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Supertainment for Superphones - VR COOLPRO1
[Design]
2016/11/17 11:04
VR COOLPRO1 is a mobile VR device designed for use with the hotly anticipated Le Superphones. Using its own app which supports video content on the LeEco platform, it combines high technology, fine craftsmanship, and discerning aesthetics, designed to bring virtual reality to a new level by providing a superior and satisfying experience.The design is based on a visual optical system with an in-...
(PDF) Pew - Social Media Update 2016
[Consumer]
2016/11/16 10:48
Facebook usage and engagement is on the rise, while adoption of other platforms holds steady.Over the past decade, Pew Research Center has documented the wide variety of ways in which Americans use social media to seek out information and interact with others. A majority of Americans now say they get news via social media, and half of the public has turned to these sites to learn about the 2016...
(PDF) Google's RAISR Sharpens Low-Resolution Images Using Machine Learning
[Tech]
2016/11/16 10:48
Google's RAISR: a machine learning algorithm that can take a low-resolution, block image and upscale it while enhancing and sharpening the image.From a jagged low-res jpeg to a sharper, larger image file, Google researchers have found a way to use machine learning to upscale images to higher resolutions at lightning speed, and it works so fast it could one day be built into your smartphone.Goog...
(M&A) Why Samsung's Harman Purchase Will be Seen as Apple Blunder Decades From Now
[Investing]
2016/11/16 10:48
Samsung's $8 billion purchase of Harman may be pricey, but how often can you become a Tier 1 auto supplier in one swoop. Apple could have made a similar play.Samsung's purchase of Harman is strategically sound, worth the $8 billion, and positions Samsung well in the connected car market. Meanwhile, Samsung diversifies from a saturated smartphone market.The deal makes so much sense you have to w...
Elon Musk Crushes Steve Jobs
[Business]
2016/11/16 10:47
Which Executive / Founder Do You Admire Most ? Elon Musk crushes Steve Jobs.In what some have described as "Wrestlemania for tech geeks," we now have a winner in our most admired tech CEO bracket. Elon Musk handily beat Steve Jobs, and here is how it wrapped up.For all you Elon fanboys/fangirls, here is the final bracket with Musk that you can turn into a poster for your cube or that you can us...
Project Skofield by WorldViz : VR Business Meetings are Closer Than You Might Think
[Tech]
2016/11/16 10:47
WorldViz's project Skofield is poised to offer a cross-platform tool for business communication in VR.WorldViz, a behind-the-scenes virtual reality company that's been working on large-scale VR solutions for the enterprise and industrial sectors, just announced its new platform for business communication. The project, codenamed "Skofield", allows remote users to make cross-platform presentation...
"Husband Nursery" Relaxation Room for Reluctant Male Shoppers in Shanghai
[Business]
2016/11/16 10:47
The Vanke Mall opened a Husband Nursery with refreshments, games and a massage chair for reluctant male shoppers to relax in while their partners shop.The idea of a dedicated space in which to relax while a partner shops is proving extremely popular. When Shanghai’s new Vanke Mall opened, it included a Husband Nursery. Women are able to leave their husbands relaxing with newspapers, magazines,...
Beef, Burrata, and Poutine: Indian Cuisine’s New Wave
[Business]
2016/11/16 10:47
Badmaash is one of several new restaurants changing the hole-in-the-wall, curry-in-a-hurry image.[Chicken Tikka Poutine: Badmaash spices up Canada’s comfort food, dusting french fries with kala namak (black salt), paprika, and dried mango powder. Photographer: Kristyna Archer for Bloomberg Businessweek]The first thing you notice when you enter Badmaash, an Indian restaurant in downtown Los Ang...
Boulon Blanc Transformable Table
[Design]
2016/11/16 10:46
Boulon Blanc is a transformable table, you can turn it from a coffee table to a dining table in just a second. It’s a modern table and highly functional with high quality components and materials. Instead of using X-based mechanism, this table uses the same system used in ironing boards, putting technical innovations into furniture design.Designing from a scratch, this table will not only enha...
