Olive Union Taps Into $7M Series B To Develop Digital Hearing Therapeutics
[Investing]
2021/04/07 09:06
Nearly 2.5 billion people around the world are estimated to have some degree of hearing loss by 2050, according to recent figures reported by the World Health Organization.Smart-hearing aid startup Olive Union is working to slow or prevent further hearing loss through new digital therapeutics for tinnitus and overall hearing health, in addition to its more affordable, easy-to-use hearing aids p...
This Apple Car Concept Supports Wireless-Charging
[Design]
2021/04/07 09:05
You know Apple is dead serious about something when not a single structural detail ever leaks out to the press. It’s easy for iPhone designs or MacBook designs to leak out to the press nearly a year before the product is actually announced. With Apple’s supply chain, it’s difficult to really keep things under wraps, but when Apple’s working on something that’s still in its conceptual stage...
(Infographic) Brands Should Take Note of Consumer Image Search Habits on Sustainability
[Consumer]
2021/04/07 09:04
The most popular keyword searches over the past year included 'solar panels on roof' and 'sustainable finance.'While people have been working from home, the world has seen damaging emissions from transportation drop drastically. But even when people are on the move again after the pandemic, they’re showing that they’ll be interested in learning more about sustainability and how to be more eco...
This Futuristic Robotic Dog is Spot’s Closest Rival Boston Dynamics Needs to Watch Out
[Design]
2021/04/07 09:03
Boston Dynamics is the hot property ever since its inception – evident from the change of ownership it has gone through in the last decade. Spot is Boston Dynamics crowning jewel that anyone can buy if they’ve got fat pockets, and one can call the Spot robotic dog, the alpha male of the robotics world. Now the Spot dog seems to have met its worthy competitor in the form of SN-3 Nova, a specia...
(PDF) BCG - Chasing the Software-Defined Dream Car
[Business]
2021/04/06 09:10
The Jeep. The Porsche. The Mustang. Throughout the past century, iconic dream cars like these fueled imaginations, tapping emotions and aspirations: independence, status, an ineffable “cool.” Advertising bolstered brand images, touting attributes like design, acceleration, and oversize exhaust systems. Today, automakers have the opportunity to tap into the emotions and aspirations of a new ge...
(Video) 'Pokémon Go' on HoloLens 2 is a Glimpse at the Future of AR Gaming
[Product]
2021/04/06 09:09
It's just a demo for now, though.What if you could play Pokémon Go without holding a phone? And what if you could battle alongside your friends, no matter where they are in the world? That's something we got a taste of at the Microsoft Ignite conference today, as Niantic CEO John Hanke demoed what the game could be like on the HoloLens 2 AR headset. But getting to that device wasn't the only l...
WaveSense Secures $15 Million to Accelerate Next Generation ADAS
[Investing]
2021/04/06 09:08
Growing demand from automakers to enhance vehicles with safer and higher performing advanced driver-assistance systems signals a critical need for sensing solutions to tackle the self-driving industry’s most significant obstacles and deliver safety and comfort despite challenging road conditions.WaveSense, the world’s only provider of Ground Positioning Radar™ (GPR) for precise vehicle local...
Comparing Luxury Investment Around the World
[Investing]
2021/04/06 09:07
Do you enjoy the finer things in life? For many of the world’s wealthy individuals, acquiring luxury goods such as art, fine wine, and watches is a passion.Unlike traditional investments in financial assets, luxury goods can be difficult to value if one does not have an appreciation for their form. A rare painting, for example, does not generate cash flows, meaning its value is truly in the ey...
'The Care 222 UV Lamp' Designed to Disinfect Crowded Spaces
[Product]
2021/04/06 09:06
The Care 222 UV lamp aims to kill COVID in spaces where the risk of contagion is high, such as on buses, elevators and offices.Japanese light-maker Ushio Inc. has launched an ultraviolet lamp designed to kill coronavirus, without harm to human health.Named “The Care 222 UV lamp”, it was developed together with Columbia University to be used for the disinfection of spaces with high foot traffi...