Our editorial staff’s pick of the most-read news stories of the last week: Pow-Wow Fashion Tech Week, Samsung SmarTag+ and the Gurkha armoured SUV
What are the most read news stories of the last week? What were the trending topics in the world of innovation? What was talked about on social networks around the world? In order to answer these questions, we have selected the news items that have had the most visibility on our portal over the past week and have ignited the curiosity of our readers.
Most read news items of the week
Gurkha: the zombie-proof armoured SUV
Ready for a zombie apocalypse? If the answer is no, there’s still time to fix it. Just go online and search for Terradyne Armored Vehicles, an Ontario (Canada) company that specialises in designing and equipping “sui generis” vehicles. The latest creation of these Canadian mechanics (a bit of a nutter) is called the Gurkha. It is basically an armoured SUV equipped with zombie-proof defence systems. Or so the manufacturers assure us. The vehicle’s safety equipment includes bullet-proof glass no less than 3 inches – about 8 centimetres – thick and B7 type armouring. READ THE ARTICLE
Samsung SmartTag+: a community for finding lost property
SmarTag+ are tiny chips with wireless sensors that can be placed on everyday objects such as bags, wallets, keys, backpacks and suitcases. Thanks to the UWB (Ultra Wide Band) network, these devices can be identified and located via a smartphone app (Smart Things). So far, this is nothing new: geolocalisation by means of tags has been around for a long time and is often used to find lost objects in a limited area. What’s new – and why these SmarTags have a ‘+’ in their name – is that Samsung’s new technology also works remotely! READ THE ARTICLE
Pow-Wow Fashion Tech Week: the first event dedicated to fashion and applied technologies
Pow-Wow Fashion Tech Week, the first Italian summit with an international scope on the future of the fashion industry and beyond, will be held from 18 to 20 May. In the light of the strong economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 emergency, the event has decided to allow free access to all participants and lovers of the fashion, beauty and lifestyle world by simply registering on the website www.fashiontechweek.it . READ THE ARTICLE
