Month: April 2019

Tech Explained: Embodied AI

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); What embodied AI is: Traditional artificial intelligence (AI) involves a computational approach. Algorithms analyse data and apply what they have ‘learned’ to new situations. This can have a number of limitations, though, particularly when the AI is trying to interact with the real world. For example, computer vision…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com April 17, 2019 Off

Startup turns spreadsheets into smartphone apps

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted:  US-based startup Glide has created a way to build apps without coding. The company turns Excel spreadsheets – the kind you use for accounting – into smartphone-ready apps. Users plug information into an Excel spreadsheet and the program turns it into an app. Glide offers several templates,…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com April 17, 2019 Off

US store merges retail, co-working space and wellness

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: Washington, DC-based Take Care combines a beauty shop with a wellness-oriented co-working space. In the shop, customers can browse and purchase organic, plant-based cosmetics, receive skincare consults and take classes in topics such as sustainable living and inner beauty. At the same time, the back of the building…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com April 16, 2019 Off

Kitchen and bathroom manufacturer plans immersive VR experience

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: German kitchen and bathroom manufacturer Dornbracht showed off its immersive virtual reality (VR) experience at this year’s Milan design week. The Is Memory Data? installation explored different ways to interact with water and consists of a simple bucket and hose. While visitors played with the real water, the VR goggles turned…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com April 16, 2019 Off

Drone delivery service starts in Australia

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By jrtrombold@gmail.com April 16, 2019 Off

H&M introduces fabrics made from pineapple leaves and orange peel

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: H&M’s ninth Conscious Exclusive line introduces textiles made from fruit material that would otherwise go to waste. Working with three companies – BLOOM Foam, Orange Fiber and Piñatex – the global brand’s latest line should help raise further awareness to the now well-documented wastefulness in the fashion industry.…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com April 15, 2019 Off