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(Video) Ikea Stunt Turns Canadians’ Homes Into Showrooms
[Business]
2023/08/18 09:09
Furniture retailer promotes new store with signs that turn people’s homes into living catalogues.To promote its new store opening in downtown Toronto at the end of May, Ikea Canada turned people’s real homes in the city into showrooms.The retailer fitted urban apartments and houses with Ikea furnishings and homeware and then placed signage around the windows with the slogan ‘Made for downtow...
(Patent) Apple Invents an In-Air Hand Gesturing System for Macs & Apple TV
[Tech]
2023/08/18 09:08
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to computer systems that are in communication with a display generation component and, optionally, an Apple Watch that provides computer-generated experiences.But not limited to, electronic devices that provide virtual reality and mixed reality experiences via a display beyond Apple Vision Pro, such as a...
(PDF) 2023 Teens and Mental Health : How Girls Really Feel About Social Media
[Consumer]
2023/08/18 09:07
More than half of 11-15 year old girls using Instagram and Snapchat in the United States have been contacted by strangers in a way that made them feel uncomfortable, according to a report by Common Sense Media.A nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology in order to safeguard children. Meanwhile, some 48 percent of teen girls in the U.S. said they had been...
Xiaomi Lets More Pooch-like CyberDog 2 Off The Leash
[Product]
2023/08/18 09:06
The CyberDog 2 has been designed to be more pooch-like than the first generation.China's consumer technology giant Xiaomi has unleashed the second iteration of its robot pooch. The CyberDog 2 looks much less business-like and more like a family companion, comes packed with sensors, and can still do back flips.The original CyberDog was announced a couple of years ago, and had the overall look of...
The Most-Viewed YouTube Videos of All Time
[Business]
2023/08/18 09:05
YouTube has been the dominant force in video streaming for well over a decade, with music being a huge driver of the platform’s growth.However, there seems to have been a demographic shift in YouTube’s audience over the years.While commercial music videos once dominated the rankings of the most-viewed videos on YouTube, they have since faced stiff competition from an unlikely source: nursery...
Lego Creates A Soothing ASMR Nature Playlist - Using The Sounds of Legos
[Product]
2023/08/18 09:04
To market its new Insect Collection to stressed out adults, the company created nearly 3 hours of relaxing clicks and clacks to sound like bugs.When Lego unveiled its new Insect Collection this week, it added something a little unusual: an ASMR “Green Noise” playlist with the sounds of each insect in the collection reimagined via the clicks and clacks of Lego bricks.The sounds were created in...
Red Sea Project Unveils Progress on Sheybarah Island
[Design]
2023/08/18 09:03
Following the news of the Shura Island construction progress in Saudi Arabia, the updates on the Red Sea Project continue. Recently released footage by the developer showcases Sheybarah Island, where both overwater and inland villas are taking shape. Designed by Killa Design, the architecture firm led by Shaun Killa, these structures emerge as floating orbs that complement the horizon with thei...
(PDF) Accenture - Total Enterprise Reinvention : Setting A New Performance Frontier
[Business]
2023/08/17 09:10
Most large companies are transforming more and faster than ever before. But an advanced group—Reinventors—are embracing “Total Enterprise Reinvention,” a deliberate strategy centered on a strong digital core. Reinventors realize 10% higher incremental revenue growth, 13% higher cost-reduction improvements and 17% higher balance-sheet improvements.Are you a Reinventor, a Transformer or an Op...
(Patent) Ford is Seeking to Patent a System for “Anonymizing Speech Data”
[Tech]
2023/08/17 09:09
What you scream at that truck that just cut you off during rush hour should stay between you and your car. Ford is seeking to patent a system for “anonymizing speech data” that’s collected by a voice recognition system in a vehicle. This system removes “speaker-identifying characteristics” from speech data collected from in-car voice commands. It then uses machine learning to generate a “...
