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ZTE Axon M Hands-On : A New Hope for Dual-Screen Phones
[Product]
2017/10/19 11:53
Get ready, because rumors are saying that Apple, Samsung, and others have plans to bring actual bendable phones to market within the next few years. But before than can happen, there’s some important prep that needs to get ironed out first. That’s where the dual-screen ZTE Axon M comes in.The two 5.2-inch screens are held together by a single hinge along with a few strategically placed notche...
(PDF) BCG - Technology Digital Strategy Putting Artificial Intelligence work
[Business]
2017/10/19 11:52
In recent years, artificial intelligence has left the machine room and entered the world of mainstream business. Within the next five years, AI will have a major impact in all industries, according to research conducted by BCG and MIT Sloan Management Review. The research found that more than 70% of executives expect AI to play a significant role at their companies.Today’s AI algorithms alread...
(Infographic) The Global Leaders in R&D Spending, by Country and Company
[Business]
2017/10/19 11:52
The countries and firms that put the most into R&D.Given a choice of being the disruptor or the disrupted, many would prefer to choose the former.But it’s not as easy as just flipping a switch and subsequently reaping the benefits of a forward-looking vision, new product categories, and forthcoming patents. Instead, an organization has to proactively acquire this innovation and intellectua...
(PDF) Wearables to Boost Security of Voice-Based Log-In - VAuth
[Tech]
2017/10/19 11:52
A security-token necklace, ear buds or eyeglasses developed at the University of Michigan could eliminate vulnerabilities in voice authentication -- the practice of logging in to a device or service with your voice alone.While our voices are increasingly being used for biometric identification, they're not an infallible form of ID. People can impersonate us, for instance, or edited recordings o...
(PDF) Piper Jaffray - Taking Stock With Teens, Fall 2017
[Consumer]
2017/10/19 11:52
Since the survey’s inception 17 years ago, Piper Jaffray has surveyed more than 155,000 teens and collected nearly 40 million data points on teen spending in fashion, beauty and personal care, digital media, food, gaming and entertainment. FALL 2017 KEY FINDINGSOverall Spending Behavior- Overall teen spending moved down 4.4% year-over-year, while parent contribution to teen spend is 67% just b...
Polestar One Electric Car is Volvo's Answer to High Performance EV
[Product]
2017/10/19 11:51
Polestar, volvo’s performance brand, presents its future as a standalone electric performance car brand. The swedish-automaker has confirmed plans for its first three models, a new purpose-built production facility in china and the company’s first car, the 600 hp electric polestar ‘one’ which is set to arrive in mid-2019. The polestar ‘one’ will form a halo for the future electric brand....
(Video) Delft Hyperloop Develops Prototype for Sustainable High-Speed Travel Between Cities
[Design]
2017/10/19 11:50
Winners of the spacex hyperloop pod competition, multidisciplinary tech collective delft consists of students of highly motivated students from various disciplines of the delft university of technology in the netherlands. The team aims to bring sustainable and high-speed travel between amsterdam and the rest of europe in just under 30 minutes by traveling within an airless vacuum tube propelled...
(PDF) Bain - Choosing the Right Platform for the Industrial IoT
[Business]
2017/10/18 14:40
Connected consumer devices and wearables have captured the attention of the media, but the biggest battlegrounds in the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the enterprise and industrial sectors. Consumer applications will generate $150 billion by 2020, but business-to-business (B2B) applications will be worth twice that amount, with more than $300 billion in anticipated revenues (see Figure 1). Gl...
(Patent) Amazon Patents a Drone That Can Juice Up Your EV on The Fly
[Tech]
2017/10/18 14:40
Amazon was recently granted US patent number 9,778,653, otherwise known as "Systems, devices and methods delivering energy using an uncrewed autonomous vehicle." Basically, it's a drone that can juice up your EV's battery while you're on the move.Refueling on the move sounds like a pipe dream when it comes to gas cars, but Amazon could make it a reality for your future electric car.It works lik...
