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Datasembly Raises $10.3 Million To Help Retailers Get More Competitive On Pricing
[Investing]
2020/08/19 09:07
Washington-based Datasembly aims to take the guesswork out of the pricing for consumer goods.The company founded by Ben Reich and Dan Gallagher initially started as a project the two men developed after working at a retail analytics firm in the DC area.What they observed while trying to collect information on pricing for goods and services for large consumer brands and national retailers was th...
(Video) Mudra Band - Add Gesture Control to Apple Watch
[Product]
2020/08/19 09:06
This Apple Watch band lets you control your smartwatch without touching the screen.Nobody’s ever really thought hard about this but there’s only one way to use the touchscreen on your Apple Watch – with the opposite hand. You can use either hand on your smartphone or tablet screen, but when you’ve got a watch strapped to your left-hand wrist, you can pretty much only control it with your ri...
Apple's $50 Billion Side Business
[Business]
2020/08/19 09:05
When people think of Apple, they think of hardware first. iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac – those are the products that made Apple what it is today: the most valuable company in the world. Despite having always emphasized the advantages of its hardware and software working seamlessly together, the latter was long considered a means to an end at Apple, rather than a worthwhile business opportuni...
The Tokyo Toilet Project - The Transparent Bathroom
[Design]
2020/08/19 09:04
Pritzker Prize winners among 16 creators transforming 17 public toilets in Shibuya, Tokyo. You can see through the smart glass when the bathrooms are not occupied.The Japanese have some unusual bathrooms, but we'd guess most prefer to use them without an audience. So what's the deal with these see-through Tokyo public toilets by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban? Well, though they're...
Portable Sanitizer Bottle Comes with a UV Chamber to Store/Disinfect Your Face Mask
[Design]
2020/08/19 09:03
Designed to cover the important bases, the SaniCase holds/disinfects your face mask, and even dispenses hand-sanitizer, all in a product that’s roughly the size of a roll of quarters.Milan-based Salvo Lo Cascio designed the SaniCase as a response to a common problem he saw with people who wore masks. During brief intervals when they took their mask off to eat or drink, they’d often end up put...
(PDF) Deloitte - Exponential Technologies in Manufacturing
[Business]
2020/08/18 09:10
Technology, talent, and innovation transforming manufacturing.Learn how the latest trends in advanced manufacturing technologies, talent, and innovation are transforming manufacturing, and how global manufacturing companies can best tap into this disruptive shift to evolve, grow, and thrive. In this study, global industry leaders share their views on the top manufacturing technologies that—whe...
This New Starbucks Looks an Awful Lot Like WeWork But Without the Monthly Rent
[Business]
2020/08/18 09:09
The Starbucks cafe inside Circles Ginza features reserved booths and meeting spaces.Japan is home to some of the most beautiful and creative Starbucks cafés in the world. If you’ve already checked out the new Starbucks in Shibuya designed by streetwear icon Hiroshi Fujiwara and the flower-filled Starbucks at Hana Biyori greenhouse, you’ll want to add this new Ginza location to your list.The...
Varjo Raises $54M to Bring VR with ‘Human Eye’ Resolution to More Industries
[Investing]
2020/08/18 09:08
Varjo, a startup developing virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (XR) technologies for the enterprise, has raised $54 million in a series C round of funding. [Above: Varjo said that these are “unedited” pictures shot through a “competitor device” (left) and Varjo (right) when using the DCS World simulator.]The Helsinki-based company also announced Timo Toikkanen will take over as CEO, hav...
(Paper) Photocatalytic Nanowires-Based Air Filter : Towards Reusable Protective Masks
[Tech]
2020/08/18 09:07
A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens.Filter 'paper' made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of trapping pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery by an EPFL laboratory could be put to use in personal protective equipment, as well as in ventilation and air conditioning systems.As part of attempts to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, paper masks are increasingly...
