TREND REPORTS
What Is a Luxury Good ?
[Business]
2020/07/01 09:09
In the very first episode of Mad Men, the critically acclaimed AMC series about the advertising business in 1960s New York, ad man Don Draper is approached by Rachel Menken, the head of a fictional high-end department store called Menken’s. She wants Don’s help in raising her store’s profile.After some brainstorming, Don has an idea: coupons. “Ms. Mencken,” he tells Rachel, “coupons work....
(M&A) Lululemon is Buying Mirror for $500M as At-Home Workouts
[Investing]
2020/07/01 09:08
Yoga pants maker moves beyond apparel roots with deal for home workout tech. Mirror users can tune into live yoga and fitness classes and see on-screen metrics about their performance.Lululemon is buying at-home fitness company Mirror for $500 million, a deal that aims to capitalize on pandemic-fueled upheaval in the fitness and retail industries.The startup sells a $1,500 tech-enabled mirror w...
(Patent) Apple Granted a Patent Relating to Gaze Tracking Used in VR/AR HMD
[Tech]
2020/07/01 09:07
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 59 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover Apple's invention relating to eye-tracking in a future high-end Head Mounted Display Device. More specifically, the invention covers glint-assisted gaze tracking to provide high visual accuracy and clarity. Virtual reality (VR) allows users to e...
Cybertruck Reservations a Tall Order for Tesla
[Product]
2020/07/01 09:06
When Tesla revealed the latest addition to its electric vehicle lineup, the Cybertruck, in November 2019, it definitely turned some heads. With its bold design, reminiscent of something you might see in a science fiction movie, it's hard to picture the Cybertruck in everyday traffic, despite it being 2020 aka the future."It’s gonna be like a really futuristic-like cyberpunk, “Blade Runner” p...
(M&A) Google Acquires Holographic Glasses Startup North
[Investing]
2020/07/01 09:05
Google confirmed that it has acquired North, a Canadian augmented reality (AR) wearables company backed by Amazon and Intel. Neither company confirmed the value of the acquisition, but the Globe and Mail, which first reported on the deal last week, quoted sources as putting it at around $180 million. North had raised close to $200 million in a mixture of equity, debt, and grants, so if the repo...
Monthly Trend Report - July. 2020 Edition
[Trendbird]
2020/07/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - July. 2020 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve."
Context is Critical for Brands Responding to COVID-19
[Investing]
2020/07/01 09:03
With many countries re-opening into what appears to be a long-term recessionary environment, companies are naturally looking to make comparisons to past times of economic challenge. But the lessons of the past may not be a perfect fit for today.In a recent article Scott McKenzie, Nielsen’s Global Intelligence Leader, stated, “…to make side-by-side comparisons between what happened just over...
(Paper) DeepFaceDrawing : Deep Generation of Face Images from Sketches
[Tech]
2020/06/25 09:14
AI creates realistic faces from crude sketches.Back in the Sixties, one of the hottest toys in history swept America. It was called Etch-A-Sketch, and its popularity was based on a now-laughably simple feature. It was a handheld small-laptop-sized device that allowed users to create crude images by turning two control knobs that drew horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines composed of aluminum...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How the Semiconductor Industry can Emerge Stronger After the COVID-19
[Business]
2020/06/25 09:14
Semiconductor companies that begin revising their long-term strategies now may emerge stronger in the next normal.In the months after the coronavirus began to spread, semiconductor companies moved decisively to protect employees, secure supply chains, and address other pressing concerns. Although the situation is still serious and many governments are still imposing physical-distancing requirem...
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