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Next Generation Vertical Take-off and Landing Airplane - TriFan 600
[Design]
2015/09/14 11:03
TriFan 600 is a new generation of an airplane that can do vertical takeoff and landing. This six-seat airplane gives you freedom to travel, transporting you door-to-door rather than airport-to-airport. Using 3 ducted fans, this airplane lifts off vertically and in seconds those 2 wing fans rotate forward for a seamless transition to high-speed flight, it’s designed to fly as fast and as high a...
(PDF) BCG - What Really Shapes the Customer Experience
[Business]
2015/09/13 11:10
In today’s omnichannel world, consumers have many more ways to learn about and purchase products and services—such as through websites and social media, in a store, and on a device while on the go—than they have had in the past. With so many channels, platforms, and devices to get right, companies frequently struggle to coordinate and prioritize the many different ways that customers interac...
(Patent) How Google’s Self-Driving Cars May Handle the Toughest Situations
[Tech]
2015/09/13 11:09
A Google patent application that was published online last week details a system to assist its self-driving vehicles in difficult situations, such as certain left-hand turns.Left-hand turns are one of the tougher things drivers have to do. They result in far more accidents than right-hand turns, and have been called “the bane of traffic engineers.” The challenge of turning left holds for self...
The Rise and Stall of Apple's iPad Business
[Product]
2015/09/13 11:08
On Wednesday, Apple introduced the iPad Pro, a tablet with a much larger (12.9-inch) touch screen than previous iPads, in addition to revealing a new optional stylus and physical keyboard/cover.It's almost like Apple is taking a cue from the Microsoft Surface and trying to bridge the gap between traditional laptop computers and tablets — a market it legitimized with the first iPad back in 2010...
A Smart Way to Keep Streets Clean
[Design]
2015/09/13 11:07
The British Have Determined The Best Soccer Player In The World All While Cleaning Their Environment. Here's How."Normally we encourage people to think outside the box, but not this time..." UK's Hubbub writes on their website.The company, which aims to communicate environmental issues in a relatable way, has started a campaign to "Vote With Your Butt" in an effort to help keep London's streets...
Secondhand Clothing Marketplace thredUP Raises $81M from Goldman Sachs
[Investing]
2015/09/13 11:06
ThredUP, a marketplace for used apparel, is hoping to offer consumers a more premium experience by individually vetting each item of used clothing sold through its site.The San Francisco-based company just raised an $81M Series E round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. ThredUP has raised over $125M to date.“We’re excited to partner with thredUP,” Ian Friedman, co-head of GSIP Private...
The Gridlocked Global Economy
[Investing]
2015/09/13 11:05
IN 2009, in the middle of the financial crisis, global economic growth fell to zero. China and other emerging-market economies had added exactly as much to global GDP—1.5% in purchasing-power-parity terms—as America and the rest of the rich world had lost. Since the crisis, everyone has lowered their expectations. Global growth has flattened out to just above 3% for the last few years. And th...
The Genomic Revolution Will Break Radical Ground for Brands
[Business]
2015/09/13 11:04
Futures Director at Pearlfisher investigates what the implications of engineering ourselves will be.Today’s consumers are increasingly demanding brands that are centered on answering their individual needs and wants, strengths and weaknesses—and radical breakthroughs in science and technology are increasingly making the answering of these demands much easier and more specific.In the healthcar...
(Video) Enter The Matrix! This iPad App Lets You "See" Wi-Fi Signals
[Design]
2015/09/13 11:03
The invisible world around us pulses with radio waves, an electromagnetic tide that washes over everything. If you could see it, everything around us would ripple with information, like dropping a tab of acid after watching The Matrix.The next best thing to that? The Architecture of Radio, a new exhibition by Dutch designer Richard Vijgen that uses an augmented reality iPad app to visualize the...
