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Consumer Preference for Collision Protection Tech Paves the Way for Autonomous Driving
[Consumer]
2015/04/28 11:10
Three of the top five technologies consumers most prefer in their next vehicle are related to collision protection, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Tech Choice StudySM released today. Technologies that reduce the overall burden of driving and enhance the safety of the vehicle and its occupants receive the most consumer attention. Among the technologies consumers express most interest in h...
Cal Spas Go Green with New Swim Spas
[Product]
2015/04/28 11:09
For the health-conscious, we have frequently discussed the benefits of lap swimming from Endless pools to Pool Treadmillca that transforms your swimming pool into a twirling exercise machine. The latest option that pushes the aerobic benefits of swimming comes from Cal Spas. The global manufacturer of Home Resort Products takes an environmentally conscious approach to swim spas by offering a hy...
With Amazon Atop the Cloud, Big Tech Rivals Are Giving Chase
[Business]
2015/04/28 11:08
Amazon unveiled the financial performance of its powerful growth engine for the first time on Thursday, and the numbers sure looked pretty — especially compared with big companies like Microsoft and Google that are chasing it.While Amazon is primarily known as an online retailer, its revenue and its stock market returns for years have been energized by an entirely different kind of commerce: r...
Constructive One-Upmanship
[Design]
2015/04/28 11:08
THE world is in the middle of a skyscraper boom. Last year a record number of tall buildings were completed; and the record for the world’s tallest is being broken more regularly and more spectacularly than ever before, particularly in the Middle East. [click to enlarge]Man’s skyscraper drive has, in general, been tethered to his economic one. The height of the tallest building completed in e...
(Video) Audi Just Created Diesel Fuel from Air and Water
[Tech]
2015/04/28 11:07
Audi is making a new fuel for internal combustion engines that has the potential to make a big dent when it comes to climate change – that's because the synthetic diesel is made from just water and carbon dioxide.The company's pilot plant, which is operated by German startup Sunfire in Dresden, produced its first batches of the "e-diesel" this month. German Federal Minister of Education and Re...
MIT - Implantable Device Could Allow for Better-Targeted Cancer Treatment
[Tech]
2015/04/28 11:06
Implantable device could allow doctors to test cancer drugs in patients before prescribing chemotherapy.More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an inexact science at best.A new device developed at MIT may change that. The implantable device, about the size of the grain of rice, can carry small doses of up to 30 differen...
Here's How Warren Buffett Sees the Stock Market
[Investing]
2015/04/28 11:05
After closing at 5,048 back in March 2000, the Nasdaq took more than 15 years to close above that level, closing at 5,056 on Thursday to make a new record closing high. During the day on Thursday, the S&P 500 also breached an intraday record high. [click to enlarge]And while it's been a long road for some investors, even those who got into the market at the absolute top of the tech bubble h...
Will the Whill Hi-Tech Wheelchair Sell ?
[Product]
2015/04/28 11:03
A Japanese startup is betting that an aging population of tech savvy first adopters will want their super-wheelchair.[Whill To Rule: A wheelchair designed with techies in mind can make tight maneuvers.]A Japanese startup founded by former automotive engineers wants to turn the wheelchair into an accessory for the tech savvy. Their company, Whill, is building a “personal mobility device” that...
(PDF) The Best Potential Ways To Earn Between $200,000 and $300,000 A Year
[Consumer]
2015/04/27 11:10
The quickest way to earn between $200,000 and $300,000 a year may be to become an expatriate in Asia.China has the highest income growth potential for expats. It ranks first in the Expat Economics league tables, with nearly a quarter (24%) of expats earning more than US $300,000. [click to enlarge]And Australians working in Asia are the highest-earning expatriates in the world, according to HSB...
