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(PDF) Mckinsey - Digital America : A Tale of The Haves and Have-mores
[Business]
2015/12/21 11:45
Digital capabilities, adoption, and usage are evolving at a supercharged pace. While most users scramble just to keep up with the relentless rate of innovation, the sectors, companies, and individuals on the digital frontier continue to push the boundaries of technology use—and to capture disproportionate gains as a result.The pronounced gap between the digital “haves” and “have-mores” is...
(PDF) Here's The New Fed Dot Plot
[Investing]
2015/12/21 11:45
The Federal Reserve finally raised their target for the Fed Funds rate, ending a seven year long run of near-zero interest rates. The Fed also provided some hints as to what they'll do next.[click to enlarge]The "dot plot," part of the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections released along with the policy decision statement, shows where each participant in the meeting thinks the fed funds rate s...
(Video) Gore-Tex Active Jackets Combine Breathability and Permanent Water Repelling Capabilities
[Product]
2015/12/21 11:45
The One Gore-Tex Active jacket for running or cycling provides waterproof breathability.Running and cycling gear either tends to sacrifice breathability in favor of keeping the rain out, or vice versa. The new One Gore-Tex Active Bike and One Gore-Tex Active Run jackets provide the best of both worlds by using a new material called Gore-Tex Active that provides a permanent beading surface that...
(Video) App Creates Individually Curated Experience for Any Museum
[Business]
2015/12/21 11:45
Muzeums is a mobile app that offers curated museum guides for each visitor, based on their profile, interests and learning style.Museums can be overwhelming: the sheer volume of artifacts and artworks mean that unseasoned visitors only ever see a small portion of displays. Audio guides can provide suggestions, but since every visitor’s interests are different, people often miss entire areas th...
Asia-Pacific Is Home to Majority of World Retail Ecommerce Market
[Consumer]
2015/12/21 11:45
Rising middle classes in China, India and Indonesia are fueling rapid growth. Retail ecommerce sales in Asia-Pacific will hit $877.61 billion in 2015, up 35.7% from 2014. For the first time, the region will not only have the largest digital retail market in the world, but its share of global digital retail spend will also reach 52.5%—the first time it holds an outright majority of the world ma...
Solar Power from Hydrogen Filled Balloons Could Gather Cloudless Solar Power
[Tech]
2015/12/21 11:44
Electro-chemist Jean-François Guillemoles is developing solar energy from balloons that will float above the clouds for uninterrupted energy production during the day.The main problem with photovoltaic energy is that sunlight can be obscured by clouds, which makes electrical production intermittent and uncertain. But above the cloud cover, the sun shines all day, every day. Anywhere above the...
Adorn 3D Makeup Printing Pen Promises to Exactly Match Your Skin Tone
[Product]
2015/12/21 11:44
I’m intrigued by the new portable 3D makeup printer being released by UK-based Adorn. The scanner-printer combo promises to produce a foundation that perfectly matches your skin tone, no matter the shade.Last year, we covered the Mink Makeup Printer, which allows you to print your own eyeshadow, lipstick, and even nail polish. The Adorn printer is specifically for foundation, and comes in the...
(Infographic) How Voters Are Consuming Political News on Mobile Devices
[Consumer]
2015/12/21 11:29
Voters increasingly are turning to social media to stay informed about the 2016 presidential race.According to new data from programmatic advertising company RadiumOne, social channels are the second most popular way for voters to keep up with political news. In fact, one in three voters follows at least one candidate on social media.The survey of 1,600 people ages 18 to 64 found that Facebook...
Rinspeed Turns BMW's i8 Into the Self-Driving, Drone-Docking Σtos Concept
[Design]
2015/12/20 11:10
When it comes to designing concept cars, Rinspeed doesn't just think outside the box; it crushes the box down, rips it to shreds and uses the shreds to light the bonfire it stares into as it daydreams about its next idea. Next year, it's abandoning its longstanding convention of debuting a creative concept at the Geneva Motor Show, instead using the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. The Etos conc...
