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Seeing with Sound - Music Bond
[Design]
2017/08/06 10:03
What if you could have sonar like a dolphin?! You could map the world around you all while keeping your eyes closed. Designed for those with visual impairments, Music Bond works similarly but not necessarily with sonar. The headset device uses a system of delicate 3D sensors and cameras to detect surrounding objects and obstacles. Once detected, it uses predefined sound frequencies and varying...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Mapping Tech’s Profits
[Investing]
2017/08/03 11:05
Networks and platforms reign within the high tech, media, and telecom industries—here’s a look at the leading profit spinners across the globe.The ability of companies in the so-called TMT industries (technology, media, and telecommunications) to create value is extraordinary. Companies in tech, media, and telecoms generate more economic profit (net profit less opportunity cost) than any othe...
(PDF) Disney's Magic Bench - A Multi-User & Multi-Sensory AR/MR Platform
[Tech]
2017/08/03 11:05
A new installation called Magic Bench lets an entire group of people share in AR experiences.Disney, known for bringing people together to share experiences, is hoping to do so with augmented reality. Disney Research has created the Magic Bench, which combines augmented and mixed reality for a group of people to interact with together.Using a camera and depth sensor, Magic Bench creates a 3D re...
America's Brewery Boom
[Business]
2017/08/03 11:05
Back in 1873, the United States boasted 4,144 breweries, a number that fell drastically by the middle of the 20th century. After Prohibition, the brewery count grew extremely slowly and as recently as the 1970s, the country had fewer than 100 functional breweries. 1978 was particularly poor with the count falling to just 89. Amid the craft beer explosion, such a low number is unthinkable now. T...
(Video) How to Prepare Preschoolers for an Automated Economy - Kibo Robot
[Business]
2017/08/03 11:04
Henry Sayre, 8, scans a sequence of wooden blocks with a Kibo robot at DevTech summer camp at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. It introduces children to skills like building prototypes, debugging and coping with failure.Amory Kahan, 7, wanted to know when it would be snack time. Harvey Borisy, 5, complained about a scrape on his elbow. And Declan Lewis, 8, was wondering why the two-wheeled wo...
AR Mirror Invites Passersby To Try Out New Hairstyles
[Design]
2017/08/03 11:04
Lynx created a pop-up store in Dublin where customers can try out different hairstyles using an augmented reality Magic Mirror.Lynx, more commonly known as Axe in the United States, created a pop-up store in Dublin called ‘Find Your Magic’ to encourage customers to try out a new style that suits them. Employees there offer customers new tools, products and tips. One of shop’s features is the...
IBM's World Record : 330TB Uncompressed Data on a Palm-sized Tape Cartridge
[Tech]
2017/08/03 11:04
IBM thinks its new breakthrough makes 60-year-old tape technology a valuable addition to cold-storage cloud services like Amazon's Glacier.Cloud archiving services such as Amazon's Glacier and Google's Nearline and Coldline storage have displaced tape for some long-term archival needs, but a tape-storage breakthrough by IBM scientists may keep tape relevant for a while longer.IBM Research resea...
Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles are Finally Taking Off - Inside Amazon and Walmart Warehouses
[Tech]
2017/08/03 11:04
Automakers have been touting hydrogen cars for at least a decade. The newest edition of Honda Clarity, launched earlier this year in the US, comes with everything you’d want in a modern car—including a $15,000 fuel allowance. As one reviewer put it, “Honda will do nearly anything to get you in a hydrogen car.”In principle, if hydrogen gas comes from carbon-free sources, a hydrogen car has n...
Combine Your Love for Music & Art in just 25mm - VisualSonic
[Product]
2017/08/03 11:04
The idea of combining sound and decor has been long dappled with. We talked earlier about the Mellow Table, a three legged side-table that dropped some serious bass. Even Bang and Olufsen’s BeoSound Shape does something to this degree (although at a tune of $4,266 for a starter kit). VisualSonic by Digital Oasis steps into that same territory by combining art and audio into an audiovisual deli...
