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Walmart Testing Warehouse Drones to Catalog and Manage Inventory
[Tech]
2016/07/19 13:13
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing drones that it says will help it manage its warehouse inventory more efficiently, and which it said yesterday could be rolled out in the next six to nine months across its distribution centers. When supply chain professionals discuss supply chain execution, their focus is typically put on transportation management systems and warehouse management systems, the ya...
Breakthrough in Glass Technology Could Pave the Way for ‘Smart Windows’
[Tech]
2016/07/19 13:13
Your next window may be made of see-through components that conduct electricity. This development comes thanks to a new technique that adds metal to glass to make it transparent.It seems that windows are turning into high-tech screens. Indeed, in the not too far off future, all of the windows in our homes could very well be see-through glass that doubles as smart home screens.This may sound lik...
Massage-Giving Robot Rubs People The Right Way
[Tech]
2016/07/19 13:13
As our population continues to get older, physiotherapists are going to be needed more than ever. It was with this in mind that Emma – or Expert Manipulative Massage Automation – was created. The one-armed robot is designed to help physiotherapists handle an increasing workload, by conducting massage therapy on their human patients.Emma is the product of Singaporean startup AiTreat, and was d...
For Imaging On the Go - Treo
[Design]
2016/07/19 13:13
Treo, Advanced Mobile Imaging. This mobile device can easily wrap around the injured extremity to get a quick three-dimensional scan or can be laid flat for a two-dimensional scan which can be uploaded to the app for a review. Each Treo includes a soft imaging detector pad.Having personally experienced an injury the past year, I can say that having to make a trip to get a scan in a huge machine...
(Infographic) Who Owns All The Major Brands in The World
[Product]
2016/07/18 11:12
All the biggest product brands in the world are owned by a handful of corporation. Food, cleaning products, banks, airlines, cars, media companies... everything is in the hands of these megacorporations. These graphics show how everything is connected.Consumer goodsIn the supermarket—as you can see in the graphic at the top—Mondelez, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Pepsico, P&G, Johnson&Jo...
LureDeals Wants to Turn Pokémon Go Players Into Your Customers
[Business]
2016/07/18 11:12
Pokémon Go is an international phenomenon not just because it offers a nostalgia-fueled game anyone can access on a smartphone, but also because it gets people out into the real world interacting with one another and the cities around them. As I’m sitting here at my desk writing this story, I can tell you that a five-minute walk to the park and golf course across the street will yield me two...
(PDF) BCG - Global Asset Management 2016 : Doubling Down on Data
[Investing]
2016/07/18 11:12
In 2015, the asset management industry recorded its worst performance since the 2008 financial crisis. Growth in assets under management (AuM) stalled, and net new flows of assets, revenue growth, and revenue margins all fell. Fee pressure on managers continued to rise.Tepid markets and turbulence, which persist in 2016, are today’s reality. That becomes clear at the outset of this report, The...
(Video) Train Your Pelvic Floor to Protect and Boost Your Manhood - VylyV
[Product]
2016/07/18 11:12
You could stand to be a better lover. While you might think that the key to that is reading extensive manuals and endless articles, the fact of the matter is that reading doesn’t translate very well to when you’re “in the zone”. That’s where VylyV’s training shorts come in. As the world’s first training shorts aimed at increasing sexual performance, they promise increased erection freque...
Ava Promises to Clone High-End Wines Without Using Any Grapes
[Tech]
2016/07/18 11:11
You’ve heard of turning water into wine, but Alec Lee and his founding team of bioengineers have taken to their San Francisco laboratory to turn molecules into wine.“We create the wine without any grapes, yeast or any kind of fermentation,” Lee, the founder of Ava Winery, told TechCrunch.Ava does this by analyzing molecular profiles of select wines and reconstructing them as a bioidentical m...
