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(M&A) Google Buys Eyefluence Eye-Tracking Startup
[Investing]
2016/10/25 11:09
Google want to know everywhere that you’re looking. Today, Eyefluence announced that it has been acquired by Google. The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M in funding from investors including Intel Capital, Jazz Venture Partners, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital and NHN Investment. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Eyefluence shared the announcement quietly t...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Leaders and Laggards in Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Adoption
[Business]
2016/10/25 11:08
Investments in organizational capabilities rather than specific technology choices separate the leaders from the laggards.There is a lot of hype and hoopla about the cloud but few reliable facts and benchmarks about the adoption of this technology. CIOs, CTOs, and heads of infrastructure at large enterprises have shared with us their frustrations about adopting cloud-based platforms and migrati...
Ikea Lets Kids Design Its New Toys, And They're Delightful
[Product]
2016/10/25 11:06
Children have amazingly active imaginations, and tend to come up with things that even the most creative adults would never think of. Now, Ikea is smartly tapping into this wellspring of ideas for a line of stuffed toys.dubbed Sagoskatt—Swedish for "mythical treasure"—which hits shelves on November 20 and will be available until December 24.To come up with the toy concepts, Ikea invited kids...
Lego-Like Wall Produces Acoustic Holograms
[Tech]
2016/10/25 11:06
This simple way of creating incredibly rich, intricate soundscapes is made from an array of 3D printed metamaterial blocks that sits in front of a speaker. Engineers from Duke University have developed a way to create acoustic "holograms" that promise to be as magical as visual holograms – all by placing an array of 3D-printed acoustic building blocks in front of a sound wave.When we talking a...
The Biggest Money Mistakes We Make—Decade by Decade
[Investing]
2016/10/25 11:05
Our financial errors vary by age. Here’s a look at what we get wrong and how to do better.Our relationship to money changes as we get older. So do the mistakes that we make with it. Every new stage of life brings new financial strategies we need to follow. And at every stage we find new ways not to follow those strategies, costing ourselves money and jeopardizing our security.What’s more, eco...
DOSIS Designs Reconfigurable + Inflatable Architectural Structure in London
[Design]
2016/10/25 11:03
In london fields, a park east of the city center, a pneumatic architectural structure took shape in early october, hosting free community events for local families and children. designed and realized by DOSIS — a madrid-based laboratory of creative processes founded by isabel collado and ignacio peydro — ‘second dome’ is a reconfigurable space that can transform from a single, 65-square-met...
(Infographic) Shopping Cart Abandonment : E-Commerce Tips to Increase Sales
[Consumer]
2016/10/25 11:02
$4 trillion dollars of merchandise is abandoned in shopping carts every year. Using follow up texts, ad retargeting and a streamlined checkout process you can increase recovered purchases and help lure shoppers back to websites to complete their purchase. Minimizing steps, providing multiple payment options and using exit popups can help streamline the checkout process and reduce shopping cart...
Airbus Wants to Build a Self-Flying Taxi Called Vahana
[Design]
2016/10/24 11:03
Apparently, Vahana is a Sanskrit word that "denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle." Put more simply, Vahana is a vehicle fit for a god. Or, if you're A3 (that's A Cubed), a Silicon Valley-based subsidiary of Airbus, Vahana is the name of a fully electric autonomous vehicle. And not just any autonomous vehicle – this is a...
(Patent) Amazon Patents Personal Mini Drones to Locate Lost Cars or Kids
[Tech]
2016/10/24 10:39
Amazon has been awarded a patent for a tiny personal assistant drone, which can be carried around with a user and sent off via voice commands to perform autonomous functions.Imagine you're trying to find your car in a crowded parking lot. Rather than let frustration take hold, you simply say "locate car" and a tiny drone perched on your shoulder flies off and guides you to it. Amazon has been a...
