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Soft Robotic Glove Returns Gripping Power to Weakened Hands - Bioservo
[Product]
2024/08/09 09:08
Bioservo describes the Carbonhand as "an innovative grip-strengthening glove designed to restore power to those with impaired hand function"Folks weakened by osteoarthritis or myositis may need help with everyday tasks like watering plants, filling the kettle or peeling potatoes. The Carbonhand robo-glove is designed to support such activities, and is now available to everyone in the US.Bioserv...
Have We Passed Peak AI ?
[Business]
2024/08/09 09:06
There’s still plenty of hype in tech and media circles, but normal people aren’t searching for AI as often as they used to.AI has garnered a lot of ink lately, as media and finance types like us fret over how long the exorbitant investment in the technology will take to reap returns and if its promise could be crushed by legislation or the weight of its own hype. Companies and their investors...
Transparent Game Boy with Detachable Projector
[Design]
2024/08/09 09:05
Nintendo Game Boy is one of the bestselling consoles of all time, owing to its competitive pricing and gamer-friendly features. Right from the original version to the consequent variants released in the 90s, the handheld gaming console has been popular across generations and inspired similar designs all these years.While Nintendo has no plans to release a Game Boy version in the future, a conce...
Gen Z Uses Grocery Subscriptions 133% More Than Gen X
[Consumer]
2024/08/09 09:04
As online grocery subscriptions gain in popularity, Generation Z is leading the charge by a considerable margin.PYMNTS Intelligence’s “How the World Does Digital” study surveyed more than 67,000 consumers across 11 countries accounting for nearly half the world’s GDP about their digital habits.The results revealed that 15% of consumers use online grocery subscriptions each week, with that s...
(Video) This Solar-Powered Hat Lets You Wear Your Power Bank on Your Head
[Product]
2024/08/09 09:03
EcoFlow has introduced perhaps the most unconventional technology you can carry around: EcoFlow Power Hat. This is a hat equipped with solar panels that can charge your smartphone on the go.The $129 Power Hat features solar cells made of monocrystalline silicon, a thin and flexible material. It provides approximately 12 watts of charging power through the hat’s built-in USB-A and USB-C connect...
(PDF) Deloitte - Back-to-School Survey 2024
[Consumer]
2024/08/08 09:10
In our 17th annual back-to-school survey, families are caught in a balancing act as they prepare to embark on their second-largest spending expenditure of the year.Respondents are juggling several aspects—the need to check necessities off school lists versus splurging on the novelty items their children want, and the need for low prices versus their desire for convenience. They are also trying...
Fashion Apps are Using AI to Help People Fall Back in love with the Clothes They Already Own
[Business]
2024/08/08 09:09
Your closet is already full of clothes. Can these AI-powered startups help you wear them more often ?It’s no secret that the fashion industry has an overconsumption problem. The industry discards roughly 92 million tons of clothing per year, making it the world’s third largest pollutant—and the onslaught of micro trends doesn’t exactly help curb the purchase-to-landfill pipeline, either. Fa...
‘Passion Travel’ Is the Future
[Business]
2024/08/08 09:08
Thrillist surveyed 2,000 people, focusing on Gen Z, to better understand the state of travel today and the role it plays in our lives.Over the last few years, our entire relationship to travel has changed. First came the pandemic lockdown, followed by a period of whirlwind revenge travel—a collective wanderlust that turned into a barrage of ambitious trips to bucket-list destinations. What hap...
(Video) Meet Friend : The AI Wearable That's Always Listening
[Product]
2024/08/08 09:07
A new AI wearable called Friend uses an always-on microphone to eavesdrop on your life. The goal? To become the friend you didn’t know you needed. Avi Schiffmann needed a friend. The technology developer was traveling solo in Japan and feeling the isolation. Schiffmann, who rose to fame when he created a popular COVID-tracking website at age 17, had spent the past few years bouncing from one s...
