As 2020 has become the year of Coronavirus, the impact on businesses has been considerable.Computers in the City, has compiled recent data in an infographic that shows the background, benefits and advice related to the surge in working from home.For many people, shifting to the home office has been the only available option, but for those ready to adjust it could be a blessing in disguise. It o...

What will future AirPods offer in sound improvement ?Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro improve all the time – look no further than the Spatial Audio feature coming to AirPods Pro when iOS 14 arrives this Fall. But a new patent, just spotted by Apple Insider, shows Apple has plans to take the in-ear headphones in quite a different direction, bone conduction, as a way of supplementing audio quality....

Consumers are shifting behaviors across eight areas of life.As the world begins its slow pivot from COVID-19 crisis management to recovery and the reopening of economies, it’s clear that lockdown has had a profound impact on how people live. The period of contagion, self-isolation, and economic uncertainty will change the way consumers behave—in some cases for years to come.New consumer behav...

Swiss computer vision startup Advertima has raised a €15 million Series A (~$17.5 million) to build out a machine learning platform for physical retail stores to ‘upgrade’ the shopping experience via real-time shopper behavior analytics. The round is led by existing shareholder, Fortimo Group, a Swiss real estate company.Fed by visual sensors, Advertima’s platform provides physical retail s...

Theia will find its way around through a lidar and camera system that enables it to build a three-dimensional image of the environment, much like a self-driving carLoughborough .Guide dogs play an important role as a mobility aid for the visually impaired, but they aren’t the perfect solution for everyone. Things like the cost, smaller living quarters or even allergies can mean that these cani...

Electric pulses open airways and could combat deadly “cytokine storm”The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an emergency use authorization for treating suspected COVID-19 patients with a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator. The handheld device, made by electroCore, in Basking Ridge, N.J., sends a train of electric pulses through the skin to a nerve in the neck. Research has shown t...

Digital transformation has upended businesses on a global scale, and no industry is immune from its powerful effects.New technologies and enhancing customer experience are key drivers for companies investing in digital transformation, but the most important reason for prioritizing this shift is that it will allow them to leverage entirely new opportunities for growth.However, with the speed of...

There’s nothing more disruptive than a product that challenges the presence of multiple markets. Meet the Paysage, a conceptual computing device that targets both laptop and desktop users with a unique hybrid design.Its design features a two-part construction – the main CPU, which sits within the keyboard-unit (like most laptops), and the screen, which rather than resting on the top of the ke...

MONTHLY TREND REPORT - August. 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."