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(Infographic) Sports Fans Are Happy and Engaged Off the Field, Too
[Consumer]
2022/12/16 09:05
Fox Sports finds that no matter the audience's age, they have more friends and are interested in the wider world. Older fans who remain avid about sports are twice as likely than non-fans to be interested in international news.Fox’s Thanksgiving Day New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys NFL game averaged 42 million viewers, breaking a TV record set in 1990.In addition to its eye-popping NFL ratin...
Universal TV Remote with a Built-in Touchscreen Display - The TouchSense Remote
[Design]
2022/12/16 09:04
In theory, the TouchSense Remote sounds like a brilliant idea. It could work with practically any TV or set-top box, replacing the need for multiple remote controls, and giving you one device with one interface that’s easy to understand and master. The dynamic touchscreen surface can easily transform to display the UI of any streaming service (in any language too), giving you the ability to mo...
MSCHF's ATM Leaderboard "An Extremely Literal Distillation of Wealth-Flaunting Impulses"
[Product]
2022/12/16 09:03
Art and design collective MSCHF has created an ATM that shows a leaderboard of users' current account balances, which was on display during Miami Art Week.The piece – shown at the Perrotin gallery's booth at Art Basel in Miami – consisted of a standard functional ATM with a screen above that depicts the balance in the user's checking account.In addition to the account information, the screen...
(PDF) Bain - China Shopper Report 2022
[Consumer]
2022/12/15 09:10
China FMCG: Still Volatile, But with Signs of Hope.This is the eleventh consecutive year that we have tracked the shopping behaviors of Chinese consumers. Our continuing research has given us a valuable long-term view across 106 fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories purchased for home consumption in China. As in past years, we analyzed the 26 key categories1 that span the four largest co...
(Patent) Amazon Patent - A Adjustable Motor Fairings for Aerial Vehicles
[Tech]
2022/12/15 09:09
Amazon is giving its drones a smoother ride. The company is creating adjustable fairings that “reduce aerodynamic drag” of its unmanned aerial vehicles by adjusting their position depending on the drone’s flight configuration, giving its pilot more control for a safe landing. Amazon has long had high hopes of bulking up its drone delivery fleet. The company announced plans this summer to beg...
2022 in Google Searches
[Consumer]
2022/12/15 09:07
2022 has been eventful, to say the least, and a look at the biggest trending Google searches this year can serve as a reminder for some of the events and situations that have shaped our world over the last 12 months.At the top of the trending new searches was of course Ukraine. The war, started when Russia invaded its sovereign neighbor on February 24, also led to Vladimir Putin being one of th...
NASA’s New Wonder Battery Could Power Electric Flight Someday
[Tech]
2022/12/15 09:07
NASA is testing a new graphene battery that could be a game changer for aviation and electric vehicles.NASA knows our civilization has a huge problem: We have to fight climate change while satisfying our need for cheap, easy transportation over land, sea, and air. That means we need to electrify cars, ships, and airplanes—a task that is impossible right now because we don’t have the technolog...
(Infographic) When Will Air Travel Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels?
[Business]
2022/12/15 09:06
Many industries were hit hard by the global pandemic, but it can be argued that air travel suffered one of the most severe blows.The aviation industry as a whole suffered an estimated $370 billion loss in global revenue because of COVID-19. And while air travel has been slowly recovering from the trough, flight passenger traffic has yet to fully bounce back.Where is the industry at in 2022 comp...
Linker Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Concept for Future Urban Mobility
[Design]
2022/12/15 09:05
Linker is a futuristic urban air mobility vehicle designed as final major project for industrial design degree. With overurbanization, cities are become crowded and more concentrated, we need to address these urban mobility challenges with better and smart transportation solutions. Linker is the next generation of air mobility, a concept transportation that would fly users to their destination...
