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Thailand's 'Floating' Crosswalk Makes Drivers Stop and Look
[Design]
2020/01/13 09:09
Up close the trick of perspective is lost, but for any driver approaching the crossing the sight of people apparently walking on free floating white boards should make them slow to a stop.The zebra crossing outside the main entrance to Wat Bueng Thong Lang school on the outskirts of Bangkok, was painted by students and volunteers, with funding from Thailand's Government Savings Bank. During the...
(PDF) BCG - Pure Growth from Natural Products
[Business]
2020/01/13 09:08
Natural products are looking more and more like natural winners in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. From mid-2018 through mid-2019, these products drove more than half of the industry’s growth in unit sales, despite accounting for only 7% of those sales. [click to enlarge]Looking forward, we expect natural products to continue to outpace conventional products, thanks to powerful tai...
Waste-to-Energy Power Plant Doubles as a Ski Slope and More - The CopenHill
[Design]
2020/01/13 09:07
The CopenHill power plant includes the world’s largest artificial climbing wall, tree-lined hiking trails and an artificial ski slope.Danish architecture firm, BIG, has built what it claims is the cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world. The power plant comes with tree-lined hiking trails, the world’s largest artificial climbing wall and an artificial ski slope. The CopenHill power...
The Smartphone Multiplier Market
[Business]
2020/01/13 09:06
There’s a 60% chance you’re reading this article on a smartphone right now—a testament to how ubiquitous these devices have truly become in our lives.We rely on smartphones every waking minute to stay connected. However, the various products and services—also known as the smartphone multiplier market—that allow us to use these devices in the first place can often be an afterthought.Today’...
(Video) Royole’s Mirage Smart Speaker has a Wrap-Around Curved Display
[Product]
2020/01/13 09:05
Designed to be like an Amazon Echo Show but in the shape of an Amazon Echo, Royole’s new Mirage smart speaker tries to integrate flexible displays into smart speakers. The Mirage is a cylindrically shaped smart-speaker (with a floating halo) that responds to Amazon’s Alexa, but the most noticeable element about it is the screen that envelops nearly half the device, wrapping around from side t...
The Bello 'Fat-Measurement Device' Sends Pulses of Light Into Users' Bellies
[Product]
2020/01/13 09:04
Although many people routinely pinch their belly in order to see how fat they're getting, that's really only a measure of their subcutaneous "under the skin" fat. The Bello device goes deeper, using light to measure visceral fat.While subcutaneous fat is located directly beneath the skin and over top of the abdominal muscles, visceral fat is situated behind those muscles. This means that its le...
About One-in-Five Americans Use a Smart Watch or Fitness Tracker
[Consumer]
2020/01/13 09:03
As 2020 begins – and health-related New Year’s resolutions take effect – roughly one-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly wear a smart watch or wearable fitness tracker, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 3-17, 2019.As is true with many other forms of digital technology, use of these devices varies substantially by socioeconomic factors. Around three-in-ten Amer...
(Patent) Amazon Wants a Patent for Object Detection and Avoidance for Aerial Vehicles
[Tech]
2020/01/12 09:10
US patent application 20200012842 discloses aerial vehicles equipped with imaging devices to detect obstacles that are small in size or obstacles that feature colors or textures that are consistent with colors or textures of a landing area. A landing operation at the landing area may be aborted or an alternate landing area for the aerial vehicle may be identified, if obstacles are present. The...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Evolution from IT Budgets to Technology Investments
[Business]
2020/01/12 09:09
While technology is quickly transforming the nature of business, technology investment processes have not always kept pace. How can CIOs rethink traditional technology budgeting?TECHNOLOGY plays a central role in helping companies develop and capitalize on new business models. As the role of technology shifts, budgets and the investment process are subject to increased scrutinization—and are r...
