Author: OurCrowd

[Global Kinetics in PR Newswire] Global Kinetics and uMotif announce technology partnership for Parkinson’s trials

Dec 16, 2016 |

Global Kinetics Corporation and uMotif have announced a new partnership to offer a comprehensive, validated and simple to use data capture platform to advance the treatment and understanding of Parkinson’s disease. Bringing together leading proprietary products, the combined Global Kinetics and uMotif Parkinson’s platform provides a unique means to measure and demonstrate the value of medications, devices and services in Parkinson’s disease, from clinical through to commercial phases of development. Read more on PR Newswire...

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Free as a ‘Bird’: What to watch in wearable tech for visionaries

Free as a ‘Bird’: What to watch in wearable tech for visionaries

Dec 14, 2016 |

See anything amazing lately? Wearable technology has become increasingly popular in recent years, with thousands of products promoting seamless and natural interaction with devices and screens.  By 2020, there are expected to be 411 million smart wearable devices available in a sector worth $34 billion, according to a recent market forecast. What are we seeing out there? Among the most recognized wearable devices is the Apple Watch, which tracks health indicators, serves as a telephone and GPS navigator, among dozens of other functions.  More recently, many varieties of smart glasses have attracted much attention: the mobile messaging app SnapChat just released connected Spectacles sunglasses, which record 10-second snippets of video. ‘When I got the footage back and watched it, I could see my own memory, through my own eyes — it was unbelievable,” Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel told The Wall Street Journal. But the market success and traction of smart glasses is still uncertain.  There are suspicions that Google will discontinue its Glass smart glasses product, which was released amid major hype in 2012 and named one of the...

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[Maniv Mobility in Medium] Understanding business model disruption in the mobility industry

Dec 12, 2016 |

The fundamental features of cars haven’t changed much for about 100 years and neither has the business model that sustains their production. The current automotive supply chain is a pyramid and the coolest place to be is on top, where carmakers currently stand. Below the carmakers are several tiers of suppliers that develop parts according to the needs of the automakers. Read more on Medium...

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[Zebra in Business Insider] The 21 coolest tech startups in Israel

Dec 12, 2016 |

Founded in 2014 and backed by the likes of Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff with $20 million (£16 million), this Tel Aviv-based company says it has taught an algorithm to identify early signs of breast cancer with the help of thousands of previous mammograms. That constantly improving algorithm — trained using a technique known as machine learning, which is a type of AI that equips computers with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed — is now better than radiologists using the best computer aided detection (CAD) methods for mammography, the company claims. Read more on Business Insider...

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