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(PDF) Patent - Google Seems to be Developing an Uber-Killer
[Tech]
2017/01/16 11:28
Google is uniquely positioned to launch an Uber-killer. The company is a major player in Internet-related services and products marketplace, and the company has also developed self-driving car technology.The self-driving technology is expected to change the taxi business by replacing the drivers in near future. Uber is also betting on self-driving cars. They are collaborating with Carnegie Mell...
How I Met My Daughter Before She Was Born
[Tech]
2017/01/16 11:28
A while ago I got an idea: how awesome would it be to use 4D ultrasound to scan my unborn baby and make a VR experience of that. So I talked my girlfriend over even though the idea felt a bit weird and almost scary.How to make it happen? I searched for similar cases online, but couldn't find any. All I could find was some examples of using ultrasound images for a 3D print of your unborn baby. S...
(Video) IQBuds Cut The Noise, Accentuate Voices Without a Prescription
[Product]
2017/01/16 11:28
A lot of people have hearing issues that make it difficult for them to hear others while surrounded by a noisy environment, yet prescription hearing aids may be too expensive and an overkill solution. IQBuds from Nuheara, a company with offices in San Francisco, CA and Perth, Australia, is a new solution unveiled at CES in Las Vegas this week, that accentuate sounds you want to hear while drown...
(PDF) Raising A Child Is An Extremely Expensive Undertaking
[Investing]
2017/01/16 11:28
Children certainly don't come cheap. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, middle-income parents of a child born in the U.S. in 2015 will have to pay a whopping $233,610 raising it until it reaches the age of 18. Among low-income families that estimates drops to $174,690 while it rises to $372,210 for high-earning parents. The reason for that disparity is primarily weal...
(PDF) Stanford - Wearables Can Tell When You’re Getting Sick
[Tech]
2017/01/16 11:27
They helped one researcher predict his own illness.They’re popular, but wearable devices that track exercise or sleep are not always the most accurate predictors of health. Still, researchers see them as promising tools, and in a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine, they found that wearables can potentially let us know when we’re getting sick.By equipping 60 people with seve...
No More Dangling Bottles with Willow Wearable, Smart Breast Pump
[Product]
2017/01/16 11:27
Here’s a good news to moms with newborns, Willow Wearable Breast Pump allows you to extract milk from your breast conveniently. You have everything you need to pump in one box, the all-in-one design means that you can pump, collect milk in an internal bag, and track the volume through its companion app. Move freely and do household chores or work while you pump. Willow fits in your bra, it mov...
Jack Daniel's Made Coffee that Tastes Like Whiskey
[Product]
2017/01/16 11:27
As much as we'd like to start our workday with some Jack Daniel's Whiskey, it's usually frowned upon, but there's finally some middle ground that'll give you a booze-flavored fix without actually getting hammered during your morning meetings.The whiskey brand has just announced a partnership with World of Coffee, Inc., resulting in a sweet new beverage called Tennessee Whiskey Coffee.Made with...
(PDF) BCG - The Most Innovative Companies 2016 - "Not Invented Here'
[Business]
2017/01/15 10:10
Even a quick scan of BCG’s 2016 list of the 50 most innovative companies highlights the impact of the digital revolution.Long-standing tech giants hold down the top places once again, new digital disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb have joined the list, and the expanding role of digital innovation is readily apparent in the presence of some traditional manufacturers and process-driven companies...
(PDF) Scientists Find Alzheimer's Drug Makes Teeth Grow Back - Tideglusib
[Tech]
2017/01/15 10:09
Fillings could be consigned to history after scientists discovered that a drug already trialled in Alzheimer's patients can encourage tooth regrowth and repair cavities.Researchers at King's College London found that the drug Tideglusib stimulates the stem cells contained in the pulp of teeth so that they generate new dentine – the mineralised material under the enamel.Teeth already have the c...
