Kristen Nicole
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When not to connect: 4moms on the art of digital business
At the bleeding edge of technology, scientific miracles solve real problems. Digitization is heralded as the savior in this scenario, the mega trend transforming businesses, products and services across the board. Characterizing the current state of the Big Data market, digitization is leveraging human input for software development to optimize business. It’s a hot topic ...
Forget iPhone SE Night Shift – these glasses save eyes without the yellow tint
Every day I get a headache. And so every evening I have to talk myself off the computer, a regular ritual to turn away from the proverbial cliff of migraines and misery. My iPhone is more onerous still, with never-ending Instagram scrolls and backgammon matches dancing dangerously close to my eyes. Admittedly I’m of the ...
Automating couture: Robots taking fashion jobs isn’t all bad | #SXSW
Automating couture could be among the defining movements for today’s generation, creating on-demand fashion as readily as a Netflix episode. A departure from the mid-century revolution of mass production, mass customization revels in cheap technology scaled for the home. Given the global market for textiles and garments is estimated to be worth some $300 trillion, it’s ...
We’re still in the cave man era of Big Data, say filmmakers behind new documentary
Will my fossilized bones be studied? Will my penned journal survive millenniums? How will today’s tech be remembered? These are the questions that popped into my head after watching The Human Face of Big Data, a book-turned documentary that ponders the analytics age and its impact on humanity. The film debuts on PBS Wednesday, February ...
Aria Systems raises $50m, will monetize IoT
Where GoPro’s connected cameras may be shortsighted, Aria Systems wants businesses to succeed in monetizing the device data behind the Internet of Things (IoT). A fresh $50 million in funding boosts Aria Systems, Inc.‘s cloud-based platform to this end, raising a round from existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, InterWest Partners and Venrock. ...
Arrayent raises another $15m, looks to own the IoT service cloud
Bridging the enterprise and consumer worlds of the Internet of Things (IoT), Arrayent Inc. looks to a global takeover with $15 million in fresh funding. Its Series C round, Arrayent attracts the participation of ORIX Ventures, joining previous investors DCM Ventures, Intel Capital, Opus Capital and Comerica Bank. With the funds, Arrayent intends to expand ...
Self-installing car seat at CES: 4moms’ latest baby gadget
On a mission to make confident parents of the millennial generation, 4moms (Thorley Industries LLC) has gadgetized its latest baby product — the car seat, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Indeed, car seats save lives. But there’s a good chance that you have incorrectly installed your car seat, compromising its safety. According to Benjamin Hoffman, ...
Grounding Big Data in reality: How Quill builds narrative analytics
As more companies look for easier ways to solve the Big Data puzzle, new platforms like Quill — from Narrative Science, Inc. — offer innovative solutions. The company’s primary mission is to “give people a fast and simple way to understand data.” That means democratizing data with a fresh and grounded perspective on analytics, and ...
Inventor predicts year of the “hearables”
The demand for wearable devices continues to skyrocket. And according to a recent report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), wearable device shipments are projected to hit 76.1 million units in 2015, an increase of 163.6 percent compared to the 28.9 million units shipped in 2014. IDC further projected these shipments to reach 173.4 million ...
Trulia’s new data story: Image search and beyond
Zillow, Inc. completed its integration of the Trulia platform in Q4 2015, and the results exceeded the company’s expectation. Zillow’s user base broadened, and its up-sells to advertisers increased significantly. Maintaining its own web destination, Trulia is an online marketplace focused on providing unique insights about properties, neighborhoods, commute times and school districts for home ...
