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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...
Attendance at the World’s Biggest Art Museums has Plummeted
[Consumer]
2021/04/06 09:05
Many venues may not recover from the downturn.MANY MUSEUM-GOERS are accustomed to queues and crowds. In peak season the lines at the Louvre in Paris or the Accademia Gallery in Florence can be hours long; once inside, visitors must compete with hordes of fellow enthusiasts to catch a glimpse of the Mona Lisa or Michelangelo’s David. If you’re lucky, you may get to admire the work for 30 secon...
This Fully Automated Bionic Coffee Maker is Just Like a Robot Straight from The Jetsons
[Design]
2021/04/06 09:04
If you sometimes feel like a robot before your first cup of coffee, you’re in good company. Without even fully opening my eyes, I get my first cup of coffee going for the morning, and while it brews I get myself ready. On good days, I turn my stove off on time, and on other days, I gulp down a burnt cup of coffee. Coffee is a necessary part of the day for a lot of us and having that perfect cu...
(Infographic) World Reading Habits in 2020
[Consumer]
2021/04/06 09:03
2020 was a strange year, for obvious reasons. Many of us spent a lot of 2020 in lockdown, either trying to keep up with work or looking for a new job.Some turned to streaming services such as Netflix (for example, I subscribed to Disney Plus so I could finally watch The Mandalorian, only to discover the writing was terrible). Others spent their time learning new skills, while many took this an...
