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(Video) Sony Mocopi Wearable Sensors Let You Control Avatars with Your Whole Body
[Product]
2022/12/02 09:07
Not everyone might be buying that whole metaverse spiel, but many might have been enamored by the idea of having a virtual version of themselves in certain spaces. Imaging ourselves in a different form inhabiting different worlds goes back farther than VR and AR, but the technologies to enable such an experience haven’t exactly been available until now. Sure, you can already have a Mii or a Bi...
Holiday Spending Grows Despite Inflation Woes
[Consumer]
2022/12/02 09:06
Online Black Friday spending in the U.S. rose to a new record in 2022, hitting $9.1 billion, according to estimates from Adobe Analytics -despite consumers battling with high inflation and a cost of living squeeze in the run up to the Christmas period. As this infographic shows, the 2.3 percent year-over-year growth was matched and even surpassed on Thanksgiving Day, when consumers committed ar...
Stanford - Wireless Smart Bandage Provides New Insights On Healing Chronic Wounds
[Tech]
2022/12/02 09:05
The flexible device combines a layer of electronics with a layer of hydrogelJian-Cheng Lai, Bao Research Group @ Stanford UniversityChronic wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers can be very slow to heal, potentially leading to amputations or sometimes even death. A new bandage could speed their healing by delivering electrical stimulation, but only as needed.Created by scientists at Stanford Univ...
(Infographic) The Top Goal Scorers in FIFA World Cup History
[Consumer]
2022/12/02 09:04
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup around the corner, soccer (or football) fans have their eyes set on how their favorite teams and players will perform.But history shows that some players, and teams, are far more proficient in goals and wins than others. After all, with only 32 teams competing and the field quickly whittling down, there aren’t many chances for players to make their mark.Who are his...
Pro Change Darkening Shampoo Inspired by a Submarine
[Design]
2022/12/02 09:03
This is a launching kit for “Pro Change Darkening Shampoo”, a new product of hair care brand, MODAMODA. With a slogan "Browning from the Sea" which encapsulates the features of the new product, the kit design was inspired by a submarine exploring the hair browning components in the sea. The underwater graphic inside of submarine was intended for customers to think of shampoo is made of fresh...
(Infographic) 12 Inspiring Graphic Design Trends for 2023
[Design]
2022/12/01 09:10
The 2023 graphic design trends have arrived for another year of aesthetic revivals and new experiments in creativity. But compared to past trends, what sets 2023 apart? While design comes from creative minds, trends are also borne out of the context of their time. Last year saw the world recovering from a pandemic, and design trends favored comfortable nostalgia and colorful expression. Much of...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Even in The Metaverse, Women Remain Locked Out of Leadership Roles
[Business]
2022/12/01 09:09
Five early indicators on women in the metaverse reveal gender inequality—especially in the leadership creating and setting metaverse standards.The metaverse is still in its early days. Even its definition remains fluid and is likely to continue evolving. But the consensus view, at least today, is that the metaverse is the next iteration of the internet, wherein the internet becomes something t...
This Union of iPhone 13 Pro On The Outside Doubles as Your Airpods Case
[Design]
2022/12/01 09:08
Will Apple ever take a leaf from Samsung’s book? Well, that’s a story for another day. Today, at hand is an inspiring concept of a flip iPhone that doubles as a case for a reimagined pair of AirPods. The entire layout of this miraculous gadget has a story to it that one can interpret in his own lure for Apple’s orgasmic design fascination that drools through each of its products.The Cupertin...
(Paper) Apple Airpods Show Promise as Hearing Aids in Clinical Trial
[Tech]
2022/12/01 09:07
Smartphone-bundled earphones as personal sound amplification products in adults with sensorineural hearing loss.Speech recognition of AirPods Pro is similar to conventional hearing aids in noiseAirPods Pro may serve as a hearing assistive device for mild-to-moderate hearing lossGiven the low prevalence of hearing aid use among individuals with hearing loss due to their high costs and social sti...
Elon vs. Apple : App Store Fees are Back in the Spotlight
[Business]
2022/12/01 09:06
Elon Musk is in another fight — this time with Apple.Earlier this week, Musk tweeted that Apple had “threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store”, unleashing a tirade of tweets criticizing the company for inconsistent “censorship” and building on previous complaints about Apple’s App Store fees, which he has called “a 30% tax on the internet”.Screenshots seen by Platformer show th...
(Video) AI-Powered Media Editing App Descript Raised $50M by the OpenAI
[Investing]
2022/12/01 09:05
Descript, the audio and video editing platform founded in 2017 by former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, a tranche through which OpenAI and its partners, including Microsoft, are investing in early-stage companies. Descript is the second startup to receive a cash infusion from the fund after AI note-taking app Mem, and Mason s...
The North Face - Adventure In Every Stitch
[Design]
2022/12/01 09:04
A print campaign to show what The North Face is really made of. Art Directior : Lauren Dykes[laurendykes]
