The axing this week of Yahoo's second-in-command sent a signal that reality is setting in for Silicon Valley sweetheart Marissa Mayer, who leads the struggling Internet pioneer. Hearts soared when Mayer was wooed away from rival Google in ...
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Agricultural machinery and equipment's is one of the high priced investments that you make in order to carry out the daily operations. Money is a huge source of income. Farmers try to save themselves from unexpected events i.e. flood, ...
With the release of new and revamping of several established video streaming services being undertaken in the coming months, 2014 appears like it could be ‘The Year of Streaming’. However, Australia might not be as supportive a ...
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South Korea recently suggested that the South Korean companies should focus on China's domestic demand, urbanization and environmental protection. China's urbanization will bring revenue growth and growing middle class, domestic market and ...
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'Smart' Contact Lenses Would Measure Sugar Levels in Diabetics Google is working on smart contact lenses that would measure sugar (glucose) levels in the tears of people with diabetes. If successful, the contacts would offer diabetics a ...
If Google's latest project is successful, the finger prick test for blood sugar levels could eventually become a thing of the past for diabetics. Google X lab is developing a smart contact lens that can measure glucose levels in tears ...
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For decades, futurists have been predicting the era of the "smart" home, where you don't need to be home to lock your doors, dim your lights or adjust your thermostats. But except for the homes of the wealthy and a few hobbyists, the smart ...
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Admittedly, when I saw that Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas president Ed Smith would give an “Unplugged” presentation at last fall’s Electronic Components Industry Association Executive Conference, I smiled thinking ...
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Smart Lids hope to expand to US market using crowdfunding Australian packaging firm Smart Lid Systems is hoping to expanded their heat sensitive takeaway coffee lids to the US, making the lids available directly to US households through ...
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CES 2014 broke records, as CES seems to do every year, and with the massive amount of people and the overflowing number of vendors, it’s easy to miss a lot. That’s why editors Chris Fox and Jason Lomberg traveled to Las Vegas ...
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Vizio's AC/DC smart audio devices download and control Android apps, stream the apps' Cloud-based content via Wi-Fi 802.11n, and play audio and video stored in embedded memory or on a USB-connected storage device. It also has Bluetooth. ...
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One way that supercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential difference exists between the conductors. ...
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With the new vacuum pump Mink MV 1202 A, Busch has again expanded its series of Mink claw vacuum pumps. With 950 cubic metres per hour for operation at 50 Hz and with 1150 cubic metres for 60 Hz-operation this is now the largest industrial ...
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Increased competition from online and brick and mortar stores, combined with higher customer expectations driven by the convenience of online shopping, is making it more challenging for retailers to maintain customer loyalty and stay on ...
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Google has purchased Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. Nest Labs, founded by Apple alums, first came on the scene in 2011 with its digital learning thermostat that has since shaken up the staid ...
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