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(PDF) PwC : Tech Breakthroughs Megatrend
[Tech]
2016/08/02 11:18
The technological breakthroughs megatrend is manifesting itself in a proliferation of technologies. To remain relevant and to succeed, emerging technology strategy needs to be a part of every company’s corporate strategy. The most pertinent technologies—and the corresponding strategy—will of course vary from company to company; but our analysis of more than 150 emerging technologies pinpoint...
BMW is Using Faster Robotic Optical Scanners to Ensure Its Cars Measure Up
[Tech]
2016/08/02 11:18
BMW prides itself not only on integrating the latest technologies in its vehicles, but also in the process of designing and manufacturing them. The company claims to be the first automaker to implement a robotic optical measuring cell at a BMW Group pilot plant in Munich. It's essentially a fully automated 3D scanner that can create a digital model of a full-sized vehicle in half the time previ...
Finding (and Acting on) the White Spaces in Mobile Gaming
[Consumer]
2016/08/02 11:18
There’s no doubt that the mobile games market is growing—even before the debut of Pokemon Go. Not only are more people playing on smartphones and tablets, but they’re dedicating increasingly more time and money as well. To grab a bigger share of this growth, developers and publishers need to target the right consumers with the right content. The first step in achieving this insight is unders...
(M&A) Salesforce Buys Word Processing App Quip for $750M
[Investing]
2016/08/02 11:17
Salesforce is continuing its buying spree to expand the kinds of cloud-based apps and services that it offers to its customers beyond basic CRM. The company has just announced that it is acquiring Quip, the cloud-based word processing app that was co-founded by Bret Taylor, formerly CTO of Facebook. We understand from two sources very close to the deal that the total price is $750 million.That...
(Video) Pattern-Changing Shirts React to Pollution and Radiation - Aerochromics
[Design]
2016/08/02 11:17
Now you see the patterns, but in polluted environments, now you don't. As air pollution becomes a bigger concern in communities around the globe, creative ways to detect it are beginning to proliferate. We've seen smartphone sensors proposed, as well as portable personal pollution monitors and even backpack-wearing, pollution-monitoring pigeons. Now, a designer out of New York City has released...
(Video) RoboNeko : Driverless Courier Deliveries Launched in Japan Next Year
[Product]
2016/08/02 11:16
Courier company Yamato Transport has teamed up with DeNA to launch a self-driving car delivery service from March 2017.The driverless automobiles are branded with the distinctive black cat logo of Yamato, whose green cars, carts, or bicycles are one of the most common sites around Tokyo.The service is called RoboNeko (“robot cat”), which is a further reference to the Yamato icon. Customers wi...
Homehive - Honey I Shrunk The Beehive !
[Design]
2016/08/02 11:16
The Homehive is your own apiary kit that allows you to not just breed bees with ease (rhymes!) but also tap the honeycomb for your own freshly made honey!Bees are probably the most important keys to human survival on this planet but they’re a dying breed. Scientists predict that it won’t take long for bees to be extinct and we could be battling an apocalypse just years after. Homehive lets yo...
(Infographic) 15 Facts That Can’t Be Ignored About U.S. Manufacturing
[Business]
2016/08/02 11:16
In this infographic, MP Star Financial looks at 15 facts that can’t be ignored about US manufacturing.Manufacturing is the driving force behind the steady economic growth, competitive advantage, innovation and high quality of life present in the United States. It has played a key role in shaping and developing the U.S. economy throughout the history of the nation, especially after the start of...
(PDF) Sportswear Giants Stock Up on Fitness Apps
[Investing]
2016/08/01 10:52
A couple of years ago, when you went for a run, you laced up your shoes and you ran. You didn’t know how many steps you took, how many calories you burned and hopefully there was no little voice in your head telling you how good a job you were doing. Well, things change. These days, a smartphone with a proper fitness app seems to be just as essential to many runners as running shoes were back...
