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Yusuke Oono’s 360-Degree Diorama Picture Books
[Product]
2015/12/06 11:05
Loftwork, the agency behind the original awards, has got together with publisher Seigensha to offer Oono’s design as two “360-degree” picture books.One retells the fairy tale of Snow White as a beautiful 360-degree diorama. Open out the book like a fan; half green, half white. Apples, which make such an important appearance in the story, cut through the diorama in striking red.The second boo...
A New Form of Real Gold, Almost as Light as Air
[Tech]
2015/12/06 11:04
Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a new type of foam made of real gold. It is the lightest form ever produced of the precious metal: a thousand times lighter than its conventional form and yet it is nearly impossible to tell the difference with the naked eye. Even when it seems unbelievable: this is a genuine photograph, in which nothing has been faked. The 20 carats gold foam is lighter t...
Grasslamp - The Modern Desktop Garden
[Design]
2015/12/06 11:03
‘Grasslamp’ is an elegant hydroponic lamp that lets you grow a miniature garden, and doubles as a desktop lamp, at home or in the office. The modernist design enables you to grow micro-greens like wheatgrass, mirco-salads, and edible flowers, using just LED lights and water, without the need for messy soil. Simply soak the seeds in the water, put on the greenhouse lid, and spray them with wat...
(PDF) BCG - The 50 Most Innovative Companies 2015
[Business]
2015/12/03 10:37
Apple tops ranking of most innovative companies for tenth straight year.Innovation continues to rise in importance. In The Boston Consulting Group’s tenth annual global survey of the state of innovation, 79% of respondents ranked innovation as either the top-most priority or a top-three priority at their company, the highest percentage since we began asking the question in 2005, when 66% said...
(Infographic) The Most Active VCs In The IoT and Their Investments
[Investing]
2015/12/03 10:37
CBInsights ranked the top VCs and corporate VC investors in the Internet of Things (IoT) and visualized their IoT portfolio companies.[click to enlarge]Many corporate investors and smart money VCs have placed significant bets on the Internet of Things industry, which is expected to see nearly $2B in funding through the end of 2015.Which firms are most active? We used CB Insights data to rank VC...
(PDF) System Trains Machines to Look at Images and Answer Questions
[Tech]
2015/12/03 10:37
A picture, the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. When a person is asked about something in a photo, they’re taking in a lot of details – a lot of words – to answer questions about it.Now, a team of Microsoft researchers, together with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University, has created a system that uses computer vision, deep learning and language understanding to analyze images an...
(Video) G-RO: Revolutionary Carry-on Luggage
[Product]
2015/12/03 10:37
The G-RO is described as a "companion bag," as it is designed not only for lugging about, but for using and spending time with while you travel.Wheeled carry-on cases are great until you try to pull them over a rough surface. The tiny wheels make them awkward to pull, and can break. The G-RO bag, however, has large wheels to handle different types of terrain and a host of other features aimed a...
The Most Popular College Major for Wall Street
[Business]
2015/12/03 10:37
Ever wonder which college major is most likely to get you a job on Wall Street ?Business Insider turned to Emolument, a salary benchmarking website that collects self-reported pay data, to find out which college majors are most common in finance.They gathered data on 840 finance professionals in New York at the analyst, associate, vice president, and director level.The respondents come from a n...
(Video) Amera Visualizes Wireless Gignals for Home and Cyber-Security
[Tech]
2015/12/03 10:37
Imagine being able to use the proliferation of wireless signals that exists today for something more than social media posts and entertainment. That's what Cognitive Systems is doing with its Amera device. It detects wireless signals from a variety of sources like cell towers, Wi-Fi base stations and rogue signals, and turns them into cyber security alerts, crowd insights, and wireless network...
