TREND REPORTS
(Video) Terrafugia's Driverless Flying Car Concept Remedies Future Traffic Anxiety
[Design]
2015/07/26 11:03
Have you ever been stuck in traffic, surrounded by angry commuters and just look to the sky and begin imagining that your car can start flying? maybe back in the 1980’s it was a crazy idea, but with today’s quick advancements in aerodynamics and engine thrust capabilities, these daydreams are not so unrealistic just around the corner. this is where terrafugia comes in; founded in 2006, the co...
New Japanese Henn-na Hotel Has Robot Staff and No Room Keys
[Business]
2015/07/23 11:10
Robots are deployed at the front desk to help guests check-in and out.A new hotel that is staffed with robots has opened in Japan. The Henn-na Hotel (which translates as "Strange Hotel"), is part of the Huis Ten Bosch theme park complex in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Guests can also access their rooms via face-recognition, and are able to control room amenities via tablets.According to the Hen...
(Video) Xeros Hopes To Clean Up By Taking The Water Out Of Washing
[Tech]
2015/07/23 11:09
Commercial laundry is not exactly the fastest-moving area of technology, but one company thinks it has the disruptive technology to transform the sector.At a time when the scarcity of water resources is being starkly highlighted by the ongoing drought in California, a UK-based company called Xeros says that it is winning new business because its new cleaning technology can cut water use for its...
Tools of the Trade : How to Put Mobile to Use for Brands
[Consumer]
2015/07/23 11:08
With roughly three-quarters of Americans owning a smartphone, the ability to connect via mobile is now a necessity—for consumers looking to connect with content, as well as for marketers looking to connect to them!Monica Bannan, Nielsen’s senior vice president of Client Solutions for Facebook, moderated the Making Mobile Work for Brands panel at this year’s Consumer 360 conference in Washing...
The World’s Largest Economy
[Investing]
2015/07/23 11:08
The US is by far the largest economy in the World, with a nominal GDP of $17.4 trillion in 2014. However, it is not the World leader in all economic sectors: the US is a service-based economy, with a smaller focus on agriculture and industry than other countries.[click to enlarge]The graphic above (Voroni diagram) represents the relative size of each country’s economy in terms of nominal GDP:...
(Patent) Google Could Make Glasses That Take Searchable Video
[Tech]
2015/07/23 11:07
Google filed a patent today for a Glass-like wearable that records video and makes it searchable. If the gadget senses, through pre-programmed cues, that a significant moment is taking place, it will document the event and file the clip to the cloud for your future reference.The patent doesn’t state that this new functionality is for Google Glass, but it does shows the processor and data stora...
Saving the Planet with a Little Cinnamon, Lemons and Banana Peel
[Business]
2015/07/23 11:05
WWF initiative 'just' aims to show that there are simple and natural alternatives to many of the products we use every day such as banana peel for shoe polish.WWF Australia launched an environmental initiative with help from Leo Burnett Sydney to show how easy it is to make small changes that make a big difference for the planet. A range of nine household alternatives, ‘just’ products are cre...
(Video) Sulfite-Filtering Üllo Aims to Make Wine-Drinking Less Whine-Inducing
[Product]
2015/07/23 11:05
The Üllo is claimed to filter most of the sulfite content from wine.Do you get itchy, cramped-up or wheezy from even a little bit of wine? It could be because you have a sulfite sensitivity. Sulfites are sulfur-based compounds that are added in the wine-making process to prevent bacterial growth – they keep the wine from spoiling while it's in transit and storage. Given that they're not neede...
(Infographic) The History of the Credit Card
[Business]
2015/07/23 11:03
Bearing in mind that credit cards are about to disappear as mobile wallets take over, I thought it would be nice to share this infographic of the history of the credit card.Infographic : http://thefinanser.co.uk/.a/6a01053620481c970b01b8d13baaec970c-700wi[thefinanser]
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