Important Innovations

Disney & Audi Develop Virtual Reality In-Car Entertainment System IMMERSIVE Audi and Disney have teamed up to deliver a virtual reality, in-car entertainment system.  The in-car system for passengers provides VR video games that are in sync with the movements of your car.  It's brand new VR innovation in motion.  For a great news blog on it, go to my journalist colleague Ed Kane's blog at Important Innovations Collection: Disney-Audi VR In-Car Entertainment : Disney-Audi Virtual Reality Combination Source:  Audi IMMERSIVE In-Car Entertainment What a fun combination!  Virtual reality, Disn...

Vision INEXT Concept Car BMW's Concept Car Vision INEXT Intersection of Driver, Car and Digital World This concept car is a unique vision from BMW on the future of driving.  Their concept car BMW Vision INEXT explores intelligent connectivity as a key part of personal mobility.  This concept vehicle is a great example of how a driver, vehicle and the digital world can connect and enjoy breakthrough innovation. Connected Beauty on Wheels BMW's vision that it is developing is an autonomous, intelligent vehicle with a "living space on wheels". You might think of it as your favorite space or living room on wheels in an autonomous vehicle so intelligent you don't need to think about the driving.  There's an intelligent driving system that becomes visible if you want it to. Intelligent Personal Assistant A big component of BMW's vision is their Intelligent Personal Assistant.  This is an interactive, mixed reality VR experience set for 2025.  Thi

Very Smart Suitcase Loaded with AI and Sensors to Follow You on its Own Making for a Better Trip Chinese artificial intelligence startup company ForwardX Robotics has created a very cool piece of innovation.  It's a suitcase loaded with AI and sensors that follows the owner on its own. It's a self-walking suitcase that's designed to make your journey a bit easier.   For a great news blog go to my journalist colleague Ed Kane post at Important Innovations Collection: Self-Walking Suitcase :  A Suitcase that Follows You On its Own Source:  ForwardX Robotics' Ovis Artificial Intelligence Luggage This suitcase looks lik...

Important Innovations Collection: Self-Walking Suitcase :  A Suitcase that Follows You On its Own Source:  ForwardX Robotics' Ovis Artificial Intelligence Luggage This suitcase looks lik...

Journalist Edward Kane's Latest Book on Important Innovations Impacting Climate Change, Global Warming and the Global Environment This is a uniquely informative series of news briefs on the latest and most important innovations with great potential to positively impact the global environment and cut greenhouse gas emissions Important Innovations Collection: Important Innovations Collection: Environment : My Book on Innovations Impacting the Environment, Climate Change and Global Warming ASIN: 1792645619   ASIN: ...

KitchenAid Smart Display - First Timer at CES 2019  KitchenAid SmartDisplay Getting a Lot of Interest This smart display comes from a surprising source - KitchenAid.  But they have created technology innovations in home appliances for many years. KitchenAid is owned by Whirlpool that owns  another innovation company Yummly.  Their new Smart Display takes all of that new tech to a new level.  They've innovated a smart looking, voice activated touchscreen that has the Google Assistant onboard as well as Yummly app. Smarthome Display The ten inch display is water resistant and ready for kitchen duty.  It's due out in the second half of 2019 and the pricing is expected to be from the $200. to $300 range. Use by Voice Command Through Google Assistant You can use the screen for many purposes like controlling your smart home gadgets, making video calls, doing search, watching videos, listening to music, all by your voice commands through Google Assistant. MultiTasker &

Daimler's Semi that's Semi-Autonomous Source:  Daimler's Cascadia Big Semi-Autonomous Semi Truck Daimler has introduced another notable piece of automotive engineering innovation.  A semi-truck that can haul 80,000 pounds that is semi-autonomous  It's great innovation that can make our roads safer.  For an important news blog on it, go to Important Innovations Collection: Semi-Autonomous Semi-Truck : Daimler's Breakthrough:  New Cascadia Source:  Daimler's Cascadia Semi that's Semi-Autonomous Daimler's Freightliner...  It's by my journalist colleague Ed Kane, who is also the author of six books on innovation across industries   amazon.com/author/ekane