TREND REPORTS
(Patent) Glass 2.0 : This Might be What the New Google Glass Looks Like
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:06
The first version of Google’s wearable computer was taken off the market in January, and while the company has hinted that another version is in the works, details have been scant. But a design patent awarded to Google today shows what the next version could look like.The original Google Glass had an asymmetrical look to it, with the computer hanging over the right side of the device. It was p...
New Details Emerge About Tesla's Hotly Anticipated $35,000 Car
[Product]
2015/06/17 11:05
Many people have been drooling over Tesla’s line of high performance electric cars. One thing some people haven’t been excited about, however, is the price tag.New details have come out about Tesla’s much-anticipated Model 3 car, which is expected to cost about $35,000. For reference, Tesla’s popular Model S sedan sells for $70,000.The Model 3 car will come in two iterations, the company’s...
(Video) Derek Jeter’s Players Tribune Raises $9.5 Million Led By NEA
[Investing]
2015/06/17 11:04
The Players Tribune, the athlete-driven media outlet founded by former New York Yankee All Star Derek Jeter, has its own hitting streak when it comes to fundraising.Less than a year after raising $3 million in its first outside financing, the online sports network has closed on $9.5 million of a planned $15 million round led by the white-shoe venture capital and later-stage investment firm NEA....
Can Underground Bunkers be the Future of Farming ?
[Tech]
2015/06/17 11:03
The Lowline, an ambitious project by two New York City-based architects to transform an abandoned trolley terminal into the world’s first underground park, is now Kickstarting the second phase of their vision of subterranean-grown cuisine. The team has plans to build out the Lowline Lab, a working prototype in the form of a six-month public exhibition. The Lab will not only allow visitors to e...
(PDF) Mobile Broadband Penetration Is Quickly on the Rise
[Consumer]
2015/06/16 12:22
According to data published by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), mobile Internet usage is quickly on the rise. The number of mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants worldwide almost quadrupled since 2010, and by the end of this year the mobile broadband penetration rate is expected to reach 47%. As is the case with fixed broadband subscriptions and Internet access in...
Eat or Be Eaten
[Investing]
2015/06/16 12:21
With a wave of consolidation in prospect, America’s big internet firms look set to divide into predators and prey.EVEN at charity auctions, technology titans like large transactions. At a recent fundraiser for Tipping Point, an anti-poverty charity in San Francisco, guests swiftly bid up the price for a package of Super Bowl tickets in increments of $100,000. The fortunes made by Silicon Valle...
(Video) Virtual Haptics System Lets Users Feel Without Touching
[Tech]
2015/06/16 12:21
Developments in virtual and augmented reality have so far primarily focused on users’ visual experiences, but a new system called Ultrahaptics could shift the focus from virtual sight to virtual touch. Developed by researchers from the University of Bristol, the system enables users to experience ‘phantom’ tactile sensations in mid-air with their bare hands.Ultrahaptics uses ultrasound to pr...
Google Is Testing Its Internet Balloons in a Huge Freezer
[Tech]
2015/06/16 12:21
He works on Project Loon, Google’s ambitious plan to deliver Internet service from enormous balloons floating in the stratosphere. When the company revealed the project in the summer of 2013, these polyethylene balloons stayed aloft for about five days. As part of Google’s effort to increase their flight time—and turn them into a viable way of getting underdeveloped regions online—Krishnasw...
(PDF) Bain & Company : The Net Promoter System’s “Outer Loop”
[Business]
2015/06/16 12:21
How companies make systemic changes—and show employees they’re serious about customer centricity.The “inner loop” of the Net Promoter SystemSM promotes individual learning. It lets frontline employees and teams hear both positive and constructive customer feedback directly and immediately. The inner loop enables them to implement whatever changes they can make on their own (see Figure 1). T...
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