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(Video) New Device Can Spot Fake Luxury Goods - Entrupy
[Product]
2017/09/05 10:55
A new on-demand authentication solution hopes to enable trust in high-value goods transactions.Entrupy is a new portable scanning device that uses machine-learning algorithms to accurately distinguish between genuine items and accurate fakes of the same product. The system works by taking microscopic photographs of the object and then comparing them with a database of around three million image...
More Than 6,300 Stores Are Shutting Down — Here's The Full List
[Business]
2017/09/05 10:55
Retailers are closing thousands of stores following years of declines in sales and customer traffic. We compiled a list of the 6,375 closures that have been announced so far in 2017. Here's the full list:Some retailers have released lists of which of their locations will be closing. To find out if a store near you is shutting down, click on the retailers in the following list:RadioShack list of...
Wearable Bluetooth Speaker JBL - Sound Gear
[Product]
2017/09/05 10:54
Innovative hands-free and ear-free wireless sound solution provides immersive audio around the neck.HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced JBL Soundgear, a new way of experiencing personal sound. JBL Soundgear is designed to be worn around the neck for a hands-free and ear-free in...
Volkswagen "California XXL" is The Camper Van of Our Dreams
[Product]
2017/09/05 10:54
This week, Volkswagen announced that it had built its 150 millionth car after nearly 80 years in the business. Many of those models, like the Volkswagen California camper van, aren't sold here in the U.S. That means there's always a twinge of jealousy when Volkswagen reveals something as awesome as the California XXL concept. The California is based on VW's Transporter van, but the XXL is super...
Smart Vision EQ Fortwo is an Autonomous Electric Concept for 'The Future of Car Sharing'
[Design]
2017/09/04 11:43
The smart vision EQ fortwo is highly flexible, efficient form of transportation that provides a new perspective on individualized, urban mobility and local public transport. the fully-autonomous, electric vehicle dispenses with the traditional steering wheel and pedals. This EQ fortwo concept is glimpse into the possible future of car sharing as it’s able to pick up its passengers from a desir...
(Patent) Latest Magic Leap Patent Shows Off Prototype AR Glasses Design
[Tech]
2017/09/04 11:43
Magic Leap, an AR company best known for raising money, still owes consumers a product, or at least the hint of one. Thanks to a newly-released patent filing, we now have a new look at an old prototype that could be a guiding force for the direction of the $4.5 billion startup’s product design.The design, which credits Magic Leap’s design head Gary Natsume as the inventor, isn’t quite delive...
The U.S. Stock Market is The World’s Most Expensive
[Investing]
2017/09/04 11:43
Wall Street ranks among the priciest markets on a number of metrics. There’s nothing new about U.S. stock market investors fretting about valuations on Wall Street, but they still may not fully realize how pricey things have gotten relative to the rest of the globe. According to StarCapital Research, the U.S. has the least affordable equity market in the world, coming in last among the 40 coun...
IFA 2017 - Bosch X-Spect Scanner Reads The Makeup of Fabric and Fruit
[Product]
2017/09/04 11:43
Bosch's handheld scanner concept can determine nutritional content of food and what kind of stain is on your shirt.A representative from Bosch held the X-Spect scanner against my shirt for a few seconds. "Cotton" read the small screen on the handheld device. Close. It was actually linen. "Same molecular structure," said the rep. The X-spect is just a concept at the moment. It's about the size o...
How The Very Richest Have Fared Since The Crisis
[Investing]
2017/09/04 11:42
Their net worth was hit by the stock market slump, but the rebound has been hefty.[click to enlarge]The net worth of the world’s very wealthiest people took a hit during the financial crisis as the stock market tumbled — but that pause would prove to be short lived.Forbes’ list of the top 10 richest people in the world featured a fairly steady cast of characters in the years before the crisi...
