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(PDF) Piper Jaffray : Taking Stock With Teens - Spring 2015
[Consumer]
2015/04/22 11:42
Teens in this spring’s survey exhibited stronger views of economic improvement with females slightly less optimistic than their male counterparts. Even unemployed teens reflected consistently optimistic economic views to their employed friends, albeit not as strongly positive.Key findings from the survey in fashion, beauty and personal care, digital media, food, gaming and entertainment includ...
(M&A) Cirque du Soleil to be Sold for about $1.5 Billion
[Investing]
2015/04/22 11:42
Founder Guy Lalibert? to sell majority control of the Canadian performance company to private equity firm TPG Capital LP and Fosun Capital Group, report says.Founder Guy Lalibert? has agreed to sell control of Cirque du Soleil, the world’s largest theatrical production company, for about $1.5 billion, the Globe and Mail reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.Lalibert? is slated to s...
(Video) Patch Adds the “Smart” to Any “Dumb” Watch - Digitock
[Product]
2015/04/22 11:42
A retrofitting Digitock attachment will update any existing watch into a connected one.Digitock is a patch that will stick to the backside of a watch. Inside the thin sheet is a battery, health monitors, a way of connecting to your phone and a vibrating component. The goal of the Digitock is to give existing watches added functionality without the need to buy an entirely new device. But unlike...
Ikea's Futuristic Concept Kitchen Is Designed for Drought and Scarcity
[Design]
2015/04/22 11:41
More than any other room in your house, the kitchen has changed radically in the past 100 years. And according to Ikea, it’s going to change even more over the next decade.Welcome to Concept Kitchen 2025, an exhibit and collection of prototypes that is the result of more than a year of development with more than 50 design students in Sweden and the Netherlands led by Ikea and the design consul...
(Video) BMW's 7 Series Lets You Park by Remote Control
[Tech]
2015/04/21 11:34
If you're looking at a BMW's deluxe 7 Series, the 2016 model will awe your yacht club pals with some Bond-worthy gadgets. The remote control parking appears to be a first for a production vehicle, even though we've seen it demo'd by Volvo, Audi and BMW before. When you use the touchscreen-equipped BMW Display Key, it'll squeeze itself into (and out of) a parking space in a fully automatic proce...
(PDF) Beating the Best : 8 Characteristics of Winners in the Shale Arena
[Business]
2015/04/21 11:34
Over the past 10 to 15 years, many energy companies, including nearly all of the majors and numerous independents, have tried to jump on the “shale train” to take advantage of the glut of natural gas and oil locked in tight U.S. rock. While the resulting surge in development?in 2013, the U.S. overtook Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons?has been a b...
Temperature-Regulating Fabric Moves to the Runway - HotSquash
[Product]
2015/04/21 11:34
HotSquash offers fashion-forward, high-tech clothing line that takes on high and low temps.Temperature regulating clothing isn’t exactly new?it’s been a feature of high-end athletic gear since late last century?but HotSquash‘s line has moved the feature to clothes more suitable for the runway.HotSquash offers two lines: one for summer that keeps you cool, and another for winter that keeps yo...
(Infographic) The Landscape of Customer Identity
[Business]
2015/04/21 11:34
Facebook continues to dominate the social media login market. Nearly two-thirds of people who use social networks to authenticate their identities on web sites and mobile apps use Facebook, according to customer management firm Gigya’s first quarter report.Gigya now puts Facebook’s share at 64%, an increase of three percentage points since the fourth quarter of 2014. It’s a familiar refrain....
Simple Sample : Federal Grant Advances Pain-Free Blood Tests
[Tech]
2015/04/21 11:33
A company with deep roots at UW-Madison wants to make blood sampling less painful and more convenient. Tasso Inc. is perfecting a device the size of a pingpong ball that extracts a small sample while held against the skin for two minutes.During this time, a slight vacuum in the device enables a small sample of blood to flow into an attached sample tube, which can be mailed or handed to a lab. U...
