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(Patent) Samsung Smartphone with Surround Display and Sliding Camera
[Tech]
2020/11/15 09:10
Samsung has a striking smartphone in development with a transparent housing, which consists of 100% screen surface and has a sliding camera system. Samsung has now released several smartphones with a flexible display, including the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphones. However, a flexible screen is not only applicable to foldable devices. For example, a bendable screen can als...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Next Frontier in Asia Payments
[Business]
2020/11/15 09:09
Five fundamental themes are reshaping Asia’s payments landscape, requiring a swift response—and in some cases, self-reinvention—from players across the value chain.Asia has outpaced all other regions in terms of payments revenue growth over the past several years.1 It is also the largest contributor to global payments revenue, generating over $900 billion in 2019, nearly half the global tota...
(Video) L’Oréal Rolls Out a Line of ‘Virtual Makeup’ - Signature Faces
[Product]
2020/11/15 09:08
Selfie filters have improved immensely over the past several years, but companies on the forefront of the tech see plenty of room to grow.The cosmetics world has also seen some rapid change in the past several years as makeup has proven particularly ripe for up-and-coming direct-to-consumer and influencer-endorsed brands to take hold. Plenty of legacy brands have seen their revenues decimated,...
Rich Countries Grab Half of Projected Covid-19 Vaccine Supply
[Consumer]
2020/11/15 09:07
Less-well-off countries may have to wait years to inoculate their people.AS A SECOND wave of coronavirus infections sweeps through Europe, and America continues to break daily records for new covid-19 cases, the need for a vaccine is more urgent than ever. Pharmaceutical companies are racing to bring a viable drug to market. And this week came a bright ray of hope. On November 9th Pfizer and Bi...
How Will A Stronger Chinese Yuan Affect Luxury ?
[Investing]
2020/11/15 09:06
As the yuan propels China toward a Golden Age, what a rising yuan will mean for Western luxury brands and consumers in China? In the 1960s, France’s then Minister of Finance, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, said that the US dollar gave America an “exorbitant privilege.” Unfortunately, the Golden Age of US currency is nearing an end. These days, analysts discuss “the new era of weakness” for Am...
Escooter Startup Voi Uses AI to Detect Pedestrians and Sidewalks
[Business]
2020/11/15 09:05
European electric scooter startup Voi is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to enable its vehicles to detect pedestrians and sidewalks, a move designed to ingratiate itself to municipalities worried about chaotic micromobility schemes.Escooter (and ebike) sales have surged throughout 2020 as travelers sought alternatives to crowded public transport, but this proliferation serves to stoke e...
NPD Books : US October Sales up 7.1 Percent Over 2019: ‘A Healthy Month’
[Business]
2020/11/15 09:04
On track for ‘one of the highest-volume years for US trade book sales in NPD BookScan history,’ the States headed into election week with a strong October performance.New York City police officers on Fifth Avenue on November 4, the day following the US election. Many landmark entries and storefronts were boarded up in case of election violence. Image – iStockphoto: Massimo GiachettiWhen she...
21cake Baoshan Store / Atelier FCJZ
[Design]
2020/11/15 09:04
In the center of the shop is a bean-shaped Da Fanzhuo, which consists of ten puzzle-piece-like small tables, which can be taken apart and rearranged as desired. Along with our client 21cake, we have noticed that people in the community has different spatial needs in a bakery through out the day: small tables for individuals to breakfast in the morning, big tables for gatherings of various sizes...
(Patent) Apple Patent - Monitoring a User of a Head-Wearable Electronic Device
[Tech]
2020/11/12 09:10
Apple is apparently looking into some sort of head-worn wearable; rumors have circulated about a pair of Apple Glasses being on the horizon, and given the images in this patent, that seems a possibility. But the patent also outlines what the device might do, including many of the functions already available on the Apple Watch. According to the patent, the headset could track "biometric data and...
