in the smart headgear area. The Emotion Headphones for Pantech Sky’s Vega mobile may just be the perfect Glass divergent. Designed to work as many different things, the Emotion headphones also house a camera, a touchscreen, and sensors for heart rate monitoring, etc.The nifty thing about these cans i...
