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The Worlds Smallest ‘Computer’ is So Small That a Grain of Rice Dwarfs It
[Tech]
2019/01/21 11:34
The world’s smallest “computer” is so tiny that one would think that it is utterly useless, but as it turns out, it could be big news for the future of health monitoring.IBM’s announcement that they had produced the world’s smallest computer back in March raised a few eyebrows at the University of Michigan, home of the previous champion of tiny computing.Now, the Michigan team has gone eve...
The Future of Voice Assistants like Alexa and Siri Isn’t Just in Homes - It’s in Cars
[Business]
2019/01/21 11:33
As smart speakers take off in the home, it’s important to note that cars are an even bigger market for voice assistants. Some 77 million US adults use voice assistants in their cars at least monthly, compared with 45.7 million using them on smart speakers.There are a few reasons for this:Way more people own cars than smart speakers.Voice tech in cars has been around since 2004 when IBM launche...
The More Coffee You Drink, the Longer You Live, Says Huge Research Report
[Consumer]
2019/01/21 11:33
Drinking coffee in moderation is good for your health but drinking a LOT of coffee is even better.The National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, and the Feinberg School of medicine at Northwestern University recently analyzed coffee-drinking data from the UK Biobank, a long-term study of half a million people in the U.K. aged 38 to 74.The Biobank is a huge sampling, many orders o...
(Infographic) 8 Companies That Own The Beauty Aisle
[Business]
2019/01/21 11:33
Beauty is booming and the number of brands in the space is exploding. The global beauty and personal care market is worth approximately $180B.[click to enlarge]While there are tons of startups pushing forward new beauty trends, the market still largely belongs to a handful of companies who own the majority of household personal care brands.P&G, with a market cap of approximately $199B, rece...
A Speaker and Headphones in Coexistence - Plus/Nest 2019
[Design]
2019/01/21 11:33
An evolution of this original design by Deepanjan Sinha, the Plus/Nest 2019 makes the switch from headphones to speaker a seamless experience.Imagine that you’re just getting home from work and in the middle of your favorite song or tuned in to breaking news on your headphones. You want to change out of your work clothes but don’t want to miss anything by removing your headphones. Well, now y...
(PDF) Deloitte - Tech Trends 2019 : Beyond The Digital Frontier
[Business]
2019/01/20 09:10
What innovations and trends lie beyond the digital frontier? To see clearly and stay ahead of the game, companies must work methodically to sense new possibilities and define their ambitions for tomorrow.LOOKING back a decade to headlines of the day, we are reminded how at that now-distant moment much of the world was still grappling with a cataclysmic recession. In the technology sector, Oracl...
New Products Help Consumers Sleep Better
[Product]
2019/01/20 09:09
Today’s always-on, digitally-obsessed youth are losing sleep to the endless scroll. With the knowledge that a good night’s sleep is vital for health, modern consumers are reaching for products that can help them attain a restful slumber and prepare them for daytime productivity.klova If ingestible sleep aids aren’t your jam, Klova could be the solution. The company has developed the Sleep ZP...
(PDF) Pew - Facebook Algorithms and Personal Data
[Consumer]
2019/01/20 09:08
About half of Facebook users say they are not comfortable when they see how the platform categorizes them, and 27% maintain the site's classifications do not accurately represent them.Most commercial sites, from social media platforms to news outlets to online retailers, collect a wide variety of data about their users’ behaviors. Platforms use this data to deliver content and recommendations...
(PDF) Feather-Inspired Tech May Give Velcro a Run for Its Money
[Tech]
2019/01/20 09:07
A feather's barbs are pulled apart, in a manner that was replicated using large-scale 3D-printed models.For decades, when people have wanted to stick two things together but later pull them back apart, Velcro has been the answer. In the future, however, the material may get some competition from bird feather-inspired technology.Composed of keratin (our fingernails are also made of the stuff), f...
