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This Concept Smartwatch Can be Recharged Even While It’s Still on Your Wrist
[Design]
2022/12/21 09:05
The first smartwatches amazed many people, especially tech-savvy ones that saw science fiction becoming a reality right before their very eyes. That excitement, however, was a bit short-lived when reality did finally set in, calling into question the purpose and usability of the new type of device. It has been years since the first generation launched, but smartwatches still exhibit one particu...
Redaptive Nabs $200M As US Races To Lower Carbon Footprint
[Investing]
2022/12/21 09:04
Redaptive, an energy efficiency startup, announced on Monday it raised $200 million from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board shortly after it scrapped plans to go public. The San Francisco-based company works with businesses to better conserve energy where it’s not needed, lowering utilities costs and making it easier for companies to meet various state- and country-wide goals to reduce t...
Grimshaw and Farshid Moussavi Create Metaverse Social Spaces
[Design]
2022/12/21 09:03
Architecture studios Grimshaw, HWKN, WHY and Farshid Moussavi have partnered with metaverse company Pax.world to create a series of virtual hubs informed by the ancient Silk Road.Each architecture studio designed a metaserai – a concept referring to caravanserai, which were roadside inns on the Silk Road – where users of the metaverse can trade, attend cultural events, and network.Pax. world...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Digital Consumers in the Middle East : Rising Adoption and Opportunity
[Consumer]
2022/12/20 11:10
The region’s consumers have embraced digital channels, and their spending is set to grow. New research highlights how companies can generate more value from this segment in the coming years.Each year, companies invest hundreds of billions of dollars in their digital channels to improve customer experience (and ultimately delight consumers). But ensuring this spending bears fruit requires organ...
MAC's New Tool Combines Virtual Try-On With Makeup Tutorials
[Business]
2022/12/20 11:09
The feature is designed to replicate the experience of sitting at a store counter.As virtual try-on continues to redefine how makeup brands are reaching consumers, MAC Cosmetics is rolling out a new augmented reality (AR) tool that lets customers sample multiple styles at once through their phones.The feature is designed to replicate the experience of sitting at a makeup counter with built-in l...
Patented Mattress “Helps Switch Our Bodies to Relaxed Mode” - CogniSpine
[Product]
2022/12/20 11:08
The CogniSpine is a patented mattress that stimulates the vagus nerve, which controls involuntary functions like heart rate and blood pressure, and helps us switch between fight-or-flight and relaxed mode. Stress and back pain blight millions of people’s lives, but Ronen Tuchfeld believes he has a solution.He’s developed a patented mattress that decompresses the spine without the need to reso...
(Infographic) Sequoia’s Generative AI Market Map
[Tech]
2022/12/20 11:07
The field of generative AI — and the hype around it — has exploded in recent months.Generative AI comprises artificial intelligence technologies and applications that generate entirely new content: code from natural language, 3D assets from 2D images, and even human-like voices from scripts. For enterprises, generative AI can augment and accelerate creative tasks such as design prototyping, a...
New AI Speeds Computer Graphics by Up to 5x
[Tech]
2022/12/20 11:06
Neural rendering harnesses machine learning to paint pixels.[Nvidia Instant NeRF uses neural rendering to generate 3D visuals from 2D images. NVIDIA]On 20 September, Nvidia’s vice president of applied deep learning, Bryan Catanzaro, went to Twitter with a bold claim: In certain GPU-heavy games, like the classic first-person platformer Portal, seven out of eight pixels on the screen are generat...
(Video) The Hydrogel Skin for Touching Virtual Reality in The Metaverse - WeTac
[Tech]
2022/12/20 11:05
A team of researchers at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently introduced ‘WeTac’, a thin, wearable electronic ‘skin’ that provides tactile feedback to users in VR and AR environments. This wireless electro-tactile system is made of a skin-friendly hydrogel layer that sticks onto the users’ palms and collects their personalized tactile sensing data, hoping to bring a more r...
