BMW i Vision Future Interaction Concept Is A Smart, Fully Connected Car
[Design]
2016/01/10 11:05
Automotive industry is getting more and more interesting, every company aims to bring fully connected car with gesture controlled cockpit. BMW presents you with I Vision Future Interaction, it’s a concept car that offers a glimpse of future networked cockpit and futuristic user interface. This futuristic BMW car features high-resolution display where the content adjusts to match the situation,...
By 2018, 50% of Consumers in Mature Markets Will Use Smartphones or Wearables for Mobile Payments
[Consumer]
2016/01/10 11:05
Customers Behaviors Are Evolving Alongside Ever-Changing Technology.Mobile payments are gaining acceptance among consumers in North America, Japan and some countries in Western Europe, according to Gartner, Inc., with half of consumers in mature markets expected to be using smartphones or wearables for mobile payments by 2018. This is just one of many innovations impacting customer preferences...
L'Oreal Unveils Super-Thin Smart Skin Patch
[Tech]
2016/01/10 11:04
L'Oreal's skin patch will be launched in 16 countries including the UK this summer. Beauty giant L'Oreal has unveiled a smart skin patch that can track the skin's exposure to harmful UV rays at the technology show CES in Las Vegas.The product will be launched in 16 countries including the UK this summer, and will be available for free.It contains a photosensitive blue dye, which changes colour...
China’s Stock Market Isn’t The Problem
[Investing]
2016/01/10 11:03
China’s stock market is a scary place right now. But it isn’t the real problem. Sure, shares are down nearly 12% in the first few days of 2016, as measured by the Shanghai Composite. They tumbled by more than 7% today alone, before a circuit breaker halted trading.It was the second time trading was halted this week, an indication that the effort to reduce market volatility is doing little to...
(PDF) Dealogic - Global M&A Review Full Year 2015
[Investing]
2016/01/07 10:37
Last year, companies spent just over $5 trillion buying or merging with other enterprises. That’s up by over a third from 2014, and is almost half a trillion dollars more than the previous record set in 2007, according to Dealogic,While growth economies in Asia reached record levels of investment, it was the US that proved the world’s largest magnet for takeover cash; it attracted 49% of all...
(Video) Self-Installing Child Safety Seat is 4moms
[Product]
2016/01/07 10:37
The self-installing car seat uses a combination of robotics, advanced sensors, and connectivity to a smartphone app to ensure a perfect installation in the car.If you can imagine a child safety seat that has its own smartphone app and a car seat that virtually installs itself, then you can see into the future. About six months into the future, to be exact. The latest product from 4moms is comin...
Media, Productivity & Emojis Give Mobile Another Stunning Growth Year
[Consumer]
2016/01/07 10:37
In 2015 overall app usage grew by 58%. In this context, we define app usage as a user opening an app and recording what we call a “session.” With the exception of Games, every app category posted year-over-year growth with Personalization, News & Magazines and Productivity leading the way with triple-digit growth.Mobile Use Grows by 58% in 2015The mobile industry has matured fast. In fact...
(Video) Utensils Give Parkinson’s Patients Their Earned Place at the Table
[Product]
2016/01/07 10:36
Comprehensive utensil set counteracts tremors to help patients eat better.Parkinson’s disease makes having a meal at the family table particularly difficult. The tremors that many suffer from make it hard to use regular utensils, making dinner time anxious and stressful. However, thanks to new advancements in design, health tech company GYENNO Technologies has created a special spoon and fork...
Genome Compass Delivers Relevant News Based on Users’ Genomes
[Business]
2016/01/07 10:36
Genome Compass app delivers genomic news to users based on their personal DNA.DNA sequencing technology is enabling companies to offer customers information about their genes, as well as the ability to map potentially detrimental health concerns, as we’ve already seen back in 2007. Now, Genetic Compass is an app founded by gene sequencing scientists, that wants to keep users informed of genomi...