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(Infographic) The United States Of Unicorns : Every US Company Worth $1B+ In One Map
[Investing]
2016/12/22 10:12
Collectively, US unicorns are worth approximately $657B. Combined, these companies have raised just over $121B.The United States is home to 98 unicorn companies that are each valued at $1B+. As of 12/19/2016, nine private US companies are worth over $10B. The three most valuable unicorns in the US are Uber ($68B), Airbnb ($30B), and Palantir Technologies ($20B), and all of them are located in C...
Neurable Nets $2M to Build Brain-Controlled Software for AR and VR
[Investing]
2016/12/22 10:12
As consumers get their first taste of voice-controlled home robots and motion-based virtual realities, a quiet swath of technologists are thinking big picture about what comes after that. The answer has major implications for the way we’ll interact with our devices in the near future.That answer is something the team of Boston-based startup Neurable spends a lot of time, yes, thinking about. T...
KYOCERA Optical Blood-Flow Sensor is Among World’s Smallest for Wearable Devices, Smartphones
[Tech]
2016/12/22 10:12
Kyocera Corporation out of Kyoto, Japan has announced the development of a tiny optical sensor for measuring blood flow within subcutaneous tissue. Potential mHealth applications utilize earbuds and other devices to sense stress levels, help prevent dehydration and avoid altitude sicknessKyocera Corporation (President: Goro Yamaguchi) announced that it has developed one of the smallest known op...
(Video) Could VR Representations of News Stories Replace Traditional Forms of News Media ?
[Tech]
2016/12/22 10:11
New platform, Emblematic, allows those consuming news to be inside the story through VR simulation.Launching soon, the platform is designed to help people understand what it feels like to face a natural or man-made disaster. The company’s CEO, former journalist Nonny de la Peña has developed the idea as the next frontier of journalism, explaining “It wasn’t until I started working with virt...
(Video) ) Artificial Feathers Let Drones Morph Their Wings Like Birds
[Tech]
2016/12/22 10:11
Birds have been developing winged flight technology ever since they stole it from the dinosaurs back in 160 million years ago. Early on, top bird aeronautical engineers realized that wings have a fundamental problem: They give you both lift (which you want) and drag (which you don’t). Lift is important for take-offs and landings and maneuverability, but once you get off the ground and are goin...
Homecam Star Wars-Inspired Concept Lets Darth Vader Watch The Home
[Design]
2016/12/22 10:11
Dubbed the ‘homecam’, this darth vader camera concept depicts what the future of home security may be, with a touch of the ‘darkside’. South korea-based designer, kim hyeonseok, has created no-less than five science-fiction influenced product renderings in the past, all of which exhibit unique and authentic interpretations of the future of industrial design. the star wars-themed ‘homecam’...
(Video) Motion-Sensing Wall Panels Animate Boring Interiors
[Design]
2016/12/22 10:11
ENESS is looking to add touch sensors to the Lumes system.Interior walls can be a bit on the boring side, but Australia's ENESS has developed a new light-emitting wall panel that aims to change that. Until activated by motion, the Lumes wall panel looks pretty standard. But once brought to life, an integrated LED array can display images and relatively complex animations.The hospital installati...
(Infographic) Are American Consumers Taking On Too Much Debt ?
[Investing]
2016/12/22 10:11
How much consumer debt is too much? Today’s infographic uses extensive data from Equifax to try and answer this question.We put consumer debt in a historical context, while providing an in-depth look at the latest numbers on different categories of debt such as student loans, credit cards, and mortgages to see how they compare.Infographic : http://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/20...
Fast-Fashion Brands Defy Slowdown in China's Apparel Market
[Business]
2016/12/21 10:46
Popularity of global casualwear brands rises in second- and third-tier cities. Growing popularity in second- and third-tier cities is cementing the leading position of Uniqlo, H&M and Zara in China, according to FT Confidential Research's latest quarterly brand survey.Growing demand in the provinces may justify the aggressive expansion plans of international brands, though these may be toug...
