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Dror's Masterplan for Istanbul Park Features Elevated Walkways within The Trees
[Design]
2017/03/20 10:49
New york studio dror has presented plans for a public park in istanbul, turkey. conceived as ‘a web of possibilities’, the firm’s masterplan for ‘parkorman’ comprises a series of different zones, each with their own distinct characteristics. ‘instead of dictating one’s path through the park, visitors write their own experience,’ explains the design team. ‘numerous non-linear pathways,...
(PDF) Radio Still Beats Online Services For Music Discovery
[Consumer]
2017/03/19 10:10
How do you stay up to date with the latest musical hits? For many Americans, their dusty old radio in the corner of the kitchen beats their shiny new smartphone for music discovery. That's according to a recent survey from Edison Research which found that 19 percent of Americans use AM/FM radio most often to stay up to date with the latest hits. It also found that friends and family are the pri...
(Patent) Sony Patented a Method For Wirelessly Sucking Power From Your Friend's Phone
[Tech]
2017/03/19 10:09
You’re probably already accustomed to mooching free wi-fi whenever you visit a friend, but according to a new patent Sony filed just last Friday, the company wants you to be able to steal power from a friend’s phone as well, without having to connect a single cable.Before you get too excited about the prospect of your smartphone getting a jumpstart from another mobile device, or even an appli...
(Video) Sherwin-Williams Color Chips Come Alive as Leopards, Giraffes and Flamingos
[Design]
2017/03/19 10:08
In the latest installment of its “Color Chips” campaign, Sherwin-Williams creates a captivating African jungle teeming with bright, bountiful, beastly life.It took nearly 30,000 paint chips, along with 24 production artists working a total of 5,600 hours, to bring this majestic menagerie to life for 30 seconds:“We know people aren’t inspired by paint itself. What people really care about is...
(PDF) IAB - Economic Value of the Advertising-Supported Internet Ecosystem
[Business]
2017/03/19 10:07
Ad-Supported Internet Brings over $1 Trillion to the U.S. Economy, Representing 6 Percent of Country's Total GDP, According to IAB Study Led by Harvard Business School Professor. Industry Responsible for 10.4 Million American Jobs, or 7.3% of Total U.S. Nonfarm Employment, and Doubles Its Economic Contribution Since 2012The ad-supported internet ecosystem generated $1.121 trillion for the U.S....
(Video) Storytime Magic with Novel Effect
[Product]
2017/03/19 10:06
The Hachette Book Group has teamed up with Seattle startup Novel Effect, which specializes in technology that pairs music with text, to launch a pilot program using titles from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.The resulting app, called Novel Effect, was named one of five finalists in the SXSW Accelerator Competition.The Novel Effect pilot program will launch on March 10 with four LBYR titl...
(Video) Online Gaming System Provides a Fun New Way to Work Up a Sweat - SymGym
[Business]
2017/03/19 10:05
SymGym Studio makes getting a workout fun, allowing people to compete on a leaderboard and play online games with others that mimic real-life motions.No more staring at a wall, trying to maintain the motivation to get through a workout. SymGym Studio’s new online gaming system with resistance provides a fun new way to work up a sweat. Full body controllers use independent arm bars and foot ped...
Gravity
[Investing]
2017/03/19 10:04
Apple is doomed. So are you. As mortals we are used to the idea of death. We do not dwell on it even though it’s inevitable. We do know that we’ll die but what we don’t know is when we’ll die. That certainty/uncertainty makes us, more or less, do everything that we do. And so we carry on. But companies die too. And when they die is also a mystery but it’s not at all clear that their inevit...
The Zippo of Toothbrushes - Banale’s Travel Toothbrush
[Product]
2017/03/19 10:03
I don’t smoke, but I find Zippo’s lighters really charming. They just look so cool, the way you flip them open with one hand while looking undeniably cool (smoking isn’t cool though).Banale’s travel toothbrush has swag of similar proportions, but instead of nurturing a tobacco habit, it keeps your teeth clean and your mouth fresh! The kit is roughly the size of a lighter, and comes in an ab...
