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(Patent) Apple Patents 3D Printing System That Works with AR Glasses
[Tech]
2017/10/22 10:10
Further news about augmented reality and 3D printing today, as Apple is granted a patent for a method for instructing a 3D printing system.[Apples platform for developing augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad.]First filed in 2013, the 20 page patent names Lejing Wang as the inventor. Wang is a specialist in augmented reality and computer vision at Metaio. Munich based Metaio began l...
(PDF) BCG - As Grocery Goes Digital, How Should CPG Supply Chains Adapt ?
[Business]
2017/10/22 10:09
For the US grocery industry, tectonic changes are underway.Recent developments underscore how pivotal a moment this is: News that Amazon was acquiring Whole Foods sent shock waves through the market (shares of the country’s largest mass and food retailers tumbled the day of the announcement). Brick-and-mortar chains have been aggressively cutting prices. Walmart’s e-commerce acquisitions—fir...
Talento Volkswagen 2017
[Design]
2017/10/22 10:08
Talento Volkswagen 2017Designer : gustavo faria[behance]
$1.8B AR/VR Investment in LTM to Q3 2017
[Investing]
2017/10/22 10:07
$1.8 billion was invested across the 27 AR/VR investment sectors in Digi-Capital’s new Augmented/Virtual Report and Deals Database in the last 12 months to Q3 2017, with $300 million raised in the last quarter.This has been typical of AR/VR quarterly investment for the last 18 months, as Q2 2017’s outsize $800 million came primarily from two large deals. So Q3 wasn’t a dip, so much as Q2 was...
7 Questions Bitcoin Bulls Need to Answer Now
[Investing]
2017/10/22 10:06
Bitcoin is the currency of the moment, but not necessarily of the future.Bitcoin and other digital currencies are the future. They're going to the moon. They're going to double in value, and double again, and double again. Better get on board, baby, unless you want to be a loser and get left behind.OK, we get it. Cyrptocurrencies are rocketing in price every day. And yes, they're in full-on man...
(Video) The World's First Floating Wind Farm Has Opened Off The Coast of Scotland - Statoil
[Tech]
2017/10/22 10:05
The world's first floating offshore wind farm started producing electricity off the Scottish coast on Wednesday.Hywind Scotland, as the project is known, consists of five huge linked wind turbines which float over deep ocean water while loosely tethered to the sea floor.They were constructed on land in Norway, and dragged across the North Sea earlier this summer before being moored off the Aber...
Would You Share Your Selfies on a Giant 3D Head ?
[Design]
2017/10/22 10:04
As We Are is an interactive public art installation, where visitors' selfies are displayed on a giant head for all to see.For every good selfie you take, there are dozens of duds that you'd rather didn't see the light of day, but the fastest way to get over those insecurities might be to project those selfies onto a giant head for all to see. Accepting your own face and flaws, and how you prese...
(Infographic) Great Lakes Economy : Examining the Cross-Border Supply Chain
[Investing]
2017/10/22 10:03
If the region surrounding the Great Lakes was its own country, it would be the 3rd largest economy in the world with a GDP of $6 trillion. That’s bigger than Japan or Germany, and certainly a force on the global stage.However, this highly-integrated Great Lakes economic engine is different than many others – that’s because it has an international border right down the middle of it. The area...
Forrester - Top 10 Hot Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies
[Tech]
2017/10/19 11:53
The market for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is flourishing. Beyond the hype and the heightened media attention, the numerous startups and the internet giants racing to acquire them, there is a significant increase in investment and adoption by enterprises. [click to enlarge]A Narrative Science survey found last year that 38% of enterprises are already using AI, growing to 62% by 20...
