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(Video) Holographic Menus and Pay Points for Safe, Touchless Food Ordering - Holoind
[Product]
2020/09/15 09:08
Users push buttons as they would on a usual touchscreen, yet are interacting with a beam of light.The contactless touch systems ensure that no germs are transferred between customers, with menus taking orders via a hologramSpotted: For everyone in dire need of moisturiser thanks to the drying effects of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, Holo Industries has a solution. The company’s contactless to...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Eating Out(side) : Restaurant Dining in The Next Normal
[Business]
2020/09/15 09:07
Our survey of US consumers suggests that indoor dining in restaurants may not return to precrisis levels for months—or possibly even years. That means full-service restaurant operators need a new economic model.Months after COVID-19 first wreaked havoc on lives and livelihoods around the world, much of the US restaurant industry faces a deeply uncertain near-term future. In particular, many fu...
(Paper) Lightweight Green Supercapacitors Could Quickly Charge Devices
[Tech]
2020/09/15 09:06
Texas A&M researchers have designed a new energy storage device that can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors. In the near future, new plant-based supercapacitor could charge electric cars in a few minutes.Texas A&M University researchers have created a novel plant-based energy storage device that in the near future could charge devices — even el...
Fans Can Shop Looks They Like Directly Inside Music Videos - Dropp.tv
[Business]
2020/09/15 09:05
As retail and entertainment continue to merge, an innovative streaming platform is seizing the trend to let viewers simultaneously watch and shop new drops.As fashion brands increasingly utilize technology to create new shopping experiences in the stay-at-home era, the entertainment industry is also being forced to look for alternate revenue streams at a time when theaters and music venues are...
This Foldable Laptop Can be Carried Around Like a Clutch for the Ultimate Tech-Fashion
[Design]
2020/09/15 09:04
Gadgets these days are shrinking in size owing to the technological innovations and design implementations that compliment them. There are foldable phones like Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Surface Duo that are radically changing how we perceive our mobile devices to be like. Laptops have also seen this paradigm shift – with young buyers preferring lightweight folding screen products that promise ultra-...
(Video) The Cord-Free Nature of The System is Designed to Eliminate Waste - Nolii
[Design]
2020/09/15 09:03
A startup has developed a system that allows cord-free connection of your phone to a battery or carrying case, reducing the need to replace broken or snagged cables.Nolii co-founded Asad Hamir had an “Aha” moment when he was tripped up by his tangled phone cables while jogging. After suffering a head injury caused by trying to take his phone out of his pocket while running, he realised that t...
(PDF) PwC - An Introduction to Implementing AI in Manufacturing
[Business]
2020/09/14 09:10
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually being implemented in almost every aspect of our lives. In medicine, geology, customer data analysis, autonomous vehicles and even art, its applications are everywhere and its uses are constantly evolving. However, AI has raised at least as many questions as it has answered, including how the technology is defined and used (assisted vs. augmented vs. aut...
(Patent) Apple Pursues Patents for Attention Aware Virtual Assistant Dismissal
[Tech]
2020/09/14 09:09
U.S. application, US20200285327, discloses a method for operating an intelligent automated assistant in an energy efficient manner by automatically deactivating the assistant when a user becomes disinterested, as illustrated below.Patent Application : https://bit.ly/2FBDETP[USPTO]
Voice-Ordering Kiosks Limit Contact at Restaurants During COVID - Sensory
[Business]
2020/09/14 09:08
A California company has developed a voice assistant that can be added to restaurant kiosks to make them touch-free.The use of restaurant self-service kiosks has been growing, but their reliance on the touchscreen has turned a convenience into a drawback in the age of COVID-19, when people are reluctant to touch something that many others have touched before them. To help address this, Sensory...
