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(Video) Dental Monitoring System Remotely Connects Orthodontists with Patients
[Product]
2020/04/07 09:09
It is claimed that a single scan can be performed within one minute.After an orthodontist has fitted a patient with braces or an aligner – or otherwise worked on straightening their teeth – it's important for them to follow that person's progress. A new smartphone-based setup is designed to let them do so, without requiring the patient to visit their clinic.Developed by a Paris-based company...
Coronavirus Crisis Set To Hit U.K. Retails Sales
[Business]
2020/04/07 09:08
Landlords in Peril as Chains Like H&M Refuse to Pay Rent. There could be dire consequences for the real estate and banking sectors. The coronavirus is turning Europe’s retail apocalypse into a nightmare for landlords and lenders.Government-imposed lockdowns have shut stores across the region, leading retailers such as Hennes & Mauritz AB to stop paying the rent. The threat of a ripple...
Fashion Brands Pivot to PPE Production Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic
[Product]
2020/04/07 09:07
Healthcare workers around the world are in dire need of support amidst the Covid-19 crisis, and fashion brands are heeding the call to action by pivoting their production towards PPE, or personal protective equipment. Just in the last week, major, mid-market, and independent labels alike announced that they will be making much-needed medical masks and gowns. Below are just a few of the fashion...
Weekly Time Spent in Apps Grows 20% Year Over Year as People Hunker Down at Home
[Consumer]
2020/04/07 09:06
As governments and businesses step up their efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic, consumers on lockdown at home are finding novel ways of using mobile.As the scale of the Coronavirus outbreak becomes clear, governments and businesses have stepped up their responses, which include more stringent social distancing protocols. Meanwhile, consumers on lockdown at home continue to explore new way...
Silicon-based Speaker Set to Make Some Noise in Future Earphones
[Product]
2020/04/07 09:05
After its first successful funding round, Arioso Systems is now looking to work with audio gear makers to bring the silicon-based loudspeaker technology to marketFraunhofer IPMS.A company spun off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems is looking commercialize a micro loudspeaker made from 100 percent silicon. After successful seed funding, Arioso Systems GmbH is now ready to t...
How COVID-19 Will Impact Startup Valuations
[Investing]
2020/04/07 09:04
Here are some observations on what will happen to venture deals over the next few quarters by looking at VC-backed deals before and after the 2000 dot-com crash and the 2008 global financial crisis.Early Stage Deals and ValuationsThe charts above show the number of Seed and Series A deals (blue bars), as well as their median post-money valuations (red lines), in the years before and after the 2...
These Bean-Shaped Samsung Galaxy Earphones Were Designed to Fit Perfectly Into Your Ear
[Design]
2020/04/07 09:03
It’s 2020 and I’m still surprised we haven’t figured out the best shape for a pair of earphones. We’ve experimented with circles, silicone tips, weird wing-shaped hooks that latch onto parts of our ear canal, and even AirPods, and we’re yet to arrive at a universal earphone design that fits, pardon the phrase, like a glove. Recent images based on reliable leaks show that Samsung’s experim...
(PDF) BCG - COVID-19 Investor Pulse Check #1
[Investing]
2020/04/06 09:10
The COVID-19 Investor Pulse Check will highlight the shifting perspectives of US investors through the crisis. This first edition offers a baseline view on investors’ current expectations for the US market and economy—as well as their expectations of the companies in which they invest. This analysis presents insights from research completed in the US market from March 20 to March 22.The respo...
(Patent) Apple Pursues a Patent for an Earbud Tip with In-Ear Position Detection Sensors
[Tech]
2020/04/06 09:09
US patent application 20200100011 discusses an earbud tip configured to enable in-ear detection without triggering false detection. The earbud tip has ear presence sensors for detecting whether or not the earbud tips of the in-ear headphones are located near or in the ears of a user. The figure below illustrates a portion of an accessory including an earbud tip.Patent Application : https://bit....
