Internationally, Samsung just unveiled a couple of new smartwatches earlier today as you may know – the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro. And over in China, Oppo announced two of its own new wearables, not wanting to feel outdone. As promised, the Oppo Watch 3 and the Oppo Watch 3 Pro are the first smartwatches…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
On the big screen. Mercedes-Benz Group Media. Unity Technologies, a developer of video game software, revealed this week that it will be providing the technology backbone for Mercedes-Benz’ next-generation infotainment system. The newest headline on the company’s blog repeated what Mercedes-Benz Group AG Chief Design Officer Gorden Wagener said in 2019: “Screens are the new…
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of needing continuous EKG monitoring, you’ve probably used a Holter monitor. It’s like carrying a 1980s walkman made of metal with a bunch of wires going from it to your chest. If that sounds uncomfortable, and as if you won’t sleep or enjoy showers much for the two weeks…
After initially saying it had “no plans” for the palm-reading payment tech in Whole Foods stores, Amazon’s getting ready to go all in. On Tuesday, the ecommerce giant announced it would be expanding Amazon One, its proprietary palm-recognition payment system, to 65 Whole Foods stores in California. As reported in Supermarket News, customers will able…
If you loved Insecure, we’re certain that you’ll love AllBlk’s new freshman dramedy Send Help. The series stars Jean Elie who plays Fritz Jean-Baptiste, a first-generation Haitian American actor who feels unstoppable since landing a starring role on fictional hit TV show, This Can’t Be Us. While basking in his newfound success, Baptiste must also…
Investor and political activist Bill Browder (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) Getty Images Bill Browder says he gets regular calls from US and British officials since Russia’s invasion. The financier was speaking in a new episode of the “One Decision” podcast. He said there is now more interest in Russia because Putin is…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. Incumbent insurers have been pushed to accelerate their use of mature AI deployments over the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with tech-centric firms. For context, consumers are now twice as…
Image: Blizzard Getting fired is never fun, but it’s even worse when you find out via Tweet. Sang-min “Myunb0ng” Seo, support player for New York’s Overwatch League team, found out he wasn’t going to be playing in this or any other week’s games when his organization bid farewell to him in a tweet. Roster changes…
3D product render by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge After reporting bumpy third quarter earnings on Wednesday, Sonos announced that it has decided to push back a product launch that was originally penciled in for the near future. The product in question is almost certainly the long-awaited Sub Mini, a more affordable subwoofer that would…
In my past as an investor and in my present as a pitch coach, I have come across a surprising number of companies where someone who’s not part of the founder team is out there trying to raise money for the company. Sure, salespeople are very good at sales (that is why they are salespeople),…