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CooperVision Debuts Contact Lenses Designed to Ease Screen Fatigue
[Product]
2017/01/08 10:05
CooperVision is showing off its Biofinity Energys, contact lenses that are engineered so that you can view text on digital screens more easily.The idea was to design a contact lens for “digital lifestyles” and it aims to rid wearers of eye fatigue and dryness. The company showed off the contact lenses at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week.We spend too much time gazing at...
Holiday Spending on Mobile Games Nears $1 Billion
[Business]
2017/01/08 10:04
Smartphone, tablet users spent record $967.6 million on game apps for iOS and Android devices[For the past two years, Kabam Inc.’s “Marvel: Contest of Champions” has ranked among the top 10 revenue-generating game apps in the U.S. during the last week of December.]The weeks of shopping between Black Friday and the holidays are critical for videogame companies. For mobile game makers, the big...
The World's First Flexible Surfing Helmet - Surfety
[Design]
2017/01/08 10:03
Designer Camille Morelle took it upon herself to design a helmet for surfers that’s different from the ones existing in the market. The helmet design, named Surfety is a flexible wearable, which makes it much easier to fold and carry around than the hard helmets out there. Despite its flexible design, it does a great job at impact resistance, thanks to the gform pads on the surface that are th...
(Infographic) What Millennials Refuse to Spend Money On
[Consumer]
2017/01/05 11:48
Millennials are notoriously known for being on of the hardest markets for businesses to target. This could be because of their frugal spending habits, or more likely because they have significantly different priorities compared to virtually every generation before them.This infographic by FeelGood Contact Lenses will uncover what exactly millennials refuse to spend their hard-earned cash on and...
For Non-Tech Companies, if You Can’t Build It, Buy a Start-Up
[Investing]
2017/01/05 11:48
Companies announced $3.6 trillion worth of deals in 2016, a decline of 16.6 percent from the previous year. Still, it was the third biggest year on record for mergers and acquisitions globally, after 2015 and 2007.For years, mergers and acquisitions in technology were fairly straightforward: Every investment bank kept a list of a dozen or so companies like Google and IBM that had a track record...
Individual Servings - DNA Analysis Provides Personal Nutrition Roadmaps
[Product]
2017/01/05 11:48
For Gen Y, dieting and wellness is not one-size-fits-all. As more youth explore the Health Hacker trend and request personalized approaches to nutrition, fitness, and overall well being, companies are providing customization through the analysis of DNA.Daytwo Launched in Israel with plans to expand to the U.S., DayTwo analyzes intestinal bacteria, which is unique to every individual, to provide...
Bitcoin : The Top Performing Currency For a Second Year in a Row
[Investing]
2017/01/05 11:48
Bitcoin is no stranger to extreme fluctuations. For each of the last four years, the cryptocurrency has either been the best or the worst performing currency – with nothing to be found in between.Luckily, for those that follow the digital currency closely, those fluctuations were mostly pointed in an upwards direction for 2016. The currency finished the year at $968.23, which is more than doub...
Mattel's Aristotle is Like an Amazon Echo for Kids
[Product]
2017/01/05 11:47
Her name is Aristotle, and she has eyes, and ears, inside your child's bedroom."What do you want to ask Google?" my wife asked our toddler after installing Google Home."Everything," he responded in the most casual and sincere way. Duh. Of course a young human with endless questions would have endless queries for an internet service with endless answers.But over the course of dinner, as he did h...
(Video) Why Alexander Wang's Adidas Collection Was Sold In Unmarked Trucks And Trash Bags
[Business]
2017/01/05 11:47
For the first time, Johannes Leonardo creative director Ferdinando Verderi talks about the strategy behind the New York Fashion Week launch.When it comes to streetwear fashion, the explosion of the reseller market is both a confirmation of its popularity and cultural sway, and a rebuke to the traditional modes of retail transaction. There are individuals and entire companies that try to buy up...
