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(Video) Mouth Haptics in VR Using a Headset Ultrasound Phased Array
[Tech]
2022/05/09 09:09
Using the mouth haptics system, Vivian Shen feels the sensation of liquid on her lips as she takes a virtual drink.Along with providing users with sights and sounds, some VR systems also deliver tactile sensation to the hands. A new ultrasound-based setup, however, lets users feel the virtual world on and in their mouths – without making physical contact.The inexpensive system is being develop...
What Did NFT Sales By Art Galleries Look Like In 2021 ?
[Business]
2022/05/09 09:08
Artsy's 2022 Gallery Insights report found only 11 percent of surveyed galleries sold NFTs in the past year.Key FindingsOnline sales keep growing, even as in-person events return. Of the galleries we surveyed, 64% reported that their volume of online sales increased in 2021 compared to 2020, quelling doubts that online sales models would be temporary measures.Few galleries are selling NFTs or a...
Beam Impact Raises $13.3M to Turn Everyday Purchases Into a Way to Support Social Causes
[Investing]
2022/05/09 09:07
Beam Impact, a company that enables consumers to turn their spending into a way to support social causes, has raised $13.3 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures. The company’s B2B2C model connects consumers with brands that are supporting social causes and allows them to donate a portion of their purchases to a nonprofit of their choice, at no cost to them. Beam is partnered with 1...
(Video) Honda's 'Vertical Bike' Climbs Trees to Prevent Deforestation
[Product]
2022/05/09 09:06
Helping Native Communistes In Peru To Harvest The Aguaje Fruit Every year in the Peruvian Amazon, more than 1 million trees are felled to harvest the aguaje fruit. The fruit, which is known to have a high content of vitamin A, grows on palm trees that measure up to 35 meters high, making it difficult to reach, therefore easier to cutting them down. As the illegal logging keeps getting the Amazo...
Luxury Items Account for Bulk of Fake Goods Seized in the U.S.
[Product]
2022/05/09 09:05
As the world celebrates World Intellectual Property Day on April 26 to “highlight the role that IP rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights) play in encouraging innovation and creativity,” we’re taking a look at the other side of intellectual property, namely the illegitimate trade in counterfeit goods. Global trade with fake products amounts to hundreds of billions of...
reCircle is Making Sustainable Packaging for Fast Food Takeaways
[Product]
2022/05/09 09:04
A Swiss startup has developed a circular model that provides reusable containers to takeaway restaurants.Plastic fast-food packaging is a scourge. In the UK alone, it is estimated that consumers generate 11 billion items of food packaging waste per year – and that’s just from takeaway lunches. And most of that is non-recyclable. Swiss startup reCircle wants to eliminate this mountain of takea...
Apple AirPods Pro 2022 Design Will Lose The Stems
[Design]
2022/05/09 09:03
Apple’s earbuds debuted in October 2019, and since then music lovers have been longing for the next version that brings more features and design improvements.Whether at the price tag of $249, the in-ear earbuds are worth the money, given all the other better options, is totally questionable – but still, it’s an Apple…The next version of the AirPods Pro is slated to come our way this fall or...
(PDF) Mckinsey - State of Fashion Technology Report 2022
[Business]
2022/05/06 09:10
As technological innovation accelerates, fashion companies have an opportunity to serve customers better while also creating a more efficient, responsive, and responsible business.In 2021, fashion companies invested between 1.6 and 1.8 percent of their revenues in technology. By 2030, that figure is expected to rise to between 3.0 and 3.5 percent. Behind the predicted increase is a conviction a...
Microsoft and Volkswagen Collaborate to Put Augmented Reality Glasses in Motion
[Tech]
2022/05/06 09:09
With their HoloLens 2 project, Microsoft and Volkswagen collaborate to put augmented reality glasses in motion.Imagine putting on a pair of augmented reality glasses as you head out in the morning and get into your vehicle. As your self-driving car takes you to your destination, you get holographic displays of traffic information, weather conditions, shopping recommendations and architectural h...
