Month: March 2019

A company maps the bottom of the sea from space

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: UK and US-based TCarta Marine is using satellite imagery and machine learning to map the ocean floor from space. TCarta uses sophisticated algorithms to capture depth and detail from satellite images of the ocean. The process is called satellite derived bathymetry (SDB). The algorithms base calculations on the spectrums of…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 20, 2019 Off

Lithuanian capital becomes home to property tech companies testing products

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Lithuania-based PropTech Baltics is offering PropTech companies a low-cost one-stop platform called the RealBox — a place to test and showcase new products. PropTech is a new industry, about two years old, and refers to those startups offering innovative products for the real estate market. Set in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius,…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 19, 2019 Off

Logistics platform uses IoT to speed up shipping

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: A new B2B SaaS platform by Wakeo provides real-time information on sea, air and road transport flows. The platform uses satellite data, and embeds GPS and Internet of Things (IoT) systems into transport trucks to track movements. The platform operates using machine learning to continually update and…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 19, 2019 Off

UK bank pilots fingerprint-sensitive bank cards for contactless payments

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: British bank NatWest is piloting bank cards that use fingerprints instead of PIN numbers. The pilot is a first in the UK, the bank says. NatWest will give biometric cards to 200 people later this year. They will register their fingerprints at a physical branch of the bank. The…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 18, 2019 Off

Spanish company lets customers design their own sunglasses

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); A sunglass company in Barcelona, FOS, lets customers design their own sunglasses from 100 percent recycled waste. Customers choose different quantities of coloured plastic flakes to make their own unique product. The sunglasses are designed to be eco-friendly. They are made of one material, including hinges and screws. FOS…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 18, 2019 Off