Every day, millions of viewers come to YouTube to research the latest gadgets and beauty products that the site’s creators promote. Most of them then leave to make a purchase — often on Amazon.com.“We’re making their jobs harder,” David Katz, YouTube’s vice president for shopping, said in an interview “YouTube has an enormous shopping opportunity.”Starting next week, YouTube will host a...

Super O2 Patch is a concept wearable device, initially suggested by two artists, Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho. This project started with the idea of creating futuristic, wearable product that helps human to survive when major climate change happens. O2 Patch was designed for ‘NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Freedom Village’ exhibition, a collaboration between Hyundai and National Museum of Modern and Con...

Prioritizing customer loyalty can rebalance growth during the world’s biggest shopping festival (and beyond).In Bain's second Retail Holiday Newsletter of 2021, we turn to China, where retailers are used to posting big increases in headline sales from Singles Day on November 11. But the rules of the game are changing as the event (and e-commerce itself) matures.Although our survey of Singles D...

To date, Dispelix has raised $60.7M for its waveguides. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.Dispelix, an AR display manufacturer, has raised $33M in a Series B round. The round drew participation from Lifeline Ventures, 3M Ventures, Atlantic Bridge Capital, and CCB Trust, among others.HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?Finland-based Dispelix manufactures single-layer, full-color waveguide...

Huawei brought its nova 9 smartphone to Europe last month and brought a new Watch GT3, and new TWS earphones called Huawei Freebuds Lipstick alongside it. The audio accessory comes with a striking new design that truly resembles lipstick, and we got a pair to test whether there is more to it than cool looks.Cosmetics stores have hundreds of colors of lipstick but Huawei is offering the earphone...

Researchers have developed technology that allows autonomous vehicles to track pedestrians and cyclists hidden from the line of sight by obstacles like buildingsResearchers at the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics have developed technology that can allow autonomous vehicles to ‘see’ pedestrians and cyclists who are located in blind spots or obscured by fast-moving v...

Investors are already betting big on electric vehicles (EVs) in response to new emissions regulations and climate change concerns. In 2021 YTD, funding to the space has already surpassed 2020’s all-time high, with $16.6B in funding.The Biden administration plans to fund 500,000 new EV charging stations by 2030 as part of the new proposed infrastructure deal. The transition to EVs is already we...

NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has developed a blade-free, blimp-type drone equipped with a high-resolution video camera that captures high-quality video and full-color LED lights that glow in radiant colors. The drone, which uses helium to stay aloft and is propelled by ultrasonic vibrations, is expected to be used at events, etc. for practical purposes including aerial videography a...

The Moment M-Series Lens Mount enables you to easily attach any M-Series lens to your camera phone. Its multi-directional design makes it easy to move up, down, right, or left. Whether you want to shoot on the front camera or any of the back cameras, this mount makes it simple. Loosen to adjust, tighten down to start shooting.Made of a light, but strong aluminum frame this mount uses a thumbscr...