Football fans didn’t tune into this year’s Super Bowl coverage on TV in as large numbers as in years past. According to Nielsen, the big game drew an average televised audience of around 98.2 million viewers. CBS, however, said the big game was watched across all platforms – including digital and streaming – by a […]
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3 digital industries that China is dominating
China is one of the foremost nations embracing a fully connected society. In many major Chinese cities, sensor-filled machines that accept digital payments and support public data-collection are commonplace. Such technologies are found in supermarkets, malls, and even on sidewalks — Chinese panhandlers have notably used the WeChat platform to collect donations from passersby. Already, China’s mobile payments market is nearly 50 times that of the U.S.’s.
China represents a significant investment opportunity for breakthrough innovations in digital industriesData from late 2017 suggests that increased digitization may lead to a shift of 10 to 45 percent of industry revenue pools in China by 2030. This shift has particular implications for key sectors like consumer and retail, automotive and mobility, health care, and freight and logistics. Read more…
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View More 3 digital industries that China is dominating‘Workshop of Lights’ is the first digital museum in Paris
The Atelier des Lumières was once a factory. Now it’s home to Paris’ first immersive digital museum, which relies on projectors and speakers to give fine art a new medium of representation. Read more…More about Paris, Digital, Museum, Projector…
View More ‘Workshop of Lights’ is the first digital museum in ParisIf you loved ‘Rise,’ you’ll love ‘Understudies’
NBC’s Rise — a new show about a group of high school students putting on a musical and their trials and tribulations — is about the kids who are stars. The companion web series, however, focuses on an entirely different part of high school theater: The understudies.
The Understudies‘ digital videos will follow students not at the forefront of Stanton High School’s production of Spring Awakening. Though we find out about the group through Michael (Ellie Desautels), we’ve already got a core cast of stage-starved misfits ready to charm.
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The first installment of Understudies isn’t super subtle, focusing mainly on one girl who thinks she deserves a lead in the musical because she put in time with the teacher and did tech for a whole year (tech ≠ acting, so not sure where that experience was going). Instead of plotting any ill will against the main leads, the understudies hang out, bond, and play a game of Never Have I Ever. Read more…
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View More If you loved ‘Rise,’ you’ll love ‘Understudies’Enormous pin screen wall morphs into any human face
‘MegaFaces’ is a kinetic facade that can morph into any human face. The giant pin screen is controlled via 11,000 mechanical actuators that protrude 6 feet outside the facade, create the 3D shapes. Read more…More about Facebook, Design, Architecture…
View More Enormous pin screen wall morphs into any human faceHere’s what you need to know before you buy bitcoin
Bitcoin has been around for more than 8 years, but its recent (and insane) price hike has grabbed the world’s attention with people wanting in on the so-called cryptocurrency gold rush. Some theorize the value of bitcoin will continue to grow, but oth…
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