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(PDF) Pew - Teens, Technology and Friendships
[Consumer]
2015/08/09 09:08
Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact with friends.For today’s teens, friendships can start digitally: 57% of teens have met a new friend online. Social media and online gameplay are the most common digital venues for meeting friends57% of Teens Have Made New Friends OnlineFor American teens, making friends isn’t just confined to the...
(M&A) Adidas Acquires Mobile Fitness Company Runtastic for $239M
[Investing]
2015/08/09 09:07
Sporting giant Adidas has acquired Runtastic, a European mobile fitness startup known for its GPS fitness-tracking app of the same name, in a deal worth €220 million ($239 million).Founded out of Austria in 2009, Runtastic has built a solid reputation in the digital fitness realm over the past five years, primarily for its flagship GPS fitness tracking app, racking up millions of downloads alo...
(Video) Tesla’s Robotic Metal Snake Charger Is “For Realz”
[Tech]
2015/08/09 09:07
Tesla is coming off of a rough earnings day, but that didn’t stop the company from showing off some awesome stuff.Today, the company tweeted out a demo of something its founder and CEO Elon Musk has talked about before. At the time it sounded crazy, as most of Musk’s ideas do.But here it is. It’s a charging station and technique that looks like it’s straight out of a science-fiction movie.H...
World's First 3D-Printed Drug Approved by FDA
[Tech]
2015/08/09 09:06
The US Food and Drug Administration have approved the first drug that has been created using 3D printing technology, according to the drug's manufacturer Aprecia Pharmaceuticals.SPRITAM is the first drug developed using 3D-printing technology to receive approval from the FDA.SPRITAM (levetiracetam) has been approved in the form of a dissolvable pill for the treatment of seizures among people wi...
The World's First Temporary Tattoo that Lasts 2 Weeks - inkbox
[Product]
2015/08/09 09:04
Made from an organic fruit-based formula that takes 10 minutes to apply. No regrets.Temporary tattoos are a fun because the regret usually only lasts a couple of days. But a pair of brothers from Toronto have created a new kind of temporary tattoo that’s just as easy to apply, but actually last a full two weeks through showers, swims, and daily life.The Inkbox tattoos are applied just like the...
(Infographic) How Well Do You Know Coffee ?
[Product]
2015/08/09 09:03
If you thought the United Kingdom was a nation of tea drinkers, think again! Carlton Sales has put together a compelling infographic displaying all the facts about this caffeine craving nation.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/How-well-do-you-know-coffee-inforgraphic1.jpg[infographicjournal]
(PDF) Mckinsey - A Mobile Future in Private Banking
[Business]
2015/08/06 10:28
The second wave of the digital revolution has arrived in banking. Following the introduction of Internet banking, in the 1990s, we have now seen the rise of digitally born banks (Air Bank, mBank, Simple), disruptive technologies shaking up the payments world (Square, Stripe), and personal-financial management software gaining ground (Mint, Nutmeg, Personal Capital). A closer look shows that the...
Purchase Your Starbucks With a Phone Case Tap
[Product]
2015/08/06 10:28
The Starbucks Touch phone case combines fashion with further convenience.Uniform Experiment, a men’s clothing line based in Japan, has teamed up with global coffee giant Starbucks to create the Starbucks Touch phone case. Based on a setting named in an accompanying app, this case will automatically order and pay for your favorite coffee drink. All you need to do is wait for your order with you...
(Patent) The Aircraft Manufacturer, Airbus Has Patented an “Ultra-Rapid” Plane
[Tech]
2015/08/06 10:27
Imagine a transcontinental flight that allowed you to wash your hands of screaming babies and cranky flight attendants after just a few hours. Airbus wants to make it so. The aircraft manufacturer has patented an “ultra-rapid” plane that could fly at more than four times the speed of sound. The vehicle would be able to cover the distance between Paris and San Francisco or Tokyo and Los Angele...
