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Screen Time Dominates Kid's Play
[Consumer]
2017/11/02 10:06
Do you have the feeling your child spends most of its life glued to a screen? The good news is, you're not alone in thinking this, the bad news - your assumption is probably correct. According to a survey of U.S. parents and caregivers by Gallup, the average child spends the largest share of its free time on screen-based activities. When looking at 2 to 10 year olds, parents reported that their...
(Video) MasterCard Is Working To Make AR Retail Seamless
[Business]
2017/11/02 10:05
For people who find shopping a painstaking ordeal, ODG's augmented reality experience might make the process second nature.With more and more people doing their shopping through their mobile phones, the Osterhout Design Group (ODG) cannot resist the idea of creating augmented reality shopping. Together with Mastercard and Qualcomm, shoppers can now shop from home or shop in-store without going...
(Video) New and Improved RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims, Then Flies Again
[Tech]
2017/11/02 10:05
A Harvard engineering lab has been building a robotic bee for more than 25 years, and it can now do things that even real bees can't manage.For more than 25 years now, a quiet little design lab at Harvard has been working on a unique robotics project — perfecting the world's first and only RoboBee.Research published Oct. 25 in the journal Science Robotics details the latest iteration of the li...
(Infographic) The Future of Homes : From Smart to Autonomous
[Tech]
2017/11/02 09:08
For years, consumers have been promised that their homes will be connected and smart, integrating the latest technology to optimize and control lighting, heating, energy consumption, electronic devices, and security features.However, the future has come a little slower than expected. By the end of 2017, it’s estimated that only 16.3% of Americans will live in a smart home, though this percenta...
(PDF) Deloitte - Commercial Real Estate Outlook 2018
[Investing]
2017/11/01 10:38
How can real estate executives adapt their business models to keep up with the evolution of their ecosystem? Here are four priority areas for 2018 that may help them bridge the gaps while maximizing value and growth. The real estate (RE) industry seems to be on an accelerating disruption curve highlighted by rapid changes in tenant dynamics, customer demographic shifts, and ever-increasing need...
(Video) Walmart Rolls Out 'Shelf-Scanning' Robots
[Tech]
2017/11/01 10:38
The big box retailer continues to bet on tech, bringing robots to cruise the aisles in more than 50 stores.That light grey machine is one of Walmart's new "shelf-scanning" robots.What we think of as a robot, Walmart calls "shelf-scanning technology." And don't be surprised if you run into these tall, grey machines slowly rolling down the aisle of your local store.The big box retailer said Thurs...
(PDF) Mckinsey - What Shoppers Really Want From Personalized Marketing
[Business]
2017/11/01 10:38
What customers want and what businesses think they want are often two different things. Here’s what customers are looking for.Anyone who has gotten an unsolicited and irrelevant offer related to something they’ve done online knows that creepy feeling that someone is watching me. This kind of reaction is the third rail of today’s drive to personalize interactions with customers.That’s a prob...
(Infographic) Here’s How Much Consumers Will Use Voice Technology in the Near Future
[Consumer]
2017/11/01 10:37
More than 50% of global smartphone users want a voice assistant that can help them shop in a store.Over the next few years, shopping in augmented reality, browsing the web without a screen and interacting with computer-based applications instead of humans will become increasingly commonplace, as voice technology becomes more pervasive in our lives. And that’s just fine with the majority of con...
(Video) Honda Concept Rolls as Part Lovable Robot, Part Autonomous Trailer
[Design]
2017/11/01 10:37
Forget a red wagon for those pumpkins, let Honda's RoboCas take care of it.Think of them as backpacks you don't wear, handcarts you don't pull or cargo bikes you don't ride – autonomous utility carts, like the Gita, promise to do hard work as modern-day mules programmed to shoulder your load. Honda takes the autonomous cargo hauler idea a step further with the RoboCas concept. One of the more...
