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(Infographic) Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Costs in 2022 Are Nearly 90% Lower Than in 2008
[Investing]
2023/02/15 09:06
Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Costs in 2022 Are Nearly 90% Lower than in 2008.Infographic : https://bit.ly/40Vgc9q[freightwaves]
The World's Smallest VR Headset - The Bigscreen Beyond VR Headset
[Product]
2023/02/15 09:05
LA-based VR platform company Bigscreen is moving into hardware with the launch of the Beyond headset, which is claimed to be the world's smallest – coming in at less than an inch at its thinnest point and said to weigh in six times lighter than other VR devices."As passionate VR enthusiasts, we built the VR headset we wanted for ourselves," said Bigscreen's founder and CEO, Darshan Shankar. "T...
IKEA’s Cheeky Valentine’s Day Ads Make Life At Home A Naughty Affair
[Design]
2023/02/15 09:04
There’s truly something for everybody at IKEA, even for couples who wish to spice up their home lives (try a spice rack, a spice mill, or even a pack of ginger thins).It turns out that things can get hotter and heavier than mild spice. Each year, international outfits of the furniture giant release Valentine’s Day campaigns that amusingly hint at the things that go on behind closed doors this...
Suspended Avro Pendant Lamp is Fitted with Its Own Power Socket for Adaptable Living
[Design]
2023/02/15 09:03
Practical and stylish, the Avro pendant lamp frees the contemporary home from constraints by discreetly hiding its own electric plug within its diffuser. Designed by Studio Natural for Martinelli Luce, the lighting fixture was born from reflection on new housing practices, making it easier to eat, work, or play from the same table.Avro’s aluminum structure comes painted in three colors: orange...
(Patent) A New Apple Patent Using a Future Apple Pencil as a VR Game Controller
[Tech]
2023/02/14 09:10
A new Apple patent focuses on Gaze Controls & using a Future Apple Pencil as a VR Game controller and more.Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to interacting with and manipulating a user interface of a Mixed Reality Headset, iPad or Mac display using a future Apple Pencil that could be used as a VR gaming controller to control a...
(PDF) Edelman - 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer
[Business]
2023/02/14 09:09
Social fabric weakens amid deepening divisions. A lack of faith in societal institutions triggered by economic anxiety, disinformation, mass-class divide and a failure of leadership has brought us to where we are today – deeply and dangerously polarized.Business is the only institution seen as competent and ethical.Fifty-three percent of respondents globally say that their countries are more d...
(Video) OneThird Harnesses AI to Cut Waste Across Food Supply Chain
[Product]
2023/02/14 09:08
Dutch start-up OneThird has come up with a new tool to cut food waste across the entire supply chain by using AI-powered technology to help predict the shelf-life of fresh produce. AI-powered shelf-life prediction technology helps growers, distributors and retailers make better decisionsAccording to the United Nations, up to one third of the food brought to market annually is wasted at an estim...
The World’s First Plant-Based Fried Egg - Yo! Egg
[Product]
2023/02/14 09:07
Vegan company Yo! Egg has claimed that it has created the world’s first plant-based poached and fried eggs. Containing 0% cholesterol, the eggs are concocted out of a blend of plant-based proteins, sunflower oil, water and flour.After launching in Israel in 2019, the company is now rolling out its faux eggs in the United States, debuting first at the National Restaurant Association Show at the...
The Global Decline in Consumer Confidence
[Consumer]
2023/02/14 09:06
This graphic by Gilbert Fontana uses OECD data from 2019‒2022 to chart the rise and fall of consumer confidence in nine major economies.What is Consumer Confidence?Measured at a base value of 100, the Consumer Confidence Index takes consumers’ expectations and sentiments about their financial futures into account to indicate household consumption and saving patterns in the future.An indicator...
Two-Year-Old Zeekr Raises $750M at $13B Valuation
[Investing]
2023/02/14 09:05
Zeekr, the luxury electric vehicle brand of China’s largest private carmaker Geely, announced Monday that investors have committed to investing $750 million in its Series A funding round. Its post-money valuation has shot up to $13 billion.The news comes just two months after Zeekr said it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. At the time, Reuters reported that th...
Modular Laptop Concept Combines 3 Computers in a More Ergonomic Design
[Design]
2023/02/14 09:04
Unless you are a PC gamer, you are more likely to reach for a laptop rather than a desktop. That might not even be completely true, given how many gaming laptops have been popping up every year. While laptops today offer powerful computing that you can literally carry around, it often comes at the expense of your comfort and your body’s health. Laptops are the least ergonomic computer designs...
(Infographic) Top 10 Most Littered Plastic Items in the U.S.
[Consumer]
2023/02/14 09:03
Hailed as a miracle material when it first appeared, plastic has taken us to the moon, revolutionized medicine, and helped make computers and cellphones possible.But plastic has a darker side. The world generates over 350 million tons of plastic waste every year, and over one-fifth of that is mismanaged. As a result, plastic waste can now be found everywhere on Earth, from the highest peaks to...
