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(PDF) Mckinsey - Can Long-Term Global Growth be Saved ?
[Investing]
2015/01/19 11:10
Over the past 50 years, global economic growth was exceptionally rapid. The world economy expanded sixfold. Average per capita income almost tripled. Hundreds of millions of people were lifted out of poverty. Yet unless we can dramatically improve productivity, the next half century will look very different. The rapid expansion of the past five decades will be seen as an aberration of history,...
Temporary Tattoo Offers Needle-Free Way to Monitor Glucose Levels
[Tech]
2015/01/19 11:09
The tattoo measures glucose levels in fluid between the skin cells, which reflects levels in the bloodstream.Finger-prick blood tests are currently an unpleasant necessity for diabetics. Perhaps before too long, however, the blood glucose information gathered in those tests could be attained using something much more fun and painless than a lancet ? a temporary tattoo.Developed by a team led by...
Apple Sneaks Up on Cheaper PCs
[Product]
2015/01/19 11:08
The drop in worldwide PC shipments slowed last year, from 10 percent to about 2 percent, according to market researcher IDC. The biggest winner among the top companies was Apple, which boosted shipments by almost 16 percent and took the No.?5 spot from Asustek.Global PC Shipments Fall 2.4% in Fourth Quarter, IDC SaysWorldwide personal-computer shipments dropped 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter...
(PDF) Pew - Social Media & Stress
[Consumer]
2015/01/19 11:07
For generations, commentators have worried about the impact of technology on people’s stress. Trains and industrial machinery were seen as noisy disruptors of pastoral village life that put people on edge.Telephones interrupted quiet times in homes. Watches and clocks added to the de-humanizing time pressures on factory workers to be productive. Radio and television were organized around the a...
How The Super Rich Spend Their Money
[Investing]
2015/01/19 11:06
Ultra-expensive automobiles accounted for a massive slice of the global luxury goods market last year. Across the world, the super rich spent almost $438 billion on fancy cars in 2014. Personal luxury items like perfume, jewellery and clothing were the second largest market, accounting for $278 billion. The value of the world's luxury goods market has increased steadily in recent times, little...
(Video) Ultrasonic Pebble Cleans Clothes With Sound - Dolfi
[Product]
2015/01/19 11:05
Using ultrasonic technology, the Dolfi could make one chore effortless for homebodies and travelers alike Many of us ? and especially those without in-home setups ? dislike doing laundry (quick editorialization: myself well included). Thankfully, a new, “next gen washing device” might just be good for what ails us, and even allows for batches of clean clothes on-the-go.Dolfi is poised to step...
Fraunhofer - Solar Chip Monitors Windows
[Tech]
2015/01/19 11:04
A new kind of radio chip is intended to warn when windows are left open. This way, you can avoid having the heat go out the window on cold days. The sensor also detects break-in attempts early on. The key: This maintenance-free chip powers up with energy supplied by solar power. [The chip affixed to the window frame supplies itself with energy. ? Fraunhofer IMS]It happens all too often in the c...
If Apple Made Milk, and Other Super-Cool Imaginary Product Packaging
[Design]
2015/01/19 11:03
Luxury brands take over supermarket shelves in artist's series.Next time you're at the supermarket scanning the shelves for whichever loaf of bread is on sale, because you don't really care which brand you buy?because bread is bread is bread?imagine if the top shelf had a loaf slapped with a Fendi logo. Would you buy it?Israel-based artist Peddy Mergui presents a fascinating fantasy world where...
(PDF) The Mobile Revolution : How Mobile Technologies Drive a Trillion-Dollar Impact
[Business]
2015/01/18 11:10
Mobile technologies have transformed the way we live, work, learn, travel, shop, and stay connected. Not even the industrial revolution created such a swift and radical explosion in technological innovation and economic growth worldwide. Nearly all fundamental human pursuits have been touched, if not revolutionized, by mobile. In less than 15 years, 3G and 4G technologies have reached 3 billion...
(Video) Smart Acupuncture Pen Checks If You’re Getting Enough Vitamins - Vitastiq
[Product]
2015/01/18 11:09
Vitastiq allows anyone to track their vitamin and mineral levels through a handheld device and app that blends scientific data with thousands of years of acupuncture wisdom. Regular readers of Springwise will have noticed that the number of different health tracking products hitting the market in recent months has exploded. They’re increasingly enabling consumers to perform their own health ch...
Wall Street Doesn't Want You Unless You're a Robot
[Business]
2015/01/18 11:08
Want to work on Wall Street? Suit up, turn your spell check on, and leave your risk-taking, self-starter attitude home.When finance industry professionals that interview new MBAs were asked to identify skills they deemed most important in applicants, 75 percent picked communication skills, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek survey of 1,320 recruiters conducted as part of our 2014 MBA ranking...
“Back To The Future” Power Laces Herald Quantum Wave of Shoe Tech
[Tech]
2015/01/18 11:07
Marty McFly’s self-lacing sneaks will soon be thing of the present, along with advances in Nike shoe technology. Fans of the timeless Back to the Future trilogy may soon have reason to rejoice.In the next year, the creator of the iconic BTTF 2 Nikes plans to unveil a real-life version of the film’s “power laces,” and may do so amid a variety of other high-tech advances in shoe-making.As Nic...
