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(PDF) Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry
[Consumer]
2021/06/16 09:09
Video games impact people’s lives in meaningful ways beyond the intrinsic joy of play. The ESA’s 2020 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry answers frequently asked questions like who plays video games, why do people play video games and how and when do people play?Interestingly, this year’s survey shows that people over 65 (46% men and 63% women) report they have been playing 10 yea...
Electric Flying Cars May Be Possible With New Batteries
[Tech]
2021/06/16 09:08
Lithium-ion cells with nickel foil can handle fast charging and could sustain 80-kilometer flights. A fast charging battery for all outside temperatures that rapidly heats up internally prior to charging battery materials.If getting flying cars to work has been a challenge, electric flying cars are an even tougher nut to crack, due to the weight of the batteries required and how quickly they mu...
McDonald's : Bikers
[Business]
2021/06/16 09:07
For World Bicycle Day, we created this campaign honoring all styles of cyclists within our McDonald's world, where everyone is welcome.CreditsAdvertising Agency: Publicis Worldwide, Lima, PeruGeneral Manager/CCO: Nelson FragosoCreative Director: Rodrigo MelgarAr: Victor LunaArt Director: Ricardo EchegarayCopywriter: Carlos CastilloArt Director: Alexis CallanCopywriter: Fernando PachasAccount Di...
Why The Used-Car Market is Sending American Inflation Soaring
[Investing]
2021/06/16 09:06
Blame stimulus cheques, a shortage of new vehicles and rising demand for rental carsFIGURES RELEASED last month showed that American consumer-price inflation hit 4.2% year-on-year in April, the highest rate since 2008. Markets were spooked. Investors feared that higher inflation and interest rates could destroy asset values. Then, on June 10th, came worse news, or so it seemed. In May annual in...
(PDF) Mckinsey - A New Look at How Corporations Impact the Economy and Households
[Investing]
2021/06/16 09:05
We map the different ways in which the economic value that large companies create flows to households in OECD economies and examine what has changed in the past quarter-century.The role of companies in the economy and their responsibilities to stakeholders and society at large has become a major topic of debate. Yet there is little clarity or consensus about how the business activity of compani...
Pokémon Go Creator Niantic is Taking on Transformers Next
[Product]
2021/06/16 09:04
Transformers: Heavy Metal coming to mobile in 2021.Niantic, known best for its work on augmented reality games Pokémon Go, Ingress, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is tackling the Transformers next. A new AR game called Transformers: Heavy Metal is coming to mobile devices later this year, Niantic and developer Very Very Spaceship announced Monday.In Transformers: Heavy Metal, players will jo...
World First Solar Powered ANC Wireless Headphones – Urbanista Los Angeles
[Product]
2021/06/16 09:03
The noise-canceling Los Angeles headphones release this summer.Urbanista’s new wireless noise-canceling Los Angeles headphones have a solar panel integrated into the length of the headband, allowing them to draw power from both indoor and outdoor light, Wired reports. Although its built-in 750mAh battery can be charged traditionally via USB-C and offers up to a respectable 50 hours of battery...
(PDF) BCG - 5 Retail Trends That Will Outlast the Pandemic
[Business]
2021/06/15 09:10
Consumers fundamentally shifted the way they spent money and time during the pandemic. While retailers continue to look for a fast recovery due to pent-up demand, additional stimulus checks, and accelerating vaccination rates, some shifts in the retail landscape will take years to normalize. Other shifts, however, are here to stay.Though India and Brazil continue to struggle with soaring COVID-...
(Patent) Intel Aims to Patent Physical Keyboards for Multi-Display Computing Devices
[Tech]
2021/06/15 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210173447, discloses a stowable physical keyboard for a multi-display computing device.The keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. A coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys passes light to illuminate the plurality of keys and obscures the plurality of keys when viewed...
