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(PDF) Mckinsey - The Rising Value of Industrial Brands
[Business]
2021/02/07 09:06
New research highlights how brand visibility drives industrial companies’ performance. Here’s what they can do about it.In crowded and noisy marketplaces, consumers shopping for everything from antacids to airline tickets turn to the brands they trust again and again. Our new research shows that buyers in industrial sectors tend to behave in similar ways. Of the more than 5,300 industrial bra...
(Video) Brain Implants and Wearables Let Paralyzed People Move Again
[Tech]
2021/02/07 09:05
A “neural bypass” routes signals around the damaged spinal cord, potentially restoring both movement and sensation.Motion Restored: Luke Tynan, who was paralyzed in 2017 by a spinal cord injury, demonstrates the wearable system that enables him to control his arm and hand. Sensors on the arm register his intentions, while electrodes stimulate the nerves and muscles to produce his desired move...
DroneDeploy Raises $50M to Collect and Analyze Visual Data with Drones and Robots
[Investing]
2021/02/07 09:04
DroneDeploy, a platform that offers businesses access to commercial drone operators to capture professional-grade imagery of an environment and carry out data analysis, has raised $50 million in a series E round of funding.The raise comes just a few months after the San Francisco-based company moved beyond airborne drones to capture visual data at ground level. With 360 Walkthrough as part of i...
(Video) Lego Vidiyo is a New Augmented Reality-Powered Version of TikTok
[Product]
2021/02/07 09:03
Lego is launching a new, augmented reality social video service called Vidiyo that will let users create their own music videos and dance clips and share them with friends, all while applying their own effects and styles to the videos.It sounds a lot like TikTok but aimed at younger children with strict moderation built in, and a Lego twist that makes most of the UI built in real-world Lego bri...
(Patent) Samsung Dual Slide Smartphone with Galaxy S21 Camera Design
[Tech]
2021/02/04 09:10
Samsung patents advanced technology for a retractable smartphone with a rollable display. Enables users to enlarge the screen area by about 30%.The high-end Samsung Galaxy S21 series was introduced last week. Three models are introduced with a completely new camera design. Luckily more top models from Samsung are expected to arrive this year, including three foldable models. Perhaps the South K...
(PDF) Capgemini - Shifting Gears : COVID-19 and The Fast-Changing Automotive Consumer
[Consumer]
2021/02/04 09:09
Shelter on the go: How consumers see the car as a safe space.As the COVID-19 pandemic casts its long shadow over another year and the world awaits mass-scale vaccinations and braces itself for future resurgences and new mutations of the coronavirus, consumer habits and preferences shaped at the onset of the pandemic are in the for the long haul. That’s why the Capgemini Research Institute is c...
Stuck Design Introduces Kinetic Touchless Technology
[Product]
2021/02/04 09:08
Stuck Design has conceived a new interaction technology for touchless lift buttons that mirror your finger movements to recreate the tactile response of pushing a button. With contactless interactions on the rise in the face of COVID-19, most touchless tech tends towards a static sensor with a light or buzz to indicate an activated button, greatly diminishing the push-button interaction.In the...
Amazon's Incredible Long-Term Growth
[Business]
2021/02/04 09:07
Aside from reporting another blowout quarter, Amazon also dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, announcing that its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of Executive Chair in Q3 2021. Bezos, whose stake in Amazon has made him the richest man alive, will be succeeded by Andy Jassy, currently serving as CEO of Amazon Web Services, the company's highly successful cloud arm. "When you l...
Novel Window Design Reduces Outdoor Noise and Improves Ventilation
[Tech]
2021/02/04 09:06
New system cuts sound levels by 26 decibels, achieves four times better ventilation.The act of opening a window may help ventilate a room, but it also lets in a lot of outdoor noise such as the honking and revving of traffic. A new window could help, as it's claimed to bring in more fresh air than a conventional open window, while still keeping out unwanted sounds.Developed by scientists at the...
