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(PDF) Accenture - The New Normal : Exponential Growth Powered by AI
[Business]
2018/01/05 10:49
AI has the potential to allow companies to not only do different things, but also to do things differently. It represents a step change in balancing growth, profitability, sustainability and trust.With 46 percent of executives indicating that AI will drive increased revenue opportunities, getting AI right makes companies more valuable to their ecosystem and helps them maintain a competitive pos...
(Infographic) Amazon vs. Google : The Battle for Smart Speaker Market Share
[Business]
2018/01/05 10:49
The market for voice-enabled smart speakers has grown rapidly over the last year, but is still mainly controlled by only two companies in the United States. [click to enlarge]Steve Rabuchin, the VP of Amazon Alexa, has a vision. He dreams of customers having a conversation – not just with voice-enabled devices like the Amazon Echo, but with appliances, cars, and everything in between.Though th...
Tesla Delivers 100,000 Cars in 2017 But Misses Model 3 Goals
[Investing]
2018/01/05 10:48
When Tesla reported its vehicle deliveries for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, many investors probably weren’t sure what to make of it. On the one hand the company can look back at another record-breaking quarter (and year) in terms of vehicle deliveries, but on the other hand it missed its production targets for the Model 3 by a mile. When production of the “mass market” Tesla was about to...
(Video) Bosch Develops "Natural Language" In-Car Voice Assist System
[Tech]
2018/01/05 10:48
Bosch's new voice assistant can respond and automatically understand different accents and dialects from up to 30 countries.In-car voice-control has come a long way in recent times, but many of us would agree that there's room for improvement. Bosch is aiming to do just that with a multilingual voice assist system that it claims can respond to natural language ... and you can call it whatever n...
(Infographic) Things to Come
[Tech]
2018/01/05 10:48
In the technology front, we have achieved so much to understand life, space, and beyond. We have also used technology to make human life so much better. We are able to do so many things that were not possible before. But now technology is advancing at a rate, unlike any other time. So what can we expect in the future? Here’s what technologies are coming in our ways.Infographic : https://futuri...
New Device Makes 3D Printing as Easy as Waving a Wand - Yeehaw Wand
[Product]
2018/01/05 10:48
A new product combines 3D printing and augmented reality, making it easy for even novices to design and print 3D products.Learning how to design and print in 3D usually requires the ability to get to grips with complex hardware and software. Now, a new device aims to make designing and printing as easy as waving a wand. The Yeehaw Wand is an augmented reality (AR) tool that looks something like...
See-Through, All Glass Touch Display Promises to Add Wow Factor to Any Event
[Product]
2018/01/05 10:48
Back in 2011, we brought news of a stunning MIDI controller called the Emulator that promised to bring the club DJ out of the dark corner and take center stage. The company behind the transparent multi-touch system has now dispensed with the metal legs and gone all-glass for the gloriously stylish XG touch controller.Like the Emulator before it, the XG is aimed at giving modern DJ's some extra...
(Video) Dissecting the Car - The Oto Concept
[Design]
2018/01/05 10:47
I’ve seen a lot of concept cars for the future this year, but none has blown my mind half as much as the transparent pods envisioned by Architecture firm Oiio. The Oto concept is quite literally something out of this world. The concept is developed for use in Los Angeles which they claim is “notorious for its private car-based transportation.”Given the idea that these private car-based trans...
(PDF) BCG - The Reimagined Car : Shared, Autonomous, and Electric
[Business]
2018/01/04 10:14
This report is part of BCG’s ongoing research on the reinvention of automotive, a series of publications focusing on new technologies that are transforming the automotive industry. Here, we examine the ways in which shared autonomous electric vehicles will change mobility in the US. Upcoming publications will focus on the evolution of powertrain technologies and the impact of technological cha...
