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First Smart Speaker System That Uses White Noise to Monitor Infants’ Breathing
[Tech]
2019/10/17 10:05
Researchers have developed a new smart speaker skill that lets a device use white noise to both soothe sleeping babies and monitor their breathing and movement.An innovative new system is suggesting white noise from a smart speaker can be used to monitor breathing and movement in sleeping babies. So far the prototype device can detect respiratory rates with accuracy matching standard vital sign...
Novameat Develops 3D-Printed Vegan Steak From Plant-Based Proteins
[Tech]
2019/10/17 10:04
Italian bioengineer Giuseppe Scionti from Spanish startup Novameat has invented the "world's first" 3D-printed meat-free steak made from vegetable proteins, which mimics the texture of beef.Vegan ingredients such as rice, peas and seaweed, which provide the amino acids needed for a healthy diet, are turned into a food paste that is 3D-printed to form a raw, steak-like substance.Despite an abund...
Panasonic SHOT will Use Camera and AI to Make Nutritional Smoothie for Your Skin
[Design]
2019/10/17 10:03
SHOT is a two-in-one device that uses AI to diagnose skin health and create smoothies based on what your skin needs.Panasonic in collaboration with UK-based studio LAYER Design has introduced Balance of Being collection at IFA 2019. The collection comprises six futuristic devices including the SHOT, a smart device that uses a camera and artificial intelligence to conduct a visual analysis of a...
(Patent) Apple Wins Smart Ring Patent Covering Amazon Echo Loop-Like Wearables
[Tech]
2019/10/16 13:10
Amazon may beat Apple in bringing a wearable “smart ring” to market, but Apple has just successfully patented multiple iterations on the concept — a development that could disrupt the young market for finger-based smart accessories. Granted today, Apple’s patent has been in progress for at least three and a half years and reveals everything from multiple possible Apple ring designs to ring-...
(PDF) BCG - The 2019 M&A Report : Downturns Are a Better Time for Deal Hunting
[Investing]
2019/10/16 13:09
Taken as a whole, 2018 continued the streak of good years for M&A activity dating back to 2014. Global M&A value increased by about 7%, which is close to the five-year average. Deal volume declined slightly (by 3%), with about 35,800 deals announced during the year. But the annual figures mask a significant development: both deal value and volume declined sharply in the second half of t...
The ‘Calm Booth’ is a Soundproof Meditation Box Made from 1,088 Plastic Bottles
[Design]
2019/10/16 13:08
ROOM designs soundproof privacy booths for modern offices and now it is partnering with the meditation app calm to create new spaces for mindfulness in the workplace. The ‘calm booth’ combines the company’s private rooms with calm’s extensive library of meditations to help with stress, focus, and fatigue.The clean, crisp white booth features a frosted acrylic privacy door that functions as...
YouTube's AR Beauty Feature Lets You Try on Lipstick by Tapping Ads
[Business]
2019/10/16 13:07
Previously you had to find a tutorial that was created by the company's FameBit production house.After launching in a limited alpha earlier this year, YouTube is expanding the availability of its augmented reality (AR) Beauty Try-On feature. Moving forward, you'll be able to digitally try on lipstick from brands like MAC and NARS by tapping on so-called Masthead and TrueView Discovery ads throu...
Generation Z Doesn’t Always Want to Hear from You
[Consumer]
2019/10/16 13:06
They’re less likely than millennials to be okay with being reachable at all times.A group of three teenagers standing on a city sidewalk, seen from above, are looking at their smartphones.Generation Z may use their phones all the time but they’re less comfortable with the idea of always being reachable on those phones. Each generation is more connected than the last, but the latest generation...
The Human Integration Support Robot
[Design]
2019/10/16 13:05
AI is rapidly integrating itself into our home-life; from smart speakers through to smart ovens, and its dramatically changing how we go about our lives. However, the Human Integration Support Robot takes this a step further, as it brings the technology out of the home and into the streets! Designed to provide assistance to lost commuters, this futuristic concept gives us a glimpse into the fut...
