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(Patent) Apple Receives a Patent for an New Camera System for the Apple Watch
[Tech]
2023/02/15 09:09
Apple received a patent earlier this month from theU.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) titled "Watch Having A Release Mechanism." The patent (US-11571048-B1) details a method that allows Apple Watch users to have access to a camera located on the bottom of the device. The patent envisions a special watch band with a quick-release feature that would allow the watch to easily be disconnected...
Will Conversational AI Kill Web Traffic ?
[Business]
2023/02/15 09:08
After dinner last night, three generations of my family were sitting in the living room discussing the possibility of finding a movie we could all watch together. While this passionate debate about which movies won an Oscar and which were just fan favorites was heating up and heading nowhere, I asked ChatGPT to “list some great movies that would be appropriate for kids 12-14, parents 32-46, an...
(Video) McDonald’s Converted Billboards Into Digital Food Trucks
[Business]
2023/02/15 09:07
There is no doubt that street food has impacted a variety of cuisines and has even influenced chefs to adapt simple but efficient cooking techniques to their menus. With the release of its newest Crafted Chicken burger, which draws influence from the vibrant world of street cuisine, McDonald’s is not an exception to this. The fast food chain has converted two billboards into “food trucks” ar...
(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...
