Virtual reality has always been a carrot, so to speak, at the end of a stick in the technology industry. No matter how fast they have run or progressed, the carrot continued to sit in front of them each and every time. Yet, despite this being the case, virtual reality has finally found the bearings necessary to become a reality […]
Virtual Reality: Taking 2D Business to The Next Level
WakeMode App Launches to Let You Know if Your Internal “Battery” Needs Charging
WakeMode is launching a new sleep and fatigue management app that predicts fatigue levels during the day using advanced data analysis technology. Similar to the way cell phones display a bar indicating battery life, WakeMode shows you YOUR battery levels, based predominantly on how much rest you got during the night. WakeMode pairs with almost any bluetooth enabled wearable or […]
Egloo Candle Powered Heater
Egloo is a design object thought to be beautiful at any time; it embellishes the house both when in use and when not. With Egloo you have the convenience of being able to move the source of heat exactly where you need them most, for example near the table where you study or next to the couch while watching your […]
FALCORE New Racing Drone with Wireless Streaming HD Video
Drone racing is one of the fastest growing sports/hobbies in the world. Now, drones come equipped with cameras allowing for First Person Video (FPV) flight, having the pilot strap on goggles and fly the drone from a bird’s eye view. However, most of the links between the cameras and goggles have lower video quality, and lag which can make drones […]
Rewritable Paper
Developing efficient photoreversible color switching systems for constructing rewritable paper is of significant practical interest owing to the potential environmental benefits including forest conservation, pollution reduction, and resource sustainability. Here we report that the color change associated with the redox chemistry of nanoparticles of Prussian blue and its analogues could be integrated with the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles to […]
Facial Recognition for Boarding
Dutch airline KLM has started a pilot project to see if facial recognition software would make boarding any easier and quicker for passengers. The “biometric boarding” technology has been designed so that passengers do not have to show their passport or boarding pass at the gate. The system has been installed at a single gate at the airline’s home airport of Schiphol […]
Fueled by Food Waste
A British supermarket chain has been combatting food waste in more ways than one. Waitrose, the sixth largest grocery retailer in the United Kingdom with 350 stores, began selling “ugly” produce—often discarded for their imperfectness—at a discounted price last year. Before that, five years ago, the company also halted the practice of sending food waste to landfills. Waitrose also aims […]
Uritrottoir Urinals to Create Compost
Two compost urinals topped with miniature gardens have been installed at a notoriously smelly site in Paris – behind the Gare de Lyon station in the east of the French capital. The bright red installations with openings at the front are fitted on top of bins containing straw, sawdust or other vegetal matters. Other Paris sites suffering from ‘pipi sauvage’ […]
Artificial Intelligence in Careers Opportunity Platform
Opportunity matches you with professionals who can bring you sales, advance your career, help grow your network, and more. Use Opportunity to socialize and grow your network. Discover and meet only those professionals who share your interests and goals. Receive an alert each time a hiring manager posts a job opportunity that matches your job requirements (and vice versa). Similar […]
Unique Business Ideas that Helped with Overcoming the Urban Jungle
The big cities can be difficult to navigate, even for those that have been living in the area for quite some time. It’s often why these large cities are referred to as an “urban jungle” – it’s wild! Could you imagine what it would be like if you were plunked into NYC before there were services like Uber, Airbnb, a […]