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(Video) Neonode AirBar Sensor Transforms Conventional Display Into Touch Interactive Device
[Product]
2016/01/06 11:49
Touch screen PCs or Laptops are still pretty expensive, but you can transform your existing PC screens to respond to touch and gesture using AirBar. AirBar sensor comes with zForce Air technology, providing user new touch functionality on new or existing non-touch PCs with Windows or Chrome OS. Designed as a slim module, user can magnetically attached at the bottom of the display, it won’t blo...
Magical Gadget Scans Your Food to Reveal Its Nutritional Value
[Product]
2016/01/06 11:49
Curious just how many carbs and calories are sitting on your dinner plate? A new gadget promises to reveal the nutritional value of your meal by scanning its chemical makeup.French startup DietSensor launched at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show a pocket-sized, Bluetooth-connected molecular sensor called SCiO. It uses near-infrared spectroscopy (the analysis of how molecules inte...
Recruitment Platform Profiles Personalities for Team Fit
[Business]
2016/01/06 11:49
Saberr subscription software uses personality analyses algorithms to suggest how well potential recruits will fit a team.Personality tests have existed for decades, but in recent years we’re seeing the data being used to create algorithms to benefit businesses, such as this platform that optimizes communication depending on the recipient’s personality. Now targeting recruitment, Saberr have d...
(Video) Polymer Embedded With Metallic Nanoparticles Enables Soft Robotics
[Tech]
2016/01/06 11:49
Nanomaterials are increasingly viewed as important ingredients in artificial muscles meant to power different types of robots. Carbon nanotubes have been proposed as well as graphene. Now researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU), in Raleigh, have developed a technique for embedding nanoparticles of magnetite—an iron oxide—into a polymer so that when the material comes near a magn...
Dolce & Gabbana Launched a Line of Beautiful, High-End Hijabs and Abayas
[Design]
2016/01/06 11:48
Luxury label Dolce & Gabbana, known for its signature Sicilian style, is taking its brand in a much more modest direction with the launch of a line of abayas and hijabs.The collection, which debuted on Style.com’s Arabia site, features long, airy abaya cloaks in mostly muted neutrals, such as black, white, and a sandy beige, on a single model, whose hair is covered with a hijab. The garmen...
(Trendbird) Annual Trend Report - 2016 Edition
[Trendbird]
2016/01/05 14:51
TRENDBIRD - Annual Trend Report 2016 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) Annual Trend Report 2016은2015년 한해 동안 글로벌 시장에서 포착된 핵심적인 “글로벌 트렌드 및 미래사업 기회”를12개의 주요 Industry와 핵심 Function으로 분류하여 발행하는 보고서 (총12권)입니다TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) Annual TREND Report 2016은 지난 한해동안 글로벌 시장에서의 핵심적인 “...
(Patent) A First Look at Nike’s Idea for a “Smart” Sneaker
[Tech]
2016/01/05 12:12
Nike prides itself on innovation, and as it works to hit its goal of $50 billion in annual sales by 2020, it’s undoubtedly thinking about what innovations will get it there.Two recent documents from the US patent office offer a glimpse into what the world’s largest sportswear brand has in the works, including one intriguing hint that Nike may have a “smart” sneaker in its sights, and anothe...
Augmented and Virtual Reality 1.0 — 2016 Preview
[Business]
2016/01/05 12:11
Samsung/Oculus’ Gear VR launch was the starting gun for AR/VR 1.0, so what can we expect next year? Strap on your magic goggles, it’s immersion time.Consumer VR 1.0You couldn’t miss the electrons (digital and TV) and trees sacrificed to VR this year. While 1990s VR was a poor beta, this time around it really is different.The new wave includes Facebook/Oculus, Samsung, HTC/Valve, Sony and Goo...
Withings Thermo Thermometer Boasts a 16-Sensor Array and Wi-Fi
[Product]
2016/01/05 12:11
The Withings Thermo is a fast and accurate temporal artery thermometer.The Withings Thermo is a temporal artery thermometer which combines a new super fast 16-sensor array to deliver some of the fastest and most accurate temperature readings available. The Thermo also boasts Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, allowing smartphone users to log readings, along with other information such as symptom...
