DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

 DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF

              By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

AI MONITOR TO TRACK DOG'S HEALTH & LOCATION

                                                Source:  Whistle Health & Brewster

• Whistle Health, sister company to the nation's largest vet clinic chain - Banfield Pet Hospitals, has developed an AI powered dog monitor to track your dog's health and location
• Here's what we know:

1. Monitor attaches to the dog's collar
2. Takes 150 measurements
3. Measures every second using algorithms
4. Breakthrough technology translates billions of data points into easy-to-understand insights on the dog's health onto the connected app
5. Developed by vets and data scientists

• Besides health insights, also provides:

1. Dog's location every 15 seconds
2. Escape alerts
3. Custom fitness goals like healthy weight
4. Tracks licking, scratching, eating, drinking, sleeping
5. Licensed vets always on call to answer questions through the app
6. App allows owners to check on a number of health issues

• Owned by Mars, Inc.
• The Health 2.0 SmartDevice is currently priced to start at $69.00 with the app subscription at $40.00 annually.

$13,250 GM-SAIC EV

                                            Source:  Baojun

• GM's JV with SAIC and Wuling has launched a new electric vehicle in China for $13,250
• Here are the key details:

1. All electric vehicle that is part of the Baojun brand in China
2. Compact hatchback
3. Called Cloud
4. 5-door BEV that seats 5 people
5. Front mounted electric motor
6. 134 hp
7. 243 pd-ft of torque
8. 2 battery options: 37.9 kWh with 224 miles of range & 50.6 kWh with 286 miles of range
9. Recharges from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes
10. 360-degree panoramic camera system
11. Rain sensing wipers
12. Dashboard has 15.6" smart console screen and 8.8" instrument cluster powered by new Ling OS 2.0 operating system with voice integration

• Already 10,000 vehicles ordered in 10 days.

HYPERSONIC FLYING IN A REVOLUTIONARY PLANE

                                                            Source:  Charles Bombardier

• The Paradoxal is a new futuristic, hypersonic jet concept, designed to travel from LA to Sydney in less than 3 hours
• Here are the key facts:

1. New private jet concept by Charles Bombardier, grandson of the founder of Bombardier, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer
2. Aircraft has a blended wing body (BWB)
3. Goes to the edge of space to fly at hypersonic speeds
4. Incorporates new aviation technologies from NASA and Universite de Sherbrooke in Quebec
5. 2 Rim-Rotor Rotary Ramjet engines
6. Revolutionary propulsion system
7. Accelerates to Mach 3 by 60,000 feet
8. By the edges of space, it is travelling at Mach 5+

• This is an exciting new travel concept that is under development to help usher in a new form of long-distance travel.

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