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Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Make Significant Advancements
[Product]
2016/08/09 11:05
In recent years, the once humble veggie burger has seen significant inroads in winning over even carnivores through inventive iterations that, while nothing close to what’s served at Shake Shack, are delicious in their own right. Lately, however, a wave of new plant burgers is approximating actual meat in eerily realistic ways.IMPOSSIBLE BURGERImpossible Burger has done what was once thought t...
Pokémon Go Had a First Month Like No Other
[Business]
2016/08/09 11:05
Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm over the first 30 days of its rollout. But to get a sense of exactly how big a phenomenon it’s been, consider this: The augmented-reality game has proven to be eight times more popular than Candy Crush Soda Saga was in the first month after it was released in October 2014.Since its launch on July 6, Pokémon Go had brought in nearly $200 million in sale...
MIT - New Lithium-Oxygen Battery Greatly Improves Energy Efficiency, Longevity
[Tech]
2016/08/09 11:05
New chemistry could overcome key drawbacks of lithium-air batteries.Lithium-air batteries are considered highly promising technologies for electric cars and portable electronic devices because of their potential for delivering a high energy output in proportion to their weight. But such batteries have some pretty serious drawbacks: They waste much of the injected energy as heat and degrade rela...
Driverless Car Insurance Protects Against Hacking - Adrian Flux
[Business]
2016/08/09 11:05
Adrian Flux is offering insurance for all aspects of driverless cars, such as automated parking and the hacking of connected systems.Driverless cars are dependent on softwares that pose new concerns for owners, leading to innovations such as antivirus protection to prevent the hacking of connected cars. Now, Adrian Flux is an insurance company offering coverage specifically for issues that aris...
Continental’s New eHorizon System Warns of Road Hazards Just Around the Corner
[Tech]
2016/08/09 11:05
Continental’s new dynamic mapping system, eHorizon, promises to alert drivers to hazards beyond their line of sight. It will build on information gleaned from cars ahead that is sent via smartphone to the cloud, then passed on to nearby vehicles. It may also help drivers save fuel. Continental says eHorizon will come to market in 2018 or 2019.eHorizon, in its current state at least, doesn’t e...
(Video) Nalo - Wireless Speaker
[Design]
2016/08/09 11:04
The latest in a trend of devices that aim to get people off their phones and reconnected with nature, Nalo is a plantable, portable speaker that’s right at home in the garden. The design encourages users to enjoy the outdoors as much as their smart devices!The base of the speaker must be planted in the earth for the stem to receive optimum sun exposure from which it is powered. Using the hands...
Forum Studio's "The Pearl of Istanbul" Features a Marina of Man-Made Islands
[Design]
2016/08/09 11:04
Forum Studio has released plans for “The Pearl of Istanbul”, a mixed-use development situated along a natural bluff overlooking the Marmara Sea that will provide residential, cultural and retail venues for the city of Istanbul. The project’s centerpiece will be the new marina, a string of man-made islands for boat parking that will function as an alternative to a seawall, protecting the deve...
(Infographic) The Psychology of Successfully Marketing to Millennials
[Consumer]
2016/08/08 11:29
Want to know more about Millennials and how to market to them? Here's a look at vital stats about this demographic—and info about how best to reach it.Some 82% of Millennials (people age 18-29) interact with brands or retailers on social media, where 49% follow their favorite brands or retailers, according to the following USC Dornsife infographic.To reach Millennials, marketers should conside...
(Video) How Philips Is Entering The IoT Health Market
[Business]
2016/08/08 11:29
The tech company has introduced a connected suite of devices designed to help people lead healthier lives.The Dutch company Philips, known for home lighting and appliances, have recently launched their suite of connected health tools. The centerpiece of the showcase is their very own fitness watch named the Health Watch, along with blood pressure monitors, a weighing scale and a thermometer.The...
