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Gucci and Giphy Add Avatars to Their Apps as Potential Digital Revenue Drivers
[Business]
2020/10/22 09:07
Users will be able to create their own avatars and purchase digital goods (including celebrity drops) to dress them up.For a while now, video games have profited from selling digital goods or “skins” to more than 2.5 billion people who spend an estimated $100 billion on virtual goods. Fortnite itself has made a billion dollars over two years of selling “skins” for players to dress up their...
(Paper) Microsoft Researchers Develop Assistive Eye-Tracking AI That Works on Any Device
[Tech]
2020/10/22 09:06
Gaze tracking has the potential to help people living with motor neuron diseases and disorders exert control over their environment and communicate with others. But estimating a person’s gaze isn’t a trivial task owing to variables including head pose, head position, eye rotation, distance, illumination, background noise, and the presence of glasses, face coverings, and assistive medical equi...
(Infographic) As Consumers Vacate Cities, They Still Crave Familiar Retail Experiences
[Consumer]
2020/10/22 09:05
People are seeking out certain goods and services to make the transition seamless. People are looking for stores that feel comfortable. Throughout the pandemic, major cities have seen residents uprooting and heading for the suburbs or rural areas. Understanding what this trend looks like can help marketers better target consumers within their new locales. San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C...
This Audi-Inspired Light Therapy Wearable Aims to Resolve Your Vitamin D Deficiency - AudiLux
[Design]
2020/10/22 09:05
Have you stepped outside today yet? Even to stretch your legs or check the mail? No? Neither have I. Just like many office workers around the world, I spend 90% of my time indoors. Even in a pre-pandemic world, I didn’t have many opportunities to soak up some vitamin D during my workday, especially during the winter months. Not everyone has a workspace next to a window or, with winter approach...
A Contact Free Food Delivery Pod for the COVID Era - MinnowPod
[Product]
2020/10/22 09:04
The Pod features interior lights and a touchless interface for safer delivery. A Portland company has developed a new way to organise contact-free food delivery for large buildings.The coronavirus pandemic has upended the restaurant industry, possibly for the long-term. People are not going out as much, but they are ordering meals in much greater numbers. For those having meals delivered contac...
Renault's Switchable Cabin Pod Comes with 2 Design Interiors to Perfect the Work-Life Balance
[Design]
2020/10/22 09:03
Urban spaces are getting constricted by the day, and the situation isn’t going to improve in the near future by the look of things. There are countless design iterations that aim to get over this predicament when it comes to mobility in the overcrowded streets. One thing that could however change is the way we balance our work and leisure life. Can’t it be more seamless, set up in a personal...
(Patent) Samsung Patents Three Foldable Smartphone Designs with Cutout for Inner Cameras
[Tech]
2020/10/21 09:10
Samsung Electronics is ahead of any other company in terms of foldable smartphones. To stay ahead of the competition, the South Korean tech behemoth has been patenting foldable devices in various sizes and forms. Just last week, a patent filed by the firm’s sister company Samsung Display was unearthed by LetsGoDigital. Now, the publication has spotted another patent filed by Samsung Electronic...
(PDF) BCG - Building the US 5G Economy
[Business]
2020/10/21 09:09
The fifth generation of wireless technologies, 5G, promises to catalyze the development of mobile digital solutions that will help reinvent how business works and transform the way people interact with one another. Over the coming decade, 5G networks are likely to disrupt almost every industry in the world.Most countries and policymakers have been talking about “a global race to 5G,” with a n...
(Video) James Dyson Award : Vortex Laundry - A Sustainable Washing Machine
[Design]
2020/10/21 09:08
Vortex Laundry, enables clothes to be washed without electricity, man power, or synthetic detergent It is designed to be used with existing plastic containers. It creates a vortex and enhance speed of the water. The ceramic balls replace the synthetic detergent. It is an eco-friendly washing machine that does not use any harmful substances and physical laborYOUR INSPIRATIONLimited people have a...
