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Red Dot Award : Design Concept 2020 - Robotic Prosthetic Knee
[Design]
2020/11/18 09:04
Robotic Prosthetic Knee by BionicM Inc. is the winner for the Red Dot: Luminary 2020.Luminary is the highest level of recognition accorded at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept. It is selected among the Red Dot: Best of the Best winners. The Red Dot: Luminary serves as an inspiration to aspire towards. Akin to obtaining a quality seal for design that sets apart from the rest in the field, being...
Bookmarker Pen – KIKKERLAND
[Design]
2020/11/18 09:03
How many times we use objects for a purpose other than their primary function? And how does a specific environment influences the way we perceive a determined object?Every product designer will know what we are talking about. In order to design objects we know how important it is to observe individuals, specifically the way they act, feel, interact with the environment which surrounds them. To...
(PDF) WEF - Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2020
[Tech]
2020/11/17 09:10
A new report reveals the top 10 emerging technologies of 2020. Innovations include microneedles for painless injections, and electric planes.The world is racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, and there are encouraging signs we might find one in record time. But in a similar situation in the future, could technology help us get there even more quickly?Yes, says a new report from the World Ec...
(Video) New Device Puts Music in Your Head - Noveto's Sound Beaming
[Product]
2020/11/17 09:09
Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your car — all without disturbing those around you.That’s the possibility presented by “sound beaming,” a new futuristic audio technology from Noveto Systems, an Israeli company. On Friday it will debut a desktop...
(PDF) BCG - Vaccines Aren’t the End of the Fight, but the End of the Beginning
[Business]
2020/11/17 09:08
Governments cannot let the most vulnerable be the least protected again. Countries, regions, and states can still get the rollout right through science, hard work, and vigilance.The pivotal Phase III trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are nearing the first results, and hopes are rising that the end of the worst pandemic in a century may be approaching. These understandable hopes must be temp...
Health-e : Innovative Healthcare Systems Take Off During the Pandemic
[Business]
2020/11/17 09:07
As covid-19 cases soar, so too are the innovative healthcare systems that are aiding in the fight against this virus. In today’s remote-everything era, companies previously positioned in the digital healthcare space are seeing patient business skyrocket and, with that, increased financial investment. According to the CDC, telehealth visits were up 154% in the last week of March 2020, compared...
Strava Raises $110M, Touts Growth Rate of 2 Million New Users Per Month in 2020
[Investing]
2020/11/17 09:06
Activity and fitness tracking platform Strava has raised $110 million in new funding, in a Series F round led by TCV and Sequoia, and including participation by Dragoneer group, Madrone Capital Partners, Jackson Square Ventures and Go4it Capital. The funding will be used to propel the development of new features, and expand the company’s reach to cover even more users.Already in 2020, Strava h...
(Infographic) Tech’s Bizarre Beginnings & Lucrative Pivots
[Business]
2020/11/17 09:05
As many as 80-90% of startups fold and those left standing also fail, repeatedly. Rarely does a business take a straight run at success, and that includes the likes of Apple, Facebook, and their fellow tech giants.Product lines can come to a screeching halt. Ideas can be stolen. And, yes, even geniuses like Steve Jobs get forced out. But by embracing uncertainty and making timely pivots, the te...
(Video) Advanced, Broad-band Active Noise Cancellation Now Available in Cars - Silentium
[Tech]
2020/11/17 09:04
Silentium has introduced advanced, broad-band active road noise cancellation to the auto industry for the first time.After several years in development, Jaguar and Land Rover are the first carmakers to integrate Silentium’s ‘Active Acoustics’ software in three of their new vehicles, meaning the technology is now available for car buyers to experience. Active road noise cancellation removes 9...
