Important Innovations Collection

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane   HIGH TECH SPORTS EDGE - COACHING FROM 4000 MILES AWAY                                                  Source - Vodaphone In a world first, tennis superstar Emma Raducanu live-coached two young tennis players from 4370 miles away using a hallogram Raducanu, who is Britain's #1 female player, was in Abu Dhabi and the two young players in London This technology first could be the future of tennis coaching It was delivered over Vodaphone's 5G network with the 20 year old tennis star as an avatar The superstar gave tips on technique and answered questions in the world's first hologram tennis lesson  Experts say holographic techniques could enable the best coaches in the world to train players globally providing promising young athletes in distant locations new competitive edge Technology experts are f

D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane   THE FIRST SHELBY EV                                              Source; Shelby America Shelby America's 1st custom EV is a modified Mustang Mach-E GT It's a limited edition sporty, 4-door design, all-electric SUV It includes unique zero emissions performance upgrades including synthetic exhaust Dual motors, all wheel drive, with 480 hp, 675 ft lbs of torque and acceleration of 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds Exterior appearance includes Shelbys iconic racing stripes and badging Interior appearance includes Shelby's custom floormats and additional badging Currently available to the UK market and will be in Europe plus very likely in US If you are outside the UK and interested in owning one of the limited edition kits, contact Shelby Europe and reserve a package Cost is approximately $27,500 for the upgra

   D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane CONCEPT VAN CAN TAKE YOU PLACES LIKE A PRIVATE JET                                                             Source:  GAC Chinese automaker GAC has developed an off-roading concept that it is calling an alternative to private jets Unveiled at Milan Design Week and called Van Life, it can travel over almost any type of terrain, autonomously, and accommodates two people All electric, all-wheel drive and solid state batteries This is essentially a highly a dvanced, high end minivan for two  Some impressive technologies featured: Lidar sensors on roof for autonomous driving Headlights merging into a continuous LED strip with a pixelated look for maximum visibility Wheels have extended legs to claw out of extremely difficult off-roading 2 seats in front and rest of vehicle is living space with panoramic roof SAC

 D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane NEW MERCEDES THAT'S A SOCIAL MEDIA CENTER                                                                                Source - MB 2024 Mercedes E-Class brings hybrid power, in-car TikTok, cam for selfies and live streaming to your drive It's a midsized sedan just unveiled in Europe The hybrid electric or combustion engine vehicle is elegant, stylish with a bold black grill on the face, distinctive horizontal chrome line details on the front and back There are 2 grill treatments: Progressive with stars and Classic with the traditional MB look Inside digital technologies include a free-standing instrument display and MBUX media screen integrated into the dashboard that includes a passenger display above the glove box. Also unique social media connecting features like TikTok, Angry Bird, video streaming

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane WORLD 1st NORMAL SMARTPHONE CALL TO SPACE                                                             Source - AST Space Mobile and Stock AST Space Mobile of Midland, Texas says it just made the world's 1st earth to space phone call using an ordinary smartphone The 2-way call was made over ATT spectrum in the US and   Rakuten Mobile in Japan along with engineers from Vodaphone, ATT and Ratuten The phone used was an ordinary Samsung Galaxy S 22 not modified in any way Why is this  significant -- AST's massive prototype satellite of an unprecedented 673 sq, feet has the unique power capacity to enable it as the largest satellite in low Earth orbit 90% of the surface of the Earth has no cellular coverage The purpose of AST's BlueWalker 3 satellites is to start providing coverage to billions of people in

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane DIGITAL CONCEPT CAR INNOVATED IN THE METAVERSE                                                            Source Cupra Spanish automaker Cupra has conceived a digital concept car in the Metaverse Called DarkRebel, it is entirely digital but it will go into production as a real, physical car Created for Cupra VR brand Metahype, the virtual car is 'provocative', aerodynamic, sporty and edgy DarkRebel has a number of unique features including illuminated tires, headlights embedded in the bodywork and more It's all-electric with a sports car cabin and bucket seats Gamified steering wheel to connect the driver to the virtual road First step to market; Cupra's Metahype using its Hyper Configurator will let members design their own versions of DarkRebel Next step; vehicles go into production. SNAPCHAT

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane RIDE OF YOUR LIFE IN YOUR PERSONAL JETSON ONE                                                                                     Source:  Jetson Called the Formula One racing car for the skies, Jetson One is a personal, electric flying machine It's an eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff & landing vehicle) that seats one person & can be bought for less than $100,000 Developer Jetson Aero of Stockholm plans to take it to market by early 2024 Jetson co-founder & chief of innovation Tomasz Patan says you can learn to fly it in 5 minutes Vehicle is lightweight at 190 pounds & is made of aluminum & carbon fiber Pilot operates it with 2 joysticks:  left one for altitude up & down; right for direction - right, left, forward, back, etc. Some key facts: Top speed 63 mph Range of 20 minutes 8 pow

   DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane POLLY, WANT A CRACKER?  NO, I WANT A VIDEO CALL                                            Source:  University of Glasgow Scientists at the University of Glasgow & Northeastern University in Boston have taught parrots to make video calls to their parrot friends They first taught the birds to use a tablet to make the video calls They then taught them to do it on their own 15 pet parrots & their owners participated in the 2-month long research study Incredibly, the birds made 147 video calls to each other In 2 weeks, the parrots were taught to ring a bell and tap on a photo of another participating parrot on an electronic tablet to start the video call The parrots enjoyed it so much they started initiating & receiving calls All 15 birds made calls & were highly engaged, touching the screen, singin

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane OPTIMIZING YOUR RUN WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Source:  Stock Images New tech inventions have the potential to enable runners to achieve elusive sub-2 hour marathon times & start shattering the world record marathon time of 2 hours 1 minute & 9 seconds Some of the most highly advanced running innovations include: Futuristic Digital Twin - Using AI, sensors & simulation this emerging tech completely duplicates the runner in a digital format to help determine best methods of training, best diet & best running strategies for race day Nanobots - real-time monitoring of the runner