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The Losers of the Smartphone Boom
[Business]
2017/07/17 19:34
When the original iPhone hit the stores in the United States exactly ten years ago, nobody could have predicted the impact it would have in the years to come. Its (at the time) unique touchscreen soon became the standard for mobile phones and over the years, as smartphones got better and better, the iPhone and its many relatives became the center of our digital lives.Many companies profited imm...
Disney is Opening an Immersive Star Wars Hotel Where Each Guest Gets a Storyline
[Business]
2017/07/17 19:34
Disney just announced something that’s potentially so damned cool that I hardly need complete sentences here: Immersive. Star Wars. Hotel.Details are still super light, but Disney just dropped this bombshell in the middle of its D23 expo down in Los Angeles.Here’s what we know so far:All of the employees (or ‘cast members’, in Disney Park lingo) will be in costume and in characterEach guest...
Mobile Script Cellphone
[Design]
2017/07/17 19:33
Much of its tech is still in the future, but we like the Mobile Script; this solar-powered concept phone sports two screens, one of which unfolds and can stiffen when a voltage is applied.A contemporary mobile phone must maintain suchfunctions, as: mobility, constant Internet access, access to the documents,games and to give the best possibilities and means of communication andcontact. A new ge...
Games Software/Hardware Over $150B in 2017, $200B by 2021, Record $2.8B Invested
[Investing]
2017/07/17 19:33
Games software/hardware combined are set to drive more than $150 billion revenue for the first time ever in 2017, with software taking around three-quarters and hardware around one-quarter of the total.With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% for the next 5 years, games software/hardware combined could top $200 billion by 2021.But not everyone’s a winner, as games has turned into a tw...
(Video) Microsoft "Seeing AI" App for Blind People Describes The World Around
[Tech]
2017/07/17 19:33
Microsoft has released an iPhone app for blind people and those with significantly decreased vision. Seeing AI, as the app is called, does its magic when the user points the smartphone’s camera at something and it reads out what it’s seeing. For example, pointing it at a person, it tries to identify if it’s someone you know, otherwise specifying basic characteristics of the person, such as g...
A Bottle with a Boost - Combo Project
[Design]
2017/07/17 19:32
Sometimes, staying hydrated simply isn’t enough. As any sports star or professional athlete can tell you, the right supplements can make or break your game. The Combo project challenges our preconceptions about the water bottle by introducing an entirely new way to give yourself a boost beyond simple H20.At the top of the reusable bottle, capsules containing concentrated shots of nutritious in...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Dynamics in The Global Electric-Vehicle Market
[Business]
2017/07/16 09:10
New research on electric mobility reveals Chinese OEMs produced 43 percent of EVs worldwide in 2016 and highlights other trends in supply and demand.China has increased its lead in electric-vehicle (EV) production, according to new McKinsey research (Exhibit 1). Chinese OEMs produced 43 percent of the 873,000 EVs built worldwide in 2016. And the country now has the largest fleet of EVs on the r...
(Video) Volvo Curated a Whole Photography Exhibit of Images Shot by the Camera in Its XC60
[Business]
2017/07/16 09:09
Building on the gorgeous “Moments” film it created for Volvo in June, Swedish agency Forsman & Bodenfors organized the world’s first-ever exhibit of photos taken with a car’s camera, with help from Pulitzer Prize- and Emmy-winning photographer Barbara Davidson.The images on display were shot with the XC60’s safety camera, programmed to detect cyclists, pedestrians, large animals and ot...
Consumer Loyalty to SUV/CUVs Highest Ever, Sedan Loyalty Continues to Drop
[Consumer]
2017/07/16 09:08
According to brand new analysis by IHS Markit, the most loyal car owners in the U.S. are behind the wheel of SUVs. In the first four months of 2017, 63.4 percent of SUV and CUV owners bought a new vehicle of the same type. More than two-thirds of Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) owners in the U.S. who returned to market in the first four months of 2017 acquired an...
