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(Patent) Amazon Wants to Bring Augmented Reality to the Streaming Services Game
[Tech]
2015/10/22 11:45
With its recently-published patent for AR smart glasses, the Internet giant introduces a new, disruptive element to watching video.There’s no doubt as to the potential for augmented reality to change how we interact with our future world. Just ask Facebook, Google and Microsoft. With its promising application to video games and other in-real-time experiences, its no wonder the biggest tech pla...
The Toyota FCV Plus Concept is a Car and Giant Portable Emergency Generator
[Design]
2015/10/22 11:45
Toyota is looking to make a splash with a trio of three unusual cars at this year’s upcoming 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The first being the SF-R concept, a spiritual successor to the 1960’s Toyota Sports 800 roadster, aimed at taking on the driving enthusiast’s favorite, the Mazda MX-5. The second the steampunk-ish KIKAI Concept, which looks every bit the part of a car from a Miyazaki animated f...
Top 10 Unicorns by Valuation
[Investing]
2015/10/22 11:45
On Tuesday, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he was resisting pressure to take his company public, adding "give it a few years."But here's a reminder of why people are thinking it might be time for Uber to pull the trigger. As this chart from Statista shows, it's the largest venture-backed private tech company in the world, valued at $51 billion as of its most recent round having raised more than...
Personalization Helps Amazon Prevail
[Business]
2015/10/22 11:44
It's no secret that Amazon is the retail sector's biggest disruptor. As to why that is, BloomReach research found top-notch personalization to be the e-commerce giant's greatest strength.The fact that Amazon's dominance continues to hurt retailers is surprising to exactly no one. However, the reason for this isn't necessarily that consumers prefer Amazon. Amazon has managed to nail personalizat...
(Infographic) How Did We Get Here ?
[Business]
2015/10/22 11:44
This infographic by Igneous and entitled “How Did We Get Here?”, moves through time starting at the very beginning with the first storage medium, the human brain. It progresses to today where many promising vendors enter the space and projects to the future with up and coming technologies and a graveyard of storage companies, may they rest in peace.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/...
(Infographic) What the Real Estate Industry Should Know about Millennials
[Investing]
2015/10/21 11:14
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials now number 83.1M – more than one quarter of the nation’s population. As the largest demographic cohort in America, Millennials are a powerful buying force and brands are vying for their attention. They are the largest source of new demand for rental housing and represent 32% of the U.S. home buying market and 68% of first-time home buyers . As...
Stanford Researchers Treat Autism With Google Glass
[Tech]
2015/10/21 11:14
As Google retools its Glass experiment, researchers at Stanford are using the device to help autistic children recognize and classify emotions.In a small office buried inside an administrative building at Stanford, Catalin Voss and Nick Haber are pairing face-tracking technology with machine learning to build at-home treatments for autism. The Autism Glass Project, a part of the Wall Lab in the...
(Video) Smart ‘Ring’ Turns Your Wall Into A Giant Touchscreen
[Product]
2015/10/21 11:14
An Israeli-startup has created a smart 'ring' that straps onto a person's finger and uses gestures to control a whole host of gadgets and items, from virtual screens to smart lights. Smart 'ring' transforms your wall into a giant screen: $149 Bird lets wearers control gadgets using finger flicks and swipes. Movements are then digitally translated onto virtual touchscreens, or can be used to con...
A Breakdown of The Sweet Side of Trader Joe’s Snackdom
[Product]
2015/10/21 11:13
We all know and love Trader Joe’s, the quirky neighborhood grocery store with a nautical/island theme and employees clad in Hawaiian shirts.{1} Trader Joe’s is adored for its low prices, particularly the low prices of its many private-label products, which make up roughly 80 percent of what it sells.{2} [click to enlarge]These are the snacks most likely to be binge-consumed by college student...
