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Food Tech Start-up Solar Foods has Created Solein Protein Powder
[Product]
2019/07/10 11:30
Food tech start-up Solar Foods has created a climate-friendly protein-rich food that uses much less water and land than other animal or plant-based foods. Solein protein powder "100 times more climate-friendly" than other food.Developed in collaboration with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Lappeenranta University of Technology, Solein is made by applying electricity to water to...
Smart Speaker Shopping Gains Popularity
[Consumer]
2019/07/10 11:30
Because shopping on smart speakers is gaining popularity faster than expected, we’ve raised our latest forecast for smart speaker use.We expect 31.0 million people in the US will shop via a smart speaker this year, up 31.6% from 2018. (According to our definition, shopping includes browsing, researching products and adding things to a shopping cart.) By 2021, this figure will climb to 38.0 mil...
Form Unveils $200 AR Swim Goggles You Can Wear Underwater
[Product]
2019/07/10 11:30
Sports technology company Form announced the Form Swim Goggles, which enable athletes to view performance metrics on an augmented reality display on swim goggles that you can wear underwater.The lightweight goggles will sell for $200 and come from a startup created by Dan Eisenhardt, who previously sold Recon Instruments to Intel in 2015.The see-through AR display can show you how you are doing...
The Parthenon Pillar Inspired 360-Degree Air Purifier - Zephyros
[Design]
2019/07/10 11:29
The Pillars of Parthenon’s iconic stature can now be beautifully introduced into your living room, bringing with it the clean, healthy air that we deserve. Appropriately named after the Greek God of the West Wind, Zephyrus is a domestic air purifier unit that absorbs fine dust from the air that surrounds it.The pillar-like form isn’t only unique, but it also holds a functional benefit; the cy...
(Infographic) Why Brands Need to Ramp Up Their Shopping-Tech Offerings
[Consumer]
2019/07/10 11:29
Over half of consumers believe purchasing via voice will be widely offered within the next year. Brands that don't start ramping up on commerce strategies may already be behind the curve.While plenty of shoppers today buy what they need via desktop or mobile, they have high hopes for more innovative shopping technologies over the next five years, according to research from commerce experience p...
(Patent) IBM Patents Watch That Implausibly Transforms Into an 8-Panel Tablet
[Tech]
2019/07/09 10:47
As spotted by Dutch publication LetsGoDigital, IBM has successfully patented a smartwatch that physically transforms into a wrist-mounted phone or tablet, a concept that’s implausible today but could become real with advances in display technology.The original patent depicts a smartwatch with a tall, nearly bezel-free screen that’s larger than the displays of most current devices, displaying...
The Best Easter Eggs and Hidden Meanings In Company Logos
[Design]
2019/07/09 10:47
You can see a logo a hundred times without noticing everything going on inside them. As it turns out, many logos have a double meaning that's not always obvious at first glance.Business Insider asked design expert Debbie Millman about 20 notable Easter eggs in logos — here's what she loved (and hated) about them.They're hiding in plain sight: Easter eggs in famous company logos. We've seen the...
(PDF) Capgemini - Why Addressing Ethical Questions in AI will Benefit Organizations
[Business]
2019/07/09 10:46
Organizations must adopt ethics in AI to win the public’s trust and loyalty.Artificial intelligence may radically change the world we live in, but it is the ethics behind it that will determine what that world will look like. Consumers seem to know or sense this, and increasingly demand ethical behavior from AI systems of organizations they interact with. But are organizations prepared to answ...
A Virtual Car-Buying Experience - REWIND’s Salesdrive
[Tech]
2019/07/09 10:46
REWIND’s Salesdrive service lets potential car buyers browse from the comfort of their home.During the interactive virtual reality appointment with a dealer, customers see the vehicle from multiple angles and can try out features for a real-time inspection.Immersive content production studio REWIND’s Salesdrive service lets potential car buyers browse from the comfort of their home. During th...
