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Japanese Drink Vending Machine Also Takes Selfies - Kirin Vendorphoto
[Product]
2015/11/10 11:52
Every customer who buys a Kirin beverage from their new Vendorphoto machines can also take a selfie and share it for free.Long before there were smartphones and selfies, the photobooth reigned supreme as the best device with which to take a photo of yourself and your friends pulling funny faces. Now, Japanese beer company Kirin is blurring the line between the two with its Vendorphoto, created...
WordPress Used On 25% of All Websites
[Business]
2015/11/10 11:52
WordPress, long known to be the No. 1 content management system (CMS) in use online, has reached a new milestone: It now powers 25 percent of all sites across the web. That’s according to the newest data from W3Techs, a company that tracks the usage of different web technologies. (W3Techs explains its methodology in the blog post I’m linking to above.)It’s far and away the most popular CMS,...
CB Insights Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding
[Investing]
2015/11/10 11:52
CB Insights, a nearly six-year-old, New York-based research outfit whose private company data and analysis has become oft-cited in media reports about the startup industry, has raised $10 million in Series A funding from the low-flying, bi-coastal growth stage investment firm RSTP.According to CEO and cofounder Anand Sanwal, the money represents CB Insights’s first equity round. The 61-person...
World's Largest Second-Use Battery Storage Unit Prepped for Grid Connection
[Tech]
2015/11/10 11:52
The second-use battery storage unit will be connected to the grid in early 2016.As electric cars come towards the end of their life, they create a set of problems that you simply don't get with petrol cars - namely, getting rid of the batteries. Automotive giant Daimler is doing its bit to tackle the problem by partnering with The Mobility House, GETEC and Remondis to create a 13-megawatt batte...
(Infographic) A Visualization of Data’s Size - Bytes Into Grams
[Tech]
2015/11/10 11:51
Big data is often referred to as a gold mine for progress and innovation. Its research and application is gaining momentum in every field. When applied prudently, it can slow the onset of disease, battle crime rates, enhance social media feeds, predict business fluctuations, and provide entertainment personalized to the consumer. The potential for change is as infinite as the universe of data i...
This Library-Themed Tokyo Hotel Is a Book-Lover's Paradise
[Business]
2015/11/09 11:14
The "accommodation bookstore" lets readers sleep amongst the 1,700 books on hand.A hideaway for bibliophiles has just sprung up in Tokyo: A library that won’t kick readers out after hours. In fact, this library encourages you to spend the night, because it’s actually a hotel. On November 5, Book and Bed Tokyo, a bookstore-themed hotel opens, allowing guests to sleep in true Japanese-style com...
The 10 Most Memorable Brand Logos
[Business]
2015/11/09 11:14
Consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom say the logos of Nike, Apple, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s are the most memorable, according to a recent report from Siegel + Gale.The report was based on data from a survey of 3,000 people in the United States and United Kingdom. Respondents were shown the logos of 100 top global brands, then asked to name and describe the ones they found mos...
(Video) MIT - Experimental 3D-Printed Sneaker Shape-Shifts to Fit Your Foot
[Tech]
2015/11/09 11:13
At the moment, 3D printing is still mostly about experimentation. While it hasn’t quite taken off to revolutionize the way consumer products are made just yet, it does offer a lot of exciting, innovative ideas, especially in the realm of sneakers.MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, a group focused on research into “active” materials, is working in collaboration with product designers Christophe Gubera...
(Video) The North Face Prototypes The Moon Parka Produced From Synthetic Spider Silk
[Product]
2015/11/09 11:13
In partnership with biomaterials company Spiber, high-performance and sustainable protein materials have been created, with limitless applications.Japanese advanced biomaterials company Spiber has developed a jacket made from synthetic spider silk through a partnership with outdoor apparel retailer The North Face. The Moon Parka is the result of over a decade of technological innovation and cou...
