Sweet, sweet sunshine was the inspiration behind this innovative, hybrid hospital bed/wheelchair design by Lirong Yang. Just a bit of sun can go a long way to make paralyzed individuals feel unconfined to their beds. The problem is that it currently takes 3 nurses to transition the patient from bed to wheelchair. The LOHAS bed, however, only requires one.Utilizing a unique folding design, the a...

2016 was the first year that Facebook saw more mobile conversions than desktop conversions for the entire Holiday Season. The upswing in m-commerce started on Black Friday, with the mobile portion of online transactions growing by 55% year over year. And it continued throughout the Holidays, with mobile making up 51% of total online transactions—more than a 10 percentage point increase compare...

Inside AxonVR it's possible to feel the texture, shape, motion, vibration, and temperature of virtual objects in your hand.AxonVR’s HaptX system is an enormous metal box with some buttons and blinking lights. It’s very much a prototype. You put on a HTC Vive headset, stick your left hand into the box, and then experience the magic of a tiny virtual deer taking a warm and fluffy nap on your ou...

Prior to the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Oxfam International made waves with its latest report on global inequality. In particular, one “shock value” finding made headlines: eight men now combine to have the same wealth as half of the world’s population, or 3.6 billion people.Today’s chart breaks down who these men are and how much they own in terms of assets. But, it...

On Oct. 7, 2006, Mitsutaka Uchikoshi left a barbecue on Mt. Rokko in western Japan, deciding to walk down the mountain rather than taking a cable car with his friends. He lost his way, slipped, broke his pelvis and, with nobody around to help, eventually lost consciousness. Twenty-four days later, a passing climber found Uchikoshi. His body temperature had fallen to 22 degrees Celsius (normal i...

Augmented and virtual reality are slowly but surely being integrated into shopping experiences worldwide. At CES for example, Gap and Asus teamed up for an AR shopping app that may point toward the future of mobile shopping engagement.And previously we covered Adidas and their promotion of a new soccer shoe using virtual reality throughout Europe. Now, a Nike store in Paris is letting customers...

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce recently installed its first ski-through ATM as part of its five year sponsorship of the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort.With warming lights and pole and glove holders, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s (CIBC) first ski-through automatic teller machine (ATM) is now open in the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. Having agreed to a five year partnership wi...

Multicultural consumers are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, yet they remain underserved by traditional beauty brands, which are just beginning to increase their nude offerings to match the skin tones of customers of diverse ethnic origins. They may soon see competition from these upstarts, which are making it their mission to promote racial inclusivity.hues As Black women or...

Giving a new sense of purpose to otherwise unused plastic water bottles, italian designer libero rutilo blends the trends of upcycling and 3D printing for this series of flower vases. designed for half liter PET water and soft drink bottles, the collection includes four different pattern styles that can be easily screwed into the cap. the 3D printed structure dresses the container and conceals...