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iPhone Case ‘Kindles’ the Back of Your Device - InkCase i6
[Product]
2015/03/12 11:59
InkCase i6 maximizes real estate on your phone's backside, convenient for longform reading.InkCase i6 is a removable iPhone case that turns the back of the iPhone 6 into an e-ink display.Created by Oaxis, the company has figured out a way to wirelessly transit the data from your phone’s screen using Bluetooth and replicate it on the back of the phone.The company touts a number of benefits for...
America’s Changing Media Habits in One Chart
[Consumer]
2015/03/12 11:59
What Americans traditionally call “TV time” is shrinking, according to a media study released today by Nielsen. Americans 18 years and older are watching nearly 20 minutes less of live television per day than they were only two years ago.A lot of those minutes have shifted to smartphones, which Americans are using for 32 minutes more per day than they were in 2012. With Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go,...
3D Cell Explorer Produces 3D Holograms of Living Cells in Near Real Time
[Tech]
2015/03/12 11:59
3D Cell Explorer scanned this digitally 'stained' cancer cell, offering researchers a new nanometer-scale look into live cellsSwiss company Nanolive has created 3D Cell Explorer, a new technology that creates vibrantly detailed 3D holograms of living cells on the nanometric scale. Created through combining 3D imagery with digital staining, the new microscope offers researchers and hospitals a n...
How the Coke Bottle Got Into Shape
[Design]
2015/03/12 11:58
Sleek, ridged and much imitated in the drink’s beginning, the Coke bottle became a patented classic in 1915. What makes it so distinctive, and loved?The Coke bottle is one of those few landmark consumer items to make the leap from consumer item to cultural icon. Millions of us drink from one of them every day, while Andy Warhol also used the bottle in his art. Marilyn Monroe once clutched a Co...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Digital Banking in Asia : What Do Consumers Really Want ?
[Consumer]
2015/03/11 11:28
Our new survey shows Asia’s finance consumers are rapidly switching to online banking, presenting risks and opportunities for companies.Since 2011, adoption of digital-banking services has soared across Asia. Consumers are turning to computers, smartphones, and tablets more often to do business with their banks, while visiting branches and calling service lines less frequently. In developed As...
Bentley Unites Handcraft with 3D Printing
[Design]
2015/03/11 11:28
Metal-printing technology transports cars to precision reserved for jewelry.Bentley surprised the crowds at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show with the unveiling of the EXP 10 Speed 6 two seater sports car concept. Not one to indulge in the creating of concept cars very often, the EXP 10 Speed 6 is Bentley’s vision of a small performance-focused car with a new styling direction for the brand.Bentley EX...
(PDF) PwC - CPG and Retail : Natural Allies in Emerging Economies
[Business]
2015/03/11 11:28
Emerging markets offer consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms and retailers great untapped potential for profit. Yet the two sectors often act as each other’s worst enemies ? competing for gains, but in the process endangering their own profits and reputation. Instead of viewing each other as rivals, the best way forward for CPG firms and retailers is to join forces. Shelf-centered collaboration...
(Video) Heat-Gathering Tire Charges Electric Cars on the Go - Goodyear BH03
[Design]
2015/03/11 11:28
At the Geneva auto show, Goodyear shows off an intriguing concept tire that would feed an electric car's batteries while rolling down the road.Details on the tire, which is constructed with a layer of thermo-piezoelectric material, are a bit vague. "This tire generates electricity through the action of materials in the tire that capture and transform the energy created by heat when it flexes as...
Google Ventures and the Search for Immortality
[Investing]
2015/03/11 11:27
Bill Maris has $425 million to invest this year, and the freedom to invest it however he wants. He's looking for companies that will slow aging, reverse disease, and extend life.Google Ventures has close to $2 billion in assets under management, with stakes in more than 280 startups. Each year, Google gives Maris $300 million in new capital, and this year he’ll have an extra $125 million to in...
