TREND REPORTS
(PDF) IBM Builds a More Diverse Million-Face Data Set to Help Reduce Bias in AI
[Tech]
2019/02/07 09:08
IBM is hoping that a new database of a million faces more reflective of those in the real world will help.Facial recognition is being relied on for everything from unlocking your phone to your front door, and is being used to estimate your mood or likelihood to commit criminal acts — and we may as well admit many of these applications are bunk. But even the good ones often fail simple tests li...
Wannaby's Wanna Kicks AR App Lets You Digitally Try on Sneakers
[Product]
2019/02/07 09:06
A Belarus-backed startup known as Wannaby has introduced a new app for trying on shoes. Known as Wanna Kicks, Wannaby’s new iOS app utilizes augmented reality to allow consumers a chance to virtually “try on” sneakers. To use Wanna Kicks, all users have to do is log onto the app, pick a selection from a lineup of “3D models,” and then point their phone’s camera directly towards their feet...
Price Changes Over the Last 20 Years Prove the Economy is Rigged
[Investing]
2019/02/07 09:05
That’s the message behind our recent analysis of price changes over the last 20 years. We looked at everything from mass market consumer items, like TVs, cell phones and apparel, to critical life-altering purchases, like healthcare, college tuition and textbooks. It turns out that the most important things in life keep getting more and more expensive, while the things that don’t really matter...
MIT - Converting Wi-Fi Signals to Electricity with New 2-D Materials
[Tech]
2019/02/07 09:04
Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more.Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that can convert energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricit...
Ford Motor Company Sketches Out New Car Designs In VR
[Tech]
2019/02/07 09:03
Experience with CAD not required.There are a lot of steps involved when it comes to designing a car. It first starts with a simple sketch or a series of sketches that will go through a series of changes until engineering needs are met. Then, 2D renderings become 3D models, more tweaks and changes are made, and additional 3D models are developed until an actual drivable prototype is built. And e...
Monthly Trend Report - February. 2019 Edition
[Trendbird]
2019/02/07 09:01
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(PDF) Deloitte - The Future of Advertising
[Business]
2019/02/06 09:10
Thrive in a world of advertising disruption.Fifty years ago, just three major broadcasters delivered viewers' daily dose of entertainment. With a captive audience, ad publishers had little to worry about. That is no longer the case. In today's landscape, viewers have virtually unlimited, on-demand options for media consumption. This increasingly fragmented audience paired with new direct-to-c...
(Patent) Intel Foldable Smartphone Folds Open Into a Large Tablet
[Design]
2019/02/06 09:09
Various smartphone manufacturers have a foldable phone in the works, like Samsung and Huawei. But also computer and chip manufacturers like Microsoft, Qualcomm, IBM and Intel work on foldable devices. This time LetsGoDigital reports on a patent from US computer and chip manufacturer Intel.Halfway 2017 WIPO published a patent from Intel Corporation for an ‘Electronic device with foldable displa...
(PDF) MIT Used a Laser to Transmit Audio Directly Into a Person's Ear
[Tech]
2019/02/06 09:08
New Technology Uses Lasers to Transmit Audible Messages to Specific People. Photoacoustic communication approach could send warning messages through the air without requiring a receiving device. Researchers have demonstrated that a laser can transmit an audible message to a person without any type of receiver equipment. The ability to send highly targeted audio signals over the air could be use...
