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The Mobile Wallet is Making Holiday Shopping More Jolly
[Consumer]
2016/12/06 10:00
It’s the holiday season, and that means it’s shopping season. And as friends and family members prepare to exchange gifts and good tidings this season, the mobile wallet plays an indispensable role as consumers choose and buy their gifts.It also provides far more shopping agility than a traditional billfold or money clip while providing a plethora of opportunities for advertisers and marketer...
Bookstore Hotel Book and Bed Kyoto Opens in Gion in December
[Product]
2016/12/06 09:59
Book and Bed, the bookstore where you can stay overnight, welcomes guests to its new branch in Gion, Kyoto, on December 2nd.Somewhat confusingly called Book and Bed Tokyo Kyoto Branch, it is the second venue of the bookstore-cum-hotel, following the successful Ikebukuro space that opened in July 2015.As first reported this summer, Book and Bed has proved a hit with tourists and bookworms alike...
(Video) New Wearable Detects Alcohol in Bloodstream - OnusBlue
[Product]
2016/12/06 09:59
Albuquerque, New Mexico-based start-up DermaTec introduces its first product, the OnusBlue wearable blood alcohol detection patch.This is part of a series of articles that looks at entrepreneurs hoping to get their ideas off the ground through crowdfunding. At the time of writing, each of these innovations is currently seeking funding.DermaTec’s OnusBlue alcohol detection patch is worn directl...
Eau de Deep Fryer Could be a Thing of The Past, Thanks to Cold Plasma Technology
[Tech]
2016/12/06 09:59
Thanks to a new odor-cancelling technology, now you can have your doughnuts without smelling like the oil they were fried in.I love smelling like a grease trap, said no one ever. The question of how to get rid of the smell of cooking grease from one's clothes and surroundings has attracted advice ranging from soaking the garments in ammonia and hot water, to spraying vodka on everything. In the...
Autonomous Trucks of the Future
[Design]
2016/12/06 09:58
The age of autonomous cars is upon us and it’s not only passenger vehicles we can expect to change! The Volvo Autonomous Trailer AT404 explores what we might expect from the brand, known for making hardworking tractor/trailers, were they to develop an autonomous ground cargo shipping system.The cabin, where before there was a driver, becomes an extra loading space. This is followed by not just...
(Infographic) 65 Facebook Acquisitions – The Complete List (2017)
[Investing]
2016/12/05 10:10
Facebook has acquired or purchased a number of companies since it’s humble inception in 2004, over 10 years back.Facebook or should we say, “The Facebook,” was created by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. Initially created solely for college students attending specific schools, Facebook reached one million users in just 10 short months after its inception. Eleven years later in 2016, Faceboo...
Mercedes Digital Headlights Project Street Signs and Markings Onto the Road Ahead
[Tech]
2016/12/05 10:09
Revolution in headlamp technology: Mercedes shines in HD quality: DIGITAL LIGHT": dazzle-free continuous main beam in the Mercedes: precision with resolution of more than 2 million pixels.There are more than a few edgy experimental headlight technologies floating around these days, including systems that follow the driver's eyesight and others that light up potential hazards. Mercedes has just...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Sales Practices of Europe’s Leading Consumer-Goods Companies
[Business]
2016/12/05 10:08
Our survey of more than 100 sales executives reveals best practices in customer and channel management.Most consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) manufacturers in Europe today have to maintain a tricky balance. On the one hand, they must continue to nurture long-standing but constantly evolving relationships with major retailers, which account for the bulk of their current business. On the other hand,...
(PDF) Finally – A Safe Way to Carry Hydrogen Fuel in Your Pocket
[Tech]
2016/12/05 10:07
A newly-developed compact, flexible polymer could enable a plastic container of hydrogen that's safe to carry in your pocket.Hydrogen has great potential as a future clean energy source. The challenge is that hydrogen gas is difficult to store and carry safely. The intensity with which it burns may have made liquid hydrogen the fuel-source of choice for the space industry, but it can only be li...
