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(PDF) The World’s 50 Most Influential CMOs Study 2015
[Business]
2015/12/08 11:11
Phil Schiller, SVP of Marketing at Apple, is the most influential head marketer in the world for the fourth year in a row, according to a recent report from Forbes, ScribbleLive, and LinkedIn.[click to enlarge]The annual report was based on an analysis of more than 100 million pieces of content from news outlets, blogs, and social media sources.The researchers determined CMOs' influence scores...
(Patent) Needle Phobia No More: Drawing Blood With Gusts of Air
[Tech]
2015/12/08 11:11
Replacing the needle entirely, Google's patent can spawn a new breed of wearable health monitors.A patent application filed by Google reveals plans to develop a needle-free way of drawing blood from the skin surface. The document entitled “Needle-Free Blood Draw” paints a picture of how Google can change the way we sample blood, minimizing discomfort, waste of materials and the chances of inf...
(PDF) Is It Time to Take the 3-D Plunge ? Hope Versus Hype in Additive Manufacturing
[Business]
2015/12/08 11:10
For more than two decades, companies have been excited about a revolutionary industrial process that has the potential to reinvent manufacturing. Additive manufacturing—also known as 3-D printing—certainly represents a significant change in the way items can be produced. As opposed to traditional injection molding, casting, or other “subtractive” manufacturing processes, additive manufactur...
(Patent) Apple Invents Woven Fabric Displays for Apple Watch Bands
[Tech]
2015/12/08 11:10
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application describing a method by which light-transmissive materials like nylon are interwoven into conventional textiles, literally creating a woven display for use with devices like Apple Watch. Aptly titled "Woven display," Apple's application details a technique of weaving light pipe fibers into conventional fabrics...
How Major Insurers Are Teaming Up With Internet Of Things Companies
[Investing]
2015/12/08 11:10
A roundup of partnerships between big insurers like State Farm, Liberty Mutual, and AXA with IoT firms including Censio, Canary, Nest, and Ring.[click to enlarge]Insurers are increasingly recognizing the IoT’s potential to offer real-time monitoring of vehicles, homes, and other areas of key risk exposure. And one way they are seizing on this opportunity is partnering with emerging startups an...
The Smartphone Is Eating the Television, Nielsen Admits
[Consumer]
2015/12/08 11:10
A new study of media and attention by Nielsen Co. confirms what has now become conventional wisdom: Smartphones are winning and traditional television is losing, especially when it comes to viewers in the most desirable 18 to 34 demographic.Nielsen also says that traditional TV viewing by all age groups peaked in the 2009-2010 season, and has been on the decline ever since. Until that point, th...
Changing the Face of the Gas Mask
[Design]
2015/12/08 11:10
Israeli designer Zlil Lazarovich aims to make masks less frightening by allowing family members to recognize the face behind the safety harness.Let’s face it: if the situation requires a gas mask, then something scary is already happening. So why do masks themselves have to look so terrifying? The design of such apparatus has changed little since World War II, so most still resemble an alien f...
Uno Portable Desk System by Davide Modanese
[Design]
2015/12/08 11:09
UNO, a portable station was born out of the intention to design a movable support, essential and elegant in shapes but efficient and effective in its functions. It aims to become the ambassador of the beauty of visual and tactile language of wood material. The adjustable height makes it exploitable in different contexts, thanks to the modules of which it is composed, rigid but articulated throu...
(Patent) Amazon Wants Augmented Reality to be Headset-Free
[Tech]
2015/12/07 11:13
The retail giant took Microsoft's 'RoomAlive' ball and ran with it. Augmented reality (AR) isn't all headsets and funny glasses. Amazon wants to turn it into something that you can interact with in your living room, judging by a couple of the company's recently approved patents. The "object tracking" patent shows how a system of projectors and cameras could beam virtual images onto real objects...
