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(Video) Cocoon-Like Desk Helps You Concentrate On Work - Brody WorkLounge
[Design]
2015/04/23 11:35
If you find yourself in an unproductive slump due to your open office, here is a cocoon-like space that might be of interest to you. Furniture design company Steelcase is producing this cocoon-like design, named ‘Brody’, to help workers arrive at a total state of concentration. The design originated from the observation that students tend to seek out private spaces within a school library to...
(Infographic) 10 Most Valuable Startups Launched By Students
[Business]
2015/04/23 10:44
The graphic below tells about the greatest and the most valuable businesses that were launched by students. Did you know that such popular companies as Reddit, Wordpress and Time Magazine were founded by students? Find out more from the new infographic! Full Image : http://img3.essaymama.com/startups_by_students1.png[essaymama]
(PDF) Revolution in the Driver’s Seat : The Road to Autonomous Vehicles
[Business]
2015/04/22 11:43
It is no longer a question of if but when autonomous vehicles (AVs) will hit the road. In the auto industry’s most significant inflection in 100 years, vehicles with varying levels of self-driving capability?ranging from single-lane highway driving to autonomous valet parking to traffic jam autopilot?will start to become available to consumers as soon as mid-2015 or early 2016. Development of...
Design Crossover : Piet Mondrian
[Design]
2015/04/22 11:43
Piet Mondrian is undeniably one of the great designers who’s work has crossed over into multiple disciplines of design, specifically his artwork Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow.Mondrian believed that “…through horizontal and vertical lines constructed with awareness, but not with calculation, led by high intuition, and brought to harmony and rhythm, these basic forms of beauty, supple...
(Video) Automated Kitchen Features Robot Chef - Moley
[Tech]
2015/04/22 11:42
It may sound like the stuff of futuristic science fiction, but a high-tech kitchen featuring a robot is set to become a commercial reality. The Automated Kitchen was recently unveiled to the public at Hanover Messe in Germany, a leading industrial products trade show. Created by UK-based Moley Robotics, the company claims the robot ? the key component of the ensemble ? can cook like a seasoned...
Toyota's Making Airline Seats That Can Adjust to Any Body Type
[Tech]
2015/04/22 11:42
ANA and Toyota Boshoku develops passenger aircraft seats for comfort across a wide range of body sizesAll Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s only 5-star airline, and Toyota Boshoku have teamed up to develop new economy class seats in line with the airline’s continued commitment to quality and comfort. The new seat is ergonomically developed for comfort across a wide range of body sizes and types,...
(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...
