TREND REPORTS
Consumer Spending on Wearables to Double by 2021
[Consumer]
2019/11/19 10:49
In the wake of the smartphone and tablet boom, many experts predicted wearable devices to be the next big thing in consumer technology. And to a certain degree they were right: global smartwatch shipments more than doubled since 2015 and fitness tracking armbands are as popular as they are affordable.While the wearables boom has so far largely been limited to wrist-worn devices, with smartwatch...
(Video) Kengo Kuma Designs ASICS Sneakers with 'Woven Upper' Inspired by Bamboo Craft
[Design]
2019/11/19 10:49
Kengo kuma has collaborated with sportswear brand asics to offer a new take on its metaride AMU silhouette. the sneaker, which echos the architects signature style, features an upper constructed of a white performance knit layered with interwoven synthetic strips. It’s crisscrossing pattern was inspired by a traditional japanese bamboo crafting technique known as ‘yatara knitting’.Kuma‘s fi...
China’s Ultra Wealthy Are Dominating The Global Luxury Market
[Business]
2019/11/19 10:47
It’s hard to believe now, but the very first Singles Day in 2009 generated only about $7 million for Chinese mega-retailer Alibaba. No one could have guessed then that ten years later the 24-hour shopping event would see that sales figure surge to an all-time record of $38.4 billion, an unbelievable multiple of 5,471.But that’s exactly what happened this past Monday when millions of eager Chi...
This Air Purifier will Run Forever without Needing a Filter Change - Puripot P1N
[Product]
2019/11/19 10:47
Here’s something you probably didn’t know. The air you’re breathing indoors is as much as 10 times more contaminated than the air you breathe outdoors. Yes, there’s smoke and dust from cars in the air outdoors, but they form a mere fraction of a fraction of the contaminants in a massive body of air that’s constantly also being purified by the UV rays of the sun, and by the greenery around...
Designs for the New Red Sea Airport by Foster + Partners have been Revealed
[Design]
2019/11/19 10:46
The airport is set to welcome an expected one million visitors by 2030 to this area of stunning natural beauty. The terminal building has been inspired by the forms of the desert, the green oasis and the sea, and will remove the usual hassle associated with travel by providing a tranquil and memorable experience for passengers from the moment they arrive.Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio, Foster +...
(Infographic) The History & Future of WiFi
[Tech]
2019/11/19 10:46
While the Internet as we know it didn’t come into being until the 1990s, did you know the story of WiFi started decades earlier? The origins of the internet can be traced back to 1929 with Nikola Tesla’s World Wireless System.Additionally, over the years, concepts like ARPANET, TCP/IP and the World Wide Web helped laid the foundation of the Internet as we know it today.Along the way, the hist...
(Video) The James Dyson Award 2019 Top Prize - MarinaTex
[Product]
2019/11/18 11:11
This plastic-like packaging is made from fish skin and algae. Unlike some “compostable” plastics, which need to be processed in an industrial composting facility to break down, the new material can break down in a backyard compost bin.This new packaging prototype looks like conventional plastic, but it’s actually made from fish waste and algae—and unlike plastic, if it escapes into the ocea...
(PDF) Deloitte - Intelligent Automation and Human-Machine Collaboration
[Business]
2019/11/18 11:11
Your business processes with speed and precision. Organizations that want to embrace the Age of With™ to automate processes and promote human-machine collaboration will need to think about their workforce in a new holistic way—that includes digital workers. That means their organization chart might now show digital workers alongside human workers. It means they will adopt a progressive view o...
Amazon Rolls Out 'Amazon Pharmacy' Branding to PillPack
[Business]
2019/11/18 11:11
Amazon is adding "Amazon Pharmacy" branding to PillPack, the mail-order pharmacy it acquired in 2018.The new branding has changed from "PillPack, an Amazon company" to "PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy."PillPack has pharmacy licenses in all 50 US states and fills prescriptions for customers in pre-sorted single-dose packs with all their necessary pills. The packs include the date and time at which t...
