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iWatch ? More like UI-Watch
[Design]
2016/02/22 11:04
There’s no shortage of fan-made Apple product concepts. The Apple Watch has seen its fair share of makeovers too. Adrian Berr however, wants to make the Apple Watch less of a watch, and more of a universal remote. The timepiece is something that’s always near you, and it isn’t something you’re likely to lose/break/forget, like your phone. The result is a small but powerful device that can b...
(Infographic) How to Make Websites and Influence People
[Design]
2016/02/22 11:03
When Pavlov rang his bell, his dog would salivate regardless of whether or not he could smell food. Humans, surely, could never be so easily manipulated.Except they are, on a global scale. Every day over a billion users stalk on their friends on Facebook, natter about their breakfasts on Twitter, and push their virtual shopping carts down Amazon’s virtual aisles.These big sites and many others...
"The O Phone" Might Steal Us Away From Our Always-On Lives
[Design]
2016/02/21 11:10
This sharp-looking concept explores phones that happen to be mindfully 'dumber'.The smartphone is called so because it can do far more than just make calls. But this functionality comes with its drawbacks, too. With every aspect of life being turned into an app, the smartphone could be turning people into digitally-focused zombies. Serbia-based Alter Ego Architects decided to come up with a con...
Apple Is the Odd One Out in China's Smartphone Market
[Business]
2016/02/21 11:09
Despite a record fourth quarter with shipments reaching 117 million units, the Chinese smartphone market slowed down significantly in 2015. As vendors struggled to find more first-time buyers and the economic climate in the People’s Republic worsened, the market’s growth slowed down from 20 percent in 2014 to just 2.5 percent in 2015. According to IDC, a total of 434 million devices were ship...
For Silicon Valley, the Hangover Begins
[Investing]
2016/02/21 11:08
With venture-capital investors increasingly nervous, once-hot tech startups are retrenching.Money-losing initiatives drained cash at Practice Fusion, a San Francisco electronic medical-records company, which has replaced its CEO, laid off a quarter of its staff and cut other costs. Not long ago, employees at Practice Fusion Inc. reveled in the technology boom, munching daily on free healthy foo...
Algae Is Emerging As a New Superfood
[Product]
2016/02/21 11:07
With kale now having a place on even Chik-fil-A’s menu, it’s clear that the formerly trendy leafy green is no longer as fashionable as it once was. This doesn’t mean that people are passing it by at the farmer’s market, but those who enjoy sampling nutrition trends are searching for alternative superfoods. One such contender is algae, which not only stands to enhance wellness overall but al...
This McDonald's Billboard Near Whistler Gives Snow Reports via Espresso Drink Toppings
[Business]
2016/02/21 11:06
Cossette in Vancouver has made another tasty McDonald's billboard that skiers and snowboarders heading to Whistler will think is pretty gnar.The ad uses real-time snowfall data to synchronize the whipped cream or foam levels on McDonald's espresso drinks to the amount of recent snowfall in centimeters at the Whistler Blackcomb resort.The billboard is on Highway 99 in Squamish, B.C., en route to...
(Video) Baby-Carrying Bicycle Transforms Into a Stroller in Seconds - Salamander
[Product]
2016/02/21 11:05
The Salamander can accommodate children up to 46 in (116 cm) tall and 79 lb (36 kg).If a skateboard that doubles as a stroller is a little too extreme for your parenting modus operandi, then perhaps a trusty old bicycle might be more to your liking. The Salamander Bicycle Stroller aims to keep parents on the move by providing a two-wheeled way of getting around town and quickly converting into...
Mitsubishi Electric's "Aerial Display" Projects Images Into Mid-Air
[Tech]
2016/02/21 11:04
An aerial display image (cube at center) with so-called guide images to either side.As soon as the year 2020, you may be seeing advertising or other imagery floating before you. That's when Mitsubishi Electric hopes to have its "aerial display" technology perfected and commercially available. Already, it's capable of displaying images measuring up to 56 inches (142 cm) diagonally, hovering in t...
