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Weekly Time Spent in Apps Grows 20% Year Over Year as People Hunker Down at Home
[Consumer]
2020/04/07 09:06
As governments and businesses step up their efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic, consumers on lockdown at home are finding novel ways of using mobile.As the scale of the Coronavirus outbreak becomes clear, governments and businesses have stepped up their responses, which include more stringent social distancing protocols. Meanwhile, consumers on lockdown at home continue to explore new way...
Silicon-based Speaker Set to Make Some Noise in Future Earphones
[Product]
2020/04/07 09:05
After its first successful funding round, Arioso Systems is now looking to work with audio gear makers to bring the silicon-based loudspeaker technology to marketFraunhofer IPMS.A company spun off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems is looking commercialize a micro loudspeaker made from 100 percent silicon. After successful seed funding, Arioso Systems GmbH is now ready to t...
How COVID-19 Will Impact Startup Valuations
[Investing]
2020/04/07 09:04
Here are some observations on what will happen to venture deals over the next few quarters by looking at VC-backed deals before and after the 2000 dot-com crash and the 2008 global financial crisis.Early Stage Deals and ValuationsThe charts above show the number of Seed and Series A deals (blue bars), as well as their median post-money valuations (red lines), in the years before and after the 2...
These Bean-Shaped Samsung Galaxy Earphones Were Designed to Fit Perfectly Into Your Ear
[Design]
2020/04/07 09:03
It’s 2020 and I’m still surprised we haven’t figured out the best shape for a pair of earphones. We’ve experimented with circles, silicone tips, weird wing-shaped hooks that latch onto parts of our ear canal, and even AirPods, and we’re yet to arrive at a universal earphone design that fits, pardon the phrase, like a glove. Recent images based on reliable leaks show that Samsung’s experim...
(PDF) BCG - COVID-19 Investor Pulse Check #1
[Investing]
2020/04/06 09:10
The COVID-19 Investor Pulse Check will highlight the shifting perspectives of US investors through the crisis. This first edition offers a baseline view on investors’ current expectations for the US market and economy—as well as their expectations of the companies in which they invest. This analysis presents insights from research completed in the US market from March 20 to March 22.The respo...
(Patent) Apple Pursues a Patent for an Earbud Tip with In-Ear Position Detection Sensors
[Tech]
2020/04/06 09:09
US patent application 20200100011 discusses an earbud tip configured to enable in-ear detection without triggering false detection. The earbud tip has ear presence sensors for detecting whether or not the earbud tips of the in-ear headphones are located near or in the ears of a user. The figure below illustrates a portion of an accessory including an earbud tip.Patent Application : https://bit....
9 Future Predictions For A Post-Coronavirus World
[Business]
2020/04/06 09:08
As the ripple of COVID-19 careens around the globe, it’s forcing humankind to innovate and change the way we work and live. The upside of where we find ourselves right now is that individuals and corporations will be more resilient in a post-COVID-19 world. Here are nine predictions of what our world may look like once we have left the pandemic behind.1. More Contactless Interfaces and Interac...
(Paper) Smartphone Videos Produce Highly Realistic 3D Face Reconstructions
[Tech]
2020/04/06 09:07
CMU researchers have found a way to create an accurate 3D reconstruction of someone's face using video recorded on a smartphone.Normally, it takes pricey equipment and expertise to create an accurate 3D reconstruction of someone's face that's realistic and doesn't look creepy. Now, Carnegie Mellon University researchers have pulled off the feat using video recorded on an ordinary smartphone.Usi...
Multicultural Consumers Are Streaming Content More Than Ever as Social Distancing Continues
[Consumer]
2020/04/06 09:06
Believe it or not, consumers are streaming even more content. The “Rona”—as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been deemed by Black Twitter—has forced many of us indoors for extended periods of time. And that means more time with our TVs and connected devices, particularly with streaming services. Even before many stay at home measures were put in place across the U.S. earlier this month...
