In the process of preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, two local companies have proved their belief in that blockchain technology is the secret to offer an ultimate complimentary tourism experience to the attendees, thus enhancing the local economy as well. Mitsubishi Estate , which manages 30% of buildings in Tokyo’s business district, is
In the first major exhibition dedicated to 24/7 culture, Somerset House presents "creative responses to this modern malaise" by more than 50 artists and designers, including Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg . Called 24/7 and billed as "a wake-up call for our non-stop world" the exhibition brings together the work of more than 50 international artists and designers,
As construction evolves, new advancements are shaping how we design. These movements are the product of shared ideas and the convergence of building technologies that open up new possibilities for architecture. From the atomic scale of materials to preassembled homes and faraway planets, the changes in BuildTech are felt across industries. As a result,
the louvre has partnered with HTC VIVE arts to create its first virtual reality experience. called ‘mona lisa: beyond the glass,’ it uses infrared, x-ray and refractive data to render the iconic portrait in 3D and deduce what she might have looked like in motion. images courtesy of the louvre, HTC VIVE arts and emissive VR artists worked with specialists
Hyundai has announced the development of the world’s first Machine Learning-based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML), a technology that takes into account the driver’s patterns (behavior/tendencies) and applies them to how the system should behave in traffic. The tech works by incorporating artificial intelligence within the Advanced Driver Assistance System
What’s New: At the Apsara Conference 2019, Intel and Alibaba Cloud signed a strategic memorandum of understand (MoU). They announced the organizations would work closely on technology solutions in a variety of areas, including 3D Athlete Tracking (3DAT) for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as 360 8K virtual reality (VR), 3D digital twinning and cloud
Samsung’s unparalleled modular MicroLED screen technology to be on displayin partnership with Colombo during Paris Fashion Week
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8 Kube Legno Nova kitchen It's a warm day. The children run in from the garden, help themselves to cereal and leave the milk on the countertop. Again! After an hour or so, the fridge begins to worry about it. Its weight sensors tell it that the milk has been removed. Its thermostat tells it that the room is warm. It's also aware that there's no more milk.
What actually constitutes artificial intelligence in influencer marketing? As providers rapidly innovate their solutions, marketers should become familiar with the intricacies (and buzzwords) of influencer marketing tech. First, let’s talk vocabulary. We see the terms “artificial intelligence,” “machine learning” and “algorithms” used throughout marketing
Tokyo 2020 Worldwide Olympic Partner Intel has revealed how its world-class technology will help enhance the experience for athletes, fans and viewers during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 , as well as benefiting Games organisers. In partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020) and other Games
Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge While Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress holds the crown as the biggest mobile show, it’s Berlin’s IFA that’s Europe’s biggest tech show overall. However, much like CES, its broad focus can make it hard to predict what we’ll see from one year to the next. Some years the show seems to be just as dominated by phones as MWC, but
For most of the history of architecture, interesting facades were achieved through materiality or ornamentation. From the elaborately painted friezes of the Parthenon to the glass exteriors of modern skyscrapers, architecture was primarily static, only ‘changing’ as the environment would change and affect the material of the façade in differing ways, be it
Annie Mac Presents Lost & Found Festival 2019 Event Genius provided access control, ticketing, cashless wristbands etc. to the festival in May of this year Festicket has acquired ticketing and cashless company Event Genius for an undisclosed sum in a sale that also includes Ticket Arena, the consumer facing event marketplace of the Event Genius platform.
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Is your living room where everyone congregates for GoT or Sunday football? Does your home entertainment setup command the attention of all your friends? From movies to music, these luxury tech devices are all about giving you the ultimate entertainment experience. Which are the best gadgets of 2019 so far? Innovation doesn’t always come from necessity.
