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Shake Shack’s Secret Sauce ? It Cares.
[Business]
2015/02/12 12:03
Shake Shack went public with a huge splash in late January. It priced 5.75 million shares at US$21 a share, raising $121 million. The stock promptly doubled on its first day of trading, giving the 63-unit chain a valuation of nearly $1.7 billion. While the stock has since slipped a bit, it still boasts an impressive valuation.The company was founded by high-end restaurant impresario Danny Meyer...
"The Spiraling Ribbon Chapel" in Japan Looks Like Gently Twining Ribbons
[Design]
2015/02/12 12:03
The spiraling Ribbon Chapel by Tokyo-based Hiroshi Nakamura is a gracefully flowing structure tucked away in a luxury resort on the Hiroshima shoreline in Japan. The building is wrapped in two ribbon-like staircases, which flow around a central structure, creating a unique chapel for couples to seal their wedding vows. The painted wooden staircases rise 15.4 meters, intertwining with one anoth...
Study Shows Which Mobile Ads Get Millennial Moms' Attention
[Consumer]
2015/02/12 11:59
Study Shows Which Mobile Ads Get Millennial Moms' Attention 77% of U.S. mothers respond to pics of babies.Today, Johnson & Johnson's BabyCenter and the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence is releasing a study that dives into how young moms?18 to 32 years old?in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, China and the United Kingdom use mobile devices and respond to adverti...
Meat(-Free) Markets : Vegan Ventures Evolve as More People Try No-Animal Diets
[Product]
2015/02/12 11:49
As veganism becomes less of a fringe dietary restriction and more of a means to eat creatively, new vegan food businesses and products are surfacing increasingly.The Herbivorous Butcher: When Eataly opened nearly five years ago, its forward-thinking “vegetable butcher” made headlines. Now, siblings Aubry and Kale Welch are one-upping the veggie knife skills act with The Herbivorous Butcher, a...
Something’s Fishy : New Device Sniffs Out Seafood Fraud
[Tech]
2015/02/12 11:49
Appreciate a well-cooked tuna steak or salmon wrapped in a sushi roll? There’s a good chance the fish sitting on your plate or in your grocery store’s seafood case is not what its label says it is, according to the ocean conservancy group Oceana. So you could be paying a premium for red snapper that’s really just plain old tilapia.University of South Florida scientists have now made a handhe...
Wedding App WedPics Raises $6.5M From “Shark Tank’s” Barbara Corcoran
[Investing]
2015/02/12 11:49
“Shark Tank’s” Barbara Corcoran and other investors have backed a popular mobile photo-sharing application called WedPics, designed for use by wedding couples and their guests. The additional funding brings the Raleigh, N.C.-area startup’s total Series B round to $6.5 million, a combination of equity and debt.This is actually the second close on the Series B (the earlier part which we repor...
MonBaby Smart Button Monitors Baby's Sleep and Breathing Patterns
[Product]
2015/02/12 11:48
Each year nearly 4,000 infants 12 months and younger die unexpectedly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one type of these sudden and unexpected infant deaths and is the third leading cause of infant deaths in the United States. While SIDS cannot be explained, other sleep-related infant deaths caused by accidental suffocation and...
Amazon Fresh Air at Home
[Design]
2015/02/12 11:48
Can’t experience the cool and crisp Hawaiian air or the fragrance of the Amazon Jungle at home? With the Air Jumper you can literally globe trot and bring in the fresh air from any part of the world into your home. The concept revolves around this globe-esque device that floats and dispenses fresh air quality depending upon the place you’d like to experience. It’s quirky and innovative in de...
(PDF) BCG - The Growth of the Global Mobile Internet Economy
[Business]
2015/02/11 11:21
The Mobile Internet Takes Off?Everywhere. Has a small device ever had a bigger impact ?Around the world, the smartphone, along with its cousin, the tablet, and a fast-expanding family of “wearables” and other “smart” devices are transforming the way people live, work, play, connect, and interact. In the process, they are converting the digital revolution into an increasingly mobile phenomen...
(PDF) Nearly Half of All Retailers Plan to Adopt Apple Pay by Next Year
[Business]
2015/02/11 11:20
Apple Pay looks to upend the payments industry with its secure, easy-to-use system that lets you pay for goods with a simple fingerprint scan. And though it's not available at most retail stores, a new survey from Boston Retail Partners says nearly 40% of all large US retailers plan to support Apple Pay by the end of next year.Based on that survey data charted for us by BI Intelligence, just 8%...
Hedgehog-Inspired Full-Body Airbag Would Inflate Into a Personal Safety Cocoon
[Tech]
2015/02/11 11:20
In this rendering, the i Gel protects someone falling off a building by pushing him into a ball and inflating airbags all around him.Last week's Wearable Technologies Conference in Munich showcased the future of cutting edge wearable design. While much of the exhibitor area was dedicated to usual suspects like performance-tracking sensors and wearable cameras, there was one design that immediat...
Apple Just Became the First $700 Billion Company. Ever.
[Investing]
2015/02/11 11:20
It’s never been done before. Apple’s share climbed 1.9% to close at $122.02, making it the first company to finish a day of trading at a market valuation of more than $700 billion. (Technically it was higher than $710 billion.)That’s the largest nominal value for a company ever. But in inflation-adjusted terms Apple still has a ways to go before it bests the high-water mark set by Microsoft,...
