DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
FISKER OCEAN SUV COULD BE EV GAMECHANGER
- The much-acclaimed Fisker Ocean SUV will start hitting showrooms in June & it is expected to turn the EV market into a tailspin
- The reason: starting price is $37,449 & it's loaded with style, performance and technology
- Experts say that Ocean is highly competitive against other luxury EVs & could be a gamechanger in the marketplace
- Introductory model starts at $37,449 & has a lithium-ion phosphate battery that delivers 250 miles on a charge
- Has standard all-wheel drive with electric motors on each axle
- Upcoming, next-level model priced at $51,000, goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds & has 340 miles range
- Top model at $70,500 pumps out 550 hp, goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds & has 350 miles range
- Interior of the Ocean is minimalist, ecofriendly & has a very big, 17.1" infotainment screen that rotates from portrait to landscape, which is being called an industry first
- Parks itself
- Smart Traction that allows it to move like a car half its weight
- Top model has a solar roof that adds 2,000 clean miles of range per year
- The Ocean could be a disruptor & start setting the technological pace for EVs.
WONDER IF YOU'RE STRESSED? ASK YOUR DOG
- A new study by scientists at Queen's University Belfast demonstrates that dogs can smell stress in humans
- Stress emits a scent that is on the person's breath and in their sweat
- We know that dogs can sniff out disease, like cancer, in humans, but this is the 1st time that it's been shown that dogs can smell emotions, like stress
- It is hoped that these new findings will help to develop innovative training for therapy dogs to help people with mental or physical difficulties relieve their stress
- 700 trials were performed & the 4 volunteer dogs correctly identified stressed humans in 650 of the trials
- The humans were vexed & stressed by tough math problems & the dogs were rewarded with treats when they correctly identified someone stressed
- Bottomline: the next time you get stressed over an issue, your dog probably knew it before you did.
MOWING YOUR LAWN WITH AN AI-POWERED MOWER
- As Memorial Day fast approaches, why not sit back & mow your lawn with an AI-powered robo-mower?
- Here's a new robo-mower that caught my attention because of its tech & capabilities
- LawnMeister is AI-powered & autonomous with a Heisenberg Pilot System that uses 3D navigation, computer vision, deep learning algorithms & AI to create lawn route plans & avoid obstacles
- Multifunctional: mows. trims, leaf blows, sweeps debris and sprays fertilizer
- Claims to be only robo-mower on market using vision-based sensing system
- Avoids moving & still objects
- 100% wire free with no boundary wires
- Uses virtual boundaries & can mow in straight lines
- You can program it for no-go zones
- Offers mowing schedule based on need
- Also has 300-degree view, object recognition, & can monitor surroundings & send alert
- Smart app controlled
- Priced on Kickstarter at $1,000.
For more news stories like this, LATEST INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW
"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane
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