The late Virgil Abloh, who died last Sunday aged 41, frequently referenced the automotive and industrial design industries in his work, so it came as no shock that the designer was asked by Mercedes-Benz to collaborate and reimagine one of its leading cars, the G-Class. Now, in honor of Abloh’s …
Read More »Drones To Virtual Reality
A 5G-enabled drone flying over the course at the recent Open de España in Madrid. Drones, digital twins and virtual reality applications aren’t the kinds of kit you’d normally associate with golf, but that’s exactly the tools that are being put to test right now on the sport’s European Tour. …
Read More »Rolls Royce’s Breaks Speed Record
Rolls-Royce, the company best known for its fancy cars, also has an electric airplane. Recently, it took the aircraft called the Spirit of Innovation for a spin, breaking a couple of world records in the process — and by a large margin. According to Rolls-Royce, Spirit of Innovation has set …
Read More »Common Fallacies In Creativity
Leaders often cite creativity and innovation as critical components of business success. But many businesses fail to create and encourage environments where creativity can flourish. Managers make three common mistakes that prohibit new ideas and suppress suggestions that don’t align with their own. A 2017 PwC survey of 1,379 CEOs …
Read More »LeBron James Innovation Center By Nike
Nike has officially unveiled its latest LeBron James Innovation Center, set to sit at the center of Nike’s Beaverton, Oregon campus. The center also houses the new Nike Sport Research Lab (NSRL). The NSRL will feature the world’s largest motion-capture installation with 400 cameras, 97 force plates as well as …
Read More »Building a Financial Plan
So much that is written about retirement planning is about rates of return, inflation, savings thresholds, tax mitigation, budgeting, asset allocations, and other relatively dry and often somewhat stressful topics. However, most people care about their finances and planning for retirement because they have a dream for their future. It …
Read More »New Portable LG Television
(Photo: LG)LG has unveiled a new TV, and it’s one you’ll never need to wall-mount. The StanbyME, a 27-inch display on a wheeled stand, can be rolled into any room in the house without even needing to be unplugged. As funky as the StanbyME’s appears at first glance, its unexpected …
Read More »Scientists Warp Bubble
Sorry to our fellow hopeful space nerds, but we have to burst everyone’s warp bubble. Despite recent reports that scientists have “accidentally created a warp bubble,” it looks like warp speed is still a few baby steps away. But all hope is not lost: a group of scientists led by …
Read More »New AI Helps Predict
It’s a fact of life that all hard drives, at some point, will shuffle off this mortal coil. As a mechanical device, it’s simply inevitable. Sure, there’s stuff like Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T) to help warn you of potential problems, but have you ever tried to actually look …
Read More »Eye Drops Could Replace Glasses
(Image: Vuity.com)One inescapable fact of life, alongside death and taxes, is once you careen over the hill into your 40s your vision starts to get a little blurry. For a lot of people this newfound condition requires the use of reading glasses, which magnify things that are close to your …
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