Conceived by four university students from ETH Zurich + ZHDK, Scewo is a self-balancing wheelchair that can go up and down the stairs safely and smoothly. The aim of the project is to combine the new technologies and an aesthetic design.Its self-balancing technology enables rotating on spot and driving over curbs without getting stuck. The big wheels can go over obstacles without entanglement....

Survey helps brand marketers decode the path to purchase. Food Network Magazine surveyed people about their grocery shopping experiences, behaviors and attitudes.As anyone who has ever walked into a supermarket to buy a gallon of milk and left with a cart full of impulse purchases knows all too well, grocery shopping can be a complicated process. To help brand marketers decode consumers’ path...

LEVL promises a simpler way of measuring body weight.Trying to lose a significant amount of weight is a long, daunting process, the most frustrating part of which might be hitting a plateau where, even despite your best efforts, the number on the scale doesn’t seem to budge. We’re often told that number doesn’t paint a complete portrait of our health, but it’s difficult to know just how muc...

Technological advances have given consumers access to all kinds of immediate content—from streaming the latest sitcom on a smartphone to logging on and using a game console to play a first-person shooter against a rival on the other side of the country.But perhaps no “type” of programming content is more a perfect fit for a multi-platform distribution than the news. In fact, both technology...

While we play the waiting game for Faraday Future’s FF 91 release, we can count the hours and minutes on this Faraday Future watch! Called the Extraordinary Timeteller, this conceptual timepiece puts a twist on telling the time.Similarly to house Faraday Future is turning automotive design on its head, this watch also flips our preconceived notions of reading a watch. Rather than look at the f...

The secret is in customization: dynamic-pricing solutions must be tailored to a retailer’s business context, objectives, and ways of working.When it comes to dynamic pricing, Amazon is still the retailer to beat. Other retailers continue to marvel at—and attempt to emulate—the e-commerce giant’s ability to rapidly and frequently change prices on millions of items. Amazon continually burnish...

Tesla’s stock has rebounded and the company is now taking on the biggest car makers well ahead of schedule. Shares in the 14-year-old Tesla closed up more than 7% on Monday, giving it a market cap of $48.6 billion, 7% higher than that of 113-year-old Ford.The surge came after Tesla reported on April 2 that it delivered a record 25,418 vehicles in the first quarter, a 69% increase over last yea...

Social media influencers – like Instagram stars or YouTube celebs – often promote products they like, either as part of a brand relationship or as means of generating income through affiliate sales. Now, Amazon is looking to get in on this action as well. The company has quietly launched the “Amazon Influencer Program,” which is currently in beta testing as of a couple of days ago. Similar...

In the most recent quarter, Chinese smartphone shipments grew a staggering 18.7% to 135.7 million:China Smartphone ShipmentsThis rapid increase in sales comes at a time when domestic brands in China are starting to aggressively market their products.Oppo, a brand mostly unknown across the Pacific Ocean, has more than tripled market share over the last year to unseat the incumbent Huawei. This m...