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(Patent) Intel Patent - Augmenting Mobile Device Operation with Intelligent External Sensors
[Tech]
2021/03/25 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210078571, discloses a system for augmenting the operation of a moving mobile device using external sensors. The system includes external sensors present in proximity to a moving autonomous vehicle and is configured to detect the environment and assist the vehicle in identifying risks. The figure below illustrates the use of the external sensors in assisting the veh...
(Paper) AI Monitoring System Warns Patients of Improper Inhaler Usage
[Tech]
2021/03/25 09:07
Wireless sensing technology could help improve patients’ technique with inhalers and insulin pens.Even though at-home use of an inhaler or insulin pen can be extremely important, doctors have to pretty much just hope that patients are doing it right. A new system, however, could objectively assess patients' technique within their homes, and let them know if they've got it wrong.Created by a te...
Cathie Wood Says She’s Having No Second Thoughts
[Investing]
2021/03/25 09:07
Setbacks, volatility and inflation anxiety can’t dent this star investor’s faith in the power of innovation to propel share prices upward.The most prescient investor of 2020 is besieged this year with rat-a-tat headlines reporting record outflows from her signature funds. Cathie Wood, founder and chief executive of Ark Investment Management LLC, has suddenly been forced to defend the strategy...
Streaming Drives Global Music Industry Resurgence
[Business]
2021/03/25 09:06
2020 was another good year for the music industry. According to IFPI’s latest Global Music Report, worldwide recorded music revenues totaled $21.6 billion last year, up 7.4 percent from the previous year’s total of $20.2 billion. This marks the sixth consecutive year of growth for the global music industry after nearly two decades of gradual decline.Interestingly, the transition to digital di...
(Video) Dacia System Uses Your Smartphone as The Car's Infotainment Screen
[Product]
2021/03/25 09:05
The Media Control system replaces a built-in infotainment screen with the driver's own smartphone. Many cars now feature touchscreen-controlled infotainment systems, but … why pay for a dashboard-integrated screen, when you've already got one on your phone? That's the thinking behind Dacia's new phone-based Media Control system.Debuting in the latest version of the Dacia Sandero, Media Control...
This iPhone 13 Concept Sports a Rear Camera with a 3-inch Display
[Design]
2021/03/25 09:04
Three-quarters PS Design’s iPhone 13 concept poses a pretty interesting question. Wouldn’t it be nice if your smartphone had a display on the rear that let you see what was in the frame while you clicked selfies? Sure, you’ve got the front-facing camera for selfies, but hear me out. With multiple cameras and sensors on the smartphone’s rear, one could argue that the front-facing camera is a...
The Gen Z Unemployment Rate, Compared to Older Generations
[Consumer]
2021/03/25 09:03
There are more than 2 billion people in the Generation Z age range globally. These individuals, born between 1997 and 2009, represent about 30% of the total global population—and it’s predicted that by 2025, Gen Z will make up about 27% of the workforce.Due to the global pandemic, unemployment has been on the rise across the board—but Gen Z has been hit the hardest. This chart, using data fr...
(Patent) Future Apple Watch Could Feature a Flexible Display That Wraps Around the Wrist
[Tech]
2021/03/24 09:10
Apple is researching a potential radical redesign for the Apple Watch, including a rounded watch face, wrap-around flexible display, and digitally-customizable watch bands, according to a newly-granted patent filing.The patent, spotted by MacRumors earlier today, is titled "Display Module and System Applications" and was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The document out...
(PDF) Deloitte - Value Recovery in the Automotive Industry
[Business]
2021/03/24 09:09
Looking at how auto companies can capitalise on assets that will not be part of their core business in the coming decade, explaining how repositioning can make a company more agile and flexible to take advantage of the opportunities emerging during the post-pandemic recovery.The automotive industry will look back upon the time of the COVID-19 pandemic as a watershed. This is not only because of...
