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(Video) Making Deliveries with the DHL Parcelcopter 3.0
[Tech]
2016/05/12 11:07
DHL uses completely autonomous system to deliver consumer goods by drone.When you think of delivery by drone of consumer goods, chances are you'll think of Amazon. But it's not the only one working on flying packages to people's front doors via unmanned aerial vehicles. Delivery company DHL is also making steady strides in this arena, first with a drone that could fly blood samples across a riv...
Proposed Cable Car Attraction Would Take Chicago to New Heights
[Design]
2016/05/12 11:05
A Marks Barfield Architects representative told us that the project cost is estimated at US$250 million.Preliminary plans have been unveiled for a new aerial cable car tourist attraction for the Windy City. Should the Chicago Skyline proposal be realized, it would transport up to 3,000 people per hour and link Navy Pier, the Chicago Lakefront, the Chicago River Riverwalk, and downtown Chicago.T...
Custom Chinos Made with 3D Body Imaging - Woodies
[Business]
2016/05/12 11:04
Woodies is a bespoke clothing company expanding their personalization service to include chinos made-to-measure with 3D technology.This is part of a series of articles that looks at entrepreneurs hoping to get their ideas off the ground through crowdfunding. At the time of writing, each of these innovations is currently seeking funding.Already selling custom-made shirts, Woodies has started a K...
Shopping Apps Help Users Identify and Purchase Fashion Items From Photos
[Business]
2016/05/12 11:04
Mobile devices are changing the way people shop, with consumers increasingly looking to make purchases where and when they choose. Though the majority of online purchases are still made via desktop, smartphone technology enhances the experience of consumption through social discovery, product identification capabilities, and more. A host of new apps offer shoppers creative ways to expand their...
The Whirlpool Levita - The Swiss Army Induction Cooker
[Design]
2016/05/12 11:03
The Whirlpool Levita aims to change your kitchen. On the one hand, appliances are good at what they do, but they only do one thing… the Levita is a jack of all trades in that aspect, allowing it to lend itself to the many activities of cooking. The left hand side of the device is an induction cooker. It has the ability to work with more than one utensil, sensing the the surface area of each ut...
(PDF) BCG - Global Retail Banking 2016 Report
[Business]
2016/05/11 11:10
Despite a tentative financial recovery, the retail-banking industry faces unrelenting, disruptive challenges. Banks that hope to prevail must urgently pursue digital simplicity. That is, they must develop digital and data capabilities that radically simplify their businesses while dramatically improving the customer experience through greater efficiency, quality, and speed. That mandate for dig...
(Patent) Apple Granted Patent for Even Smarter iPad Cover
[Tech]
2016/05/11 11:09
Apple has today been granted a patent for an iPad Smart Cover with more smarts than usual: it incorporates a built-in display, and even a Wacom-style drawing tablet.The patent illustrates a number of different ways the Smart Cover display could be used, from simply extending the iPad’s own display through text-only displays of things like reminders to a combined display and touchpad. Some of t...
Has Food Tech Lost Its Flavor ?
[Investing]
2016/05/11 11:08
Investors Dial Back On Funding Food-Focused Startups. Deals and funding plunge amid a scarcity of mega-rounds, with only two $100M+ deals to food tech in the quarter.Food tech startups were hit hard by the global pullback in funding to VC-backed companies in Q1’16. Global food tech deals dropped to 27 in Q1’16 from their record high of 78 in Q4’15. The category has raised just $684M in the q...
(Video) KFC Just Made Edible 'Finger Lickin' Good' Nail Polish That Tastes Like Chicken
[Business]
2016/05/11 11:07
Product is based on brand's two favorite recipes.April Fools' Day was a month ago, but KFC is only just now announcing that it has made two edible nail polishes that bring the classic tagline, "Finger Lickin' Good," grossly to life.Ogilvy & Mather worked with food technologists at McCormick, the spice company that provides KFC's secret mix of 11 secret herbs and spices, to crate the nail po...
