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(Infographic) What Marketers Really Think About Artificial Intelligence
[Consumer]
2018/01/08 11:29
Nearly half believe it's an overhyped buzzword. Four in 10 marketers say tech vendors overpromise and underdeliver on AI.In a world of tech innovations, new platforms and constant competition, it’s easy for words to lose their meaning, even when the concepts they represent are changing the industry. Pushing any concept too hard, too fast and with too few tools can rapidly morph the buzzy into...
(Infographic) Rise of Live Streaming : Trends & Marketing Tips
[Business]
2018/01/07 10:11
HOW BRANDS AND ADVERTISERS CAN TUNE INTO THE TREND.Live streaming is a relatively new phenomenon that was, at first, simply a curiosity. Today live streaming marketing has turned into a very real and viable way for brands to reach out to their fan bases, as well as generate an additional revenue stream.The rise of live streaming has created yet another way to engage customers in a truly genuine...
(PDF) Robotic Pelvic Assist Device Helps Parkinson’s Patients Improve Their Stability While Walking
[Tech]
2018/01/07 10:09
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a system called the Tethered Pelvic Assist Device (TPAD), which can help Parkinson’s patients to improve their gait stability after just one training session.Fall rates in adults with advanced Parkinson’s disease are twice as high as those in healthy adults of a comparable age. Finding strategies to reduce the number of falls that these patien...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Delivering Growth : M&A in Medical Technology
[Investing]
2018/01/07 10:08
Medical-technology companies continue to rely on M&A for growth. How solid is your approach?For many medical-technology companies, M&A continues to be a core growth driver and will likely see increased activity as these players work to meet overall high-growth expectations for the sector. Yet this period is an era in which growth assets are scarce, so those that are available carry high...
Spider Silk Startup Bolt Threads Closes on $123M in Series D Funding
[Investing]
2018/01/07 10:07
Bolt Threads, the startup making spider silk from microbugs, has raised a giant $123 million Series D round of funding. As we reported in November, an SEC filing showed the company had raised $106 million from Formation 8.Bolt now tells TechCrunch it has added to that amount for this round, bringing up its total to $213 million raised so far.The funding was led by Baillie Gifford, with addition...
Apple's App Store Generated Twice the Revenue of Google Play in 2017
[Business]
2018/01/07 10:06
Mobile users spent an estimated $58.6 billion on apps and games during 2017 through in-app purchases, subscriptions, and premium apps on the App Store and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data. This represented a year-over-year increase of approximately 35 percent over 2016, when consumers spent approximately $43.5 billion across both stores.Worldwide Mobile App Revenue...
These Autonomous Suitcases will Follow People around Like Puppies at CES 2018 - 90 FUN
[Product]
2018/01/07 10:05
After selling 160 thousand suitcases in a single day and reaching no.1 status in sales volume in the luggage category, the largest lifestyle brand of the mi ecosystem, ‘90 FUN,’ is ready to take on the consumer electronics show in las vegas. while renowned tech giants sharpen their arsenal of 8K televisions, autonomous vehicles, collections of code and user experiences, this simple, puppy-lik...
Smart Speakers are the Fastest-Growing Consumer Tech ; Shipments to Surpass 50 Million in 2018
[Product]
2018/01/07 10:04
The global smart speaker market is poised to grow to 56.3 million shipments in 2018, as the technology prepares itself for accelerated adoption in the consumer market. Amazon and Google are expected to remain in the lead with their Echo and Home products respectively, but will face increased competition as new vendors enter the race. The US will remain the single most important market for smart...
The OPod Tube House is designed by James Law Cybertecture
[Design]
2018/01/07 10:03
Here's one of the more unusual housing ideas we've come across in a while. The OPod Tube House, by James Law Cybertecture, is a micro house made from concrete water piping that measures just 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in diameter. Its snug interior features an apartment-style layout suitable for one or two people.Resembling Mexico's Tubohotel, which we covered back in 2011, the OPod was designed with a vie...
