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(Video) The First Smartphone with Google's Augmented Reality Is Here
[Product]
2016/06/12 11:06
Lenovo's Tango-enabled phone visualizes virtual elements into the real world. The fuzzy midway-point between our virtual and physical worlds is augmented reality. While there have been projects to show a virtual element on a phone when pointed at a special anchor point in real life, like a QR code or other pattern, no attempt has rivaled Google's Project Tango, which actually analyzes and build...
The App Boom is Over
[Business]
2016/06/12 11:05
Your phone is full of apps, and you're done downloading new ones — unless they're Snapchat or Uber. The mobile app boom kicked off in July 2008, when Apple introduced the App Store. Now it is over.People are still making plenty of apps, of course. And many people are still downloading them. But the go-go growth days are gone.If you are an independent app developer or publisher, you have probab...
Video-Enabled Toothbrush Offers a Fresh Look at Your Teeth - Prophix
[Product]
2016/06/12 11:04
The Prophix features an in-built camera capable of capturing 1080p video, that allows users to watch a live feed of their brushing via the accompanying app.Regardless of how thorough your mouth-care regime is, it's not always possible to see just how well – or not – you've cleaned your teeth. ONVI's Prophix toothbrush, however, has a built-in video camera that lets you seen every last nook an...
The Smart Touch Refrigerator
[Design]
2016/06/12 11:03
While the most obvious upgrade to a fridge is a fridge that connects to your phone and allows you to run Buzzfeed tasty videos customized to your liking, it isn’t truly the wisest upgrade. The Smart Touch refrigerator may seem like it’s a long shot, but in philosophy, it captures what a smart fridge is required to be like. Aesthetically, the fridge is definitely a class apart, with its half-s...
(PDF) PwC - Sink or Swim : Why Wealth Management Can’t Afford to Miss The Digital Wave
[Investing]
2016/06/09 11:09
The rise of technology has altered how we live and the speed with which we engage with one another. But how does this impact wealth management – a proposition predicated on personal service, where clients pay for solutions and advice tailored to their individual investment goals, day-to-day financial needs and attitudes to risk? PwC has surveyed over 1000 high net worth individuals and intervi...
(PDF) MIT's Andante - Dancing Figures Could Teach You To Play Piano
[Tech]
2016/06/09 11:09
MIT is developing an intuitive and visual aid to help students master the piano.People at the MIT Media Lab has created another interesting invention: Andante, a teaching piano. Andante uses human figures that dance on piano keys as they are played according to the piece.This simple hack can help students learn playing the piano more effectively.A typical coaching piano system uses blinking lig...
(Infographic) Disrupting The Auto Industry : The Startups That Are Unbundling The Car
[Business]
2016/06/09 11:09
While self-driving tech receives the lion's share of media attention, a host of less-heralded startups are targeting specific pieces of automotive infrastructure or components.[click to enlarge]As startups focused on autonomous driving grab headlines, corporations are jockeying for a competitive edge in auto tech through startup acquisitions and investments, as well as partnerships and internal...
(PDF) ‘On-The-Fly’ 3-D Print System Prints What You Design, As You Design It
[Tech]
2016/06/09 11:09
3-D printing has become a powerful tool for engineers and designers, allowing them to do “rapid prototyping” by creating a physical copy of a proposed design.But what if you decide to make changes? You may have to go back, change the design and print the whole thing again, perhaps more than once. So Cornell researchers have come up with an interactive prototyping system that prints what you a...
Here Are the 10 Most Profitable Companies - Fortune 500
[Investing]
2016/06/09 11:08
Apple, JP Morgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway set new records.Tech is booming, oil is tanking, and the banks are back—for now, anyway. Earlier this week, Fortune published the Fortune 500, its annual list of the best in U.S. business. The 10 most profitable of the 500 largest companies form an exceptional cross-section of the economy. Despite a tempestuous 2015 for American business, these re...
