5
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6
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could make the dying print
industry a new shoppable
platform. GIGA OM
CONVEYOR BELT
LUXURY
UPCYCLING
ere are factories all over
the world, and thanks to
Kazmok all of the worn out
conveyor belts can be
repurposed into industrial
grade leather goods. From
belts to bags, the
Amsterdam-based company
uses a heavy duty car wash to
clean the conveyor belts and
then repurposes them,
keeping rolls of material out
of landfills. PSFK
6. SCRAP WORTH
HAVING
5. TRACKING
INVESTMENT
ough it’s difficult to prove
that life trackers are worth
the investment, one Russian
bank is turning the health
investment into an interest
rate reward. Using an Activity
platform, Alfa-Bank offered
Jawbone and Fitbit users
access to a special savings
account that would be reward
with better interest rates
based on how active the
person was. PSFK
THE WORLDWIDE
TOUCHSCREEN
ermal technology has seen
exciting uses this year, from
skin patches that can charge
phones to fabrics that change
color, but now thermal
imaging could be used to
create a fully interactive
world. With Metaio, a
thermal mapping system
allows users to experience
and manipulate everyda