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(PDF) BCG - Will Consumers Finally Be Able to Buy New Cars Online ?
[Business]
2020/10/22 09:10
COVID-19 has prompted many people to assess whether they should return to using public transit or consider driving instead. According to BCG research, 8% of European consumers say they are more likely to buy a car because of the pandemic. That number is 16% in the US and 60% in China.Will these sentiments translate into a global wave of new vehicle purchases? That will depend, in part, on wheth...
Adobe Photoshop’s New ‘Neural Filters’ Create Numerous Looks From A Single Photo
[Tech]
2020/10/22 09:09
Adobe introduced an entire bevy of Sensei AI-powered ‘Neural Filters’ that let you make the most out of one shot, including “altering” a subject’s emotions and changing a photo’s lighting angles in just a few clicks.Gone are the days when you’d require hundreds of photos from a shoot and hours of painstaking retouching work.Adobe teamed up with AI mammoth Nvidia to make these options pos...
(Patent) Apple Pursues a Patent for a Keyboard with Adjustable Feedback
[Tech]
2020/10/22 09:08
U.S. patent application, US20200303140, discloses a keyboard that provides adjustable feedback in response to user input. The feedback is expressed as a feel or sound of the keycap based on the keycap positions, time of operation, velocity, user identity, and other factors. Thus, the feel or sound of the keyboard is adjusted electronically based on user input. A keyboard layout with assigned ac...
Gucci and Giphy Add Avatars to Their Apps as Potential Digital Revenue Drivers
[Business]
2020/10/22 09:07
Users will be able to create their own avatars and purchase digital goods (including celebrity drops) to dress them up.For a while now, video games have profited from selling digital goods or “skins” to more than 2.5 billion people who spend an estimated $100 billion on virtual goods. Fortnite itself has made a billion dollars over two years of selling “skins” for players to dress up their...
(Paper) Microsoft Researchers Develop Assistive Eye-Tracking AI That Works on Any Device
[Tech]
2020/10/22 09:06
Gaze tracking has the potential to help people living with motor neuron diseases and disorders exert control over their environment and communicate with others. But estimating a person’s gaze isn’t a trivial task owing to variables including head pose, head position, eye rotation, distance, illumination, background noise, and the presence of glasses, face coverings, and assistive medical equi...
(Infographic) As Consumers Vacate Cities, They Still Crave Familiar Retail Experiences
[Consumer]
2020/10/22 09:05
People are seeking out certain goods and services to make the transition seamless. People are looking for stores that feel comfortable. Throughout the pandemic, major cities have seen residents uprooting and heading for the suburbs or rural areas. Understanding what this trend looks like can help marketers better target consumers within their new locales. San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C...
This Audi-Inspired Light Therapy Wearable Aims to Resolve Your Vitamin D Deficiency - AudiLux
[Design]
2020/10/22 09:05
Have you stepped outside today yet? Even to stretch your legs or check the mail? No? Neither have I. Just like many office workers around the world, I spend 90% of my time indoors. Even in a pre-pandemic world, I didn’t have many opportunities to soak up some vitamin D during my workday, especially during the winter months. Not everyone has a workspace next to a window or, with winter approach...
A Contact Free Food Delivery Pod for the COVID Era - MinnowPod
[Product]
2020/10/22 09:04
The Pod features interior lights and a touchless interface for safer delivery. A Portland company has developed a new way to organise contact-free food delivery for large buildings.The coronavirus pandemic has upended the restaurant industry, possibly for the long-term. People are not going out as much, but they are ordering meals in much greater numbers. For those having meals delivered contac...
Renault's Switchable Cabin Pod Comes with 2 Design Interiors to Perfect the Work-Life Balance
[Design]
2020/10/22 09:03
Urban spaces are getting constricted by the day, and the situation isn’t going to improve in the near future by the look of things. There are countless design iterations that aim to get over this predicament when it comes to mobility in the overcrowded streets. One thing that could however change is the way we balance our work and leisure life. Can’t it be more seamless, set up in a personal...