Apple’s September 2019 event could be big… or not. September is nearly here, which brings such certainties as shorter days, cooler nights, and the announcement of Apple gadgets. The company traditionally holds an event in the first or second week of the month, which in recent years has generally been when the world is introduced to its latest iPhone, and
The State government of Maharashtra in India has approved plans to construct a high-speed line between Mumbai and Pune, which could become the world’s first hyperloop. The project will be constructed by an Indian company, Virgin Hyperloop . The state government, one of the first proponents of hyperloop technology in the world, has deemed hyperloop a public
British Airways is hoping that VR entertainment might help some of its passengers distract themselves long enough on a flight to forget they’re zooming several hundred miles per hour at tens of thousands of feet above the ground. In a new pilot program , the UK airline announced that it will offer VR headsets from SkyLights for select first class flights
China ramping for large-scale 5G deployment More than 10,000 5G base stations will be deployed in China’s capital Beijing by the end of the year, Chinese press reported, citing Beijing’s municipal telecom authorities As of July, the capital city had already constructed over 7,800 5G base stations, mainly located in its urban core zones and the venues of the
Brain-computer interfaces like the mindBEAGLE system shown here can help people with paralysis communicate. Facebook wants to take the technology to the next level. Facebook wants to create a device that can read your mind — literally. It’s funding research on brain-machine interfaces that can pick up thoughts directly from your neurons and translate them
Amid stagnant growth and declining profits, Apple is pouring money into research and development. This story originally appeared on PCMag Apple's Q3 earnings came with good news and bad news. The tech giant's services segment continues to grow steadily and helped buoy Apple's overall revenue growth, but profits dipped more than 12 percent amid declining
From all indicators, robots as a service (RaaS) is growing rapidly. ABI Research predicts there will be 1.3 million installations of RaaS by 2026 generating $34 billion in revenue . Let’s look at what robots as a service entails, the reasons for its growth and some companies that offer RaaS solutions and the tasks it can support. Robots As A Service: A
"Apple", "tweet", "cloud", "stream" - words that once conjured vivid visions of the countryside are now synonymous with our technological world. And, a National Trust study suggests, just 1% of uses of the word "tweet" in conversation now refer to birdsong. Similarly, while in the 1990s 100% of mentions of "stream" meant "a little river", that has now fallen
Back in 2017, I caught a glimpse of the future. During a visit to the set of Jon Favreau ’s The Lion King , we got a look at the technology the director and his team used to create the film’s locations in virtual reality. Using a video game engine called Unity, all of the movie’s sets were built as explorable environments that can be visited and scouted by
It's a fact of life that most of us are going to be living in cities. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 68 percent of the world's population will live in cities by the year 2050. Research by U.S.-based McKinsey & Company shows that by 2025, 600 cities around the globe will together generate 60 percent of the
Tokyo’s 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are fast-approaching, and Toyota is playing a key role in on-site mobility and transportation. The Japanese automaker has unveiled five robots it’s also going to be bringing to the games, which will each help in some way to support athletes and attendees at avenues get around, get information, experience the
The Amazon logo. (Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images) Congress is starting to talk about Amazon’s power. But Europe’s competition commission is already taking action. The European Union's antitrust enforcer announced yesterday it would launch a formal probe into whether Amazon is abusing its dual position as both a platform for individual sellers and a retailer
Toyota's first dedicated vehicle for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo isn't a flying car , but it shows promise. The automaker today unveiled the APM (Accessible People Mover), an all-electric vehicle it designed especially for next summer's event. The open-air, three-row vehicle can reach speeds of up to 12 mph and accommodate up to five
The travel industry is finally catching up with technology and that's set to change the way we holiday. Getty Images A driverless car picks you up from your home and drops you outside the terminal of the airport you’re flying from. Inside, you head for the check-in counter, where a machine scans your face, iris and fingerprints. A biometric token is
Neuralink, the secretive company bankrolled by Elon Musk to develop brain-computer interfaces , will provide its first public update later today in an event streamed over the internet. We're having an event next Tuesday in San Francisco to share a bit about what we've been working on the last two years, and we’ve reserved a few seats for the internet. Apply
Chinese organisers of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will get the opportunity to show off the environmentally-friendly technology it plans to use when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission starts its fourth visit here tomorrow. The ice venues in the Chinese capital are to be equipped with natural CO2 refrigeration
Initially created for aerospace purposes, materials based on advanced fiber-reinforced thermoset technology are increasingly being considered not only to manufacture specific building elements but also to change the way buildings are conceived, designed and built. Despite being incredibly resistant –almost six times stronger than steel– fiber-reinforced
Despite issues, companies, especially those in Asia Pacific, are not shying away from the technology Blockchain continues to be a hot topic across the global start-up ecosystem. And more entrepreneurs are placing huge bets on this technology. Yet the adoption remains sluggish despite the growing investment by start-ups and potential investors. Main reasons
Which of today's technologies will shape tomorrow's world? A new report compiled by the World Economic Forum reveals some of the breakthrough innovations that are expected to radically impact the global social and economic order. "From income inequality to climate change, technology will play a critical role in finding solutions to all the challenges our
Above: Intel shooting star mini drones put on a light show. One person on one computer can control 100 drones in unison. Drones are literal lifesavers. They’re ferrying medical samples between hospitals , giving firefighters in San Diego a top-down view of hot spots, and helping keep South Florida’s exploding mosquito population under control. But when
Top-performing companies are more than twice as likely to be using AI for marketing (28% vs. 12%) according to Adobe’s latest Digital Intelligence Briefing . Retailers are investing $5.9B this year in AI-based marketing and customer service solutions to improve shoppers’ buying experiences according to IDC . Financial Services marketers lead all other
The only installation at Vivid Sydney created entirely by university students, the Celestial Pancake simulates the night sky with 17,500 shimmering LED lights, connected by more than 500km of fibre optic cabling. The pancake uses music to generate patterns with the lights to envelop visitors in an immersive audio-visual experience. For this year's Sydney
Bridgestone has supplied seismic isolation bearings for two newly-constructed venues that will host competition during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Simulated image of Tokyo Aquatics Centre (As of Jan, 2019) As a global leader with founding roots in Japan that date back 90 years, Bridgestone is proud to provide its advanced earthquake protection technology to
Hollie Bowden The pervasive nature of modern technology has found its way into the interior design industry in unexpected and exciting ways. New digital platforms have been born out of niches that mirror the recent demands of the consumer (who has developed a penchant for vintage design pieces) alongside pressures from the wider industry to abolish waste and
