There are plenty of surveys about online shopping but one of the more overlooked trends is the amount people spend while inebriated. Given that we can now make major purchases from our sofas with the click of a button, this has happened to most of us at one stage or another. After a few glasses of wine or a couple of beers, we come home, whip out the laptop and purchase something we barely reme...

Human skin is the best interface for interaction. I propose this new paradigm in which interactive devices have their own artificial skin, thus enabling new forms of input gestures for end-users.We’re all too happy to scroll aimlessly on our phones for hours on end, but have you ever once stopped to think and ask that little device in your hands whether it feels held?Of course not. Because it...

Total revenues grew 18% to $5.4 billion in the first half of 2019.The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today released a report that shows that in the first half of 2019, the U.S. recorded music market continued the overall trends and double digit growth rates of 2018. Revenue increases were driven by the number of paid subscriptions exceeding 60 million for the first time. Total...

IKEA’s labyrinths are created such that you’ll be shown as many products as possible in a single trip, which means you’re likely to have come across its annual range of soft toys featuring the aesthetics of children’s art.IKEA’s SAGOKATT collection is, in fact, concocted from the minds of children. Each year, the Swedish giant invites kids from around the world to submit character drawings...

We asked 3,000 readers of our fast-food coverage about their favorite burger. In-N-Out led the pack, but Five Guys wasn't far behind. The humble hamburger is an icon of American fast food. The question of which chain makes the best burger is a subject of endless debate. Every time Business Insider publishes a list attempting to rank fast-food burgers, we are met with endless backlash and bicker...

Regular tea drinkers have better organized brain regions—something associated with healthy cognitive function—compared to non-tea drinkers, according to new research.“Our results offer the first evidence of positive contribution of tea drinking to brain structure, and suggest that drinking tea regularly has a protective effect against age-related decline in brain organization,” explains Fen...

Place the Cubessence bottles on top of each other and they stack almost seamlessly. The trick is in the design of the bottle, that comes with an angular base, but a regular skirt around it. The bottle’s bases are placed at an angle to avoid the neck of the bottle below, but that doesn’t mean they sit at an angle when you place them on their own, because the side walls still extend downwards i...

From TikTok to Twitch, content consumption varies on different social media platforms. Even with the younger generations, there are varying consumption habits on social media.In today’s crowded marketplace, brands are becoming increasingly competitive about engaging with younger customers on a deeper level. Publishers can continue to produce and distribute platform-specific content that meets...

INNOVENTIONS awarded US patent for virtual touchpad on user’s hand.In their quest to improve input options for wrist-based wearables, smartwatch developers such as Google and Samsung have spent years developing virtual touchpads that watches could sense on your forearm or the back of your hand. Today, Texas-based Innoventions announced that it has won a patent on the concept, which if implemen...

The car industry’s digital transformation exposes new cybersecurity threats. Learn what OEMs can do to protect their cars and customers from hackers.In the past, what happened in your car typically stayed in your car. That is no longer the case. The influx of digital innovations, from infotainment connectivity to over-the-air (OTA) software updates, is turning cars into information clearinghou...