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Burberry Is Launching Reusable Face Masks
[Product]
2020/08/23 09:09
Burberry releases face mask in signature check pattern on antimicrobial fabric. If wearing face masks out in public will be a part of our standard operating procedure for the foreseeable future, we might as well do it in style. We've been matching our masks to our makeup and matching our masks to our looks. Several designers started making reusable masks early on the pandemic. Now Burberry has...
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rose Nearly 25% in July
[Investing]
2020/08/23 09:08
Existing U.S. home sales reached another record high last month.Why it matters: July's surge beats last month's record as the largest recorded monthly increase in previously owned home sales since 1968, when NAR began collecting data.What they're saying: “The housing market is well past the recovery phase and is now booming with higher home sales compared to the pre-pandemic days,” Lawrence Y...
New LiDAR Sensor Uses Mirrors to Achieve High Efficiency
[Tech]
2020/08/23 09:07
The sensor, designed to support smart home technology, can run on a 9-volt battery.Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology relies on fast, precisely timed laser pulses – a useful application for various kinds of sensors, including those that support the Internet of Things (IoT). However, many current sensors that rely on LiDAR are expensive, bulky, heavy, and power hungry.One group of r...
Global Smartwatch Market Revenue up 20% in H1 2020, Led by Apple, Garmin & Huawei
[Business]
2020/08/23 09:06
The global smartwatch market posted a healthy 20% revenue growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic and shipments remaining flat in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s IoT service.The top three brands contributed more than 69% of the total market revenue in H1 2020.Counterpoint Research Global Smartwatch Shipment Revenue...
IKEA Recreates Its 2021 Catalog Using ‘Animal Crossing’ Furniture & Characters
[Business]
2020/08/23 09:05
Flat-pack furniture company IKEA has given its own catalog the Animal Crossing treatment.IKEA Taiwan replicated its 2021 furniture catalog using pieces and characters available in the highly popular game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.Each page in the catolog embodies New Horizons’ style, with adorable human avatars and animal villagers replacing the models found in IKEA’s standard catalog. T...
(Video) Artificial Antibodies Bolster Hope for Inhaled Coronavirus Treatment
[Tech]
2020/08/23 09:04
Could the next big coronavirus treatment breakthrough come in the form of an inhaler or a nasal spray instead of a shot or a pill?[AeroNabs SARS-CoV-2 antiviral nanobodies in a nebulizer.]Researchers have developed an inhalable artificial coronavirus antibody that they say “straitjackets” the SARS-CoV-2 virus and appears (in laboratory, albeit still non-clinical, tests) to impede its ability...
(Video) Crosswater is an Autonomous Taxi Designed to Make Travel Faster and Greener
[Design]
2020/08/23 09:03
Described by its inventors as a ‘horizontal elevator’, the crosswater taxi is a self-driving capsule with the primary purpose of making point to point cross-water travel cheaper, faster, safer, and more convenient. Carrying up to 15 users at a time, the simple watercraft moves people across stretches of water from one platform to the next. with the aim of reducing congestion on roads and brid...
(Infographic) 5 Trends Drive the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020
[Tech]
2020/08/20 09:10
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2020 highlights 30 technology profiles that will significantly change society and business over the next five to ten years.In most cities in China, citizens and visitors must download Health Code — an app that indicates COVID-19 status — to access many public and private spaces and services. A green screen means the person is free to travel, y...
(Video) The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project
[Tech]
2020/08/20 09:09
MIT's shared ebike transforms into a self-driving trike.Biking is an essential experience in many cities. Globally, cities are increasing bike infrastructure and in addition to more bike paths, protected lanes and bicycle advocacy, we are also seeing a rise in the number of bike sharing systems and other lightweight mobility solutions. Current bike sharing systems offer users the ease of mobili...
