TREND REPORTS
Orbital Systems Raises £15M Series B for ‘NASA-Inspired’ Tech to Save Water When Showering
[Investing]
2017/04/19 10:09
Orbital Systems, a ‘clean-tech’ startup out of Sweden, has raised £15 million in Series B funding. The company’s founder and CEO Mehrdad Mahdjoubi has developed new re-purification technology, in collaboration with NASA, that significantly reduces the amount of water and energy used when taking a shower. The same technology can also be used to save water in other domestic situations.Dubbed...
A London Bar’s Whisky Cocktail Comes with a VR Headset and Views of the Scottish Highlands
[Business]
2017/04/19 10:07
The patrons of hotel bars usually know a thing or two about escapism. But the Lobby Bar at the One Aldwych luxury hotel in London earlier this month started offering their customers a chance to take their lust for elsewhere a step further through the latest item on its menu: a virtual-reality headset.The video shows the making of one its new whisky cocktails, called the Origin, made with a 12-y...
(PDF) Improve Your Website Experience to Meet Customer Expectations
[Consumer]
2017/04/19 10:06
Survey surprise: Consumers very forgiving of non-mobile-friendly websites. The biggest problem was missing or incorrect NAP data.While most consumer survey data argue that poor mobile site experiences mean lost business, Vistaprint Digital discovered something different. The company’s recent online consumer survey found that a bad mobile site experience was less of an issue than missing or inc...
(Video) Is This the Flying Car You've Been Waiting For ? CityHawk
[Tech]
2017/04/19 10:05
The CityHawk may be the taxi of the future.For the past several years, Israeli aerospace firm Urban Aeronautics has been developing a VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft that was first known as the AirMule, and is now called the Cormorant. Although the vehicle is aimed mainly at military applications, the company has previously mentioned that its Metro Skyways subsidiary is exploring t...
Bridgestone Announces Airless Tires for Bicycles
[Product]
2017/04/19 10:05
Bridgestone has announced the latest in its line of “airless tires” that do not require inflation, this time adapting the technology for bicycles.The second generation of the Air Free Concept was first announced in 2013 as part of the manufacturer’s efforts towards reducing C02 emissions and moving towards 100% use of sustainable materials. But so far Bridgestone had only developed the techn...
This Shower Goes Both Ways
[Design]
2017/04/19 10:03
What started as a conceptual design project to monitor water wastage in a household, turned slowly into a real-world project with one rather interesting product emerging as a result. The ‘Well’ by Matter and Mindtribe aimed to set up a system monitoring water-usage in one’s home and have stats sent to the homeowner’s phone. However, what we are captivated by is the resultant shower-head des...
(Patent) Apple Patents Shock Absorbers for iPhone That Pop Out When Device is Dropped
[Tech]
2017/04/18 10:10
Sooner or later it happens to every mobile phone user: the device escapes the hand, or gets knocked off a counter, and down it falls.The Apple warranty does not apply to damage caused by user fumbling and bumbling. And even if it’s only the screen that breaks, Apple will charge $129 to $149 for the fix.But imagine if, when you dropped your phone, bumpers popped out from each corner to cushion...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Supply Chain 4.0 in Consumer Goods
[Business]
2017/04/18 10:09
In Supply Chain 4.0, supply-chain management applies Industry 4.0 innovations—the Internet of Things, advanced robotics, analytics, and big data—to jump-start performance, and customer satisfaction.Over the last 30 years, supply chain has undergone a tremendous change. What was once a purely operational logistics function that reported to sales or manufacturing and focused on ensuring supply...
‘World’s First’ Colorless Coffee Will Help You Conceal Your Caffeine Addiction - Clear Coffee
[Product]
2017/04/18 10:08
Do your loved ones constantly nag at you about your coffee addiction? Now, you can drink it right under their noses without them knowing. David Nagy and his brother Adam have developed ‘Clear Coffee’—the “first colorless coffee drink” in the world that has all the stimulating effects of coffee, yet contains lower calories and keeps your teeth white. It’s also anything but watered down, al...
(Infographic) Fintech Investment in 2016
[Investing]
2017/04/18 10:07
According to a new report by Singapore-based venture capital firm Life.SREDA, last year was a mixed bag for fintech.On the one hand, the Money of the Future Report pegs 2016 as the first year to have an overall decrease in fintech funding after taking into account any outliers. By their calculations, dealflow slowed in the last couple of quarters of the year, while the amount of funding flowing...
DJI is Running Away with the Drone Market
[Business]
2017/04/18 10:06
Better products at lower prices are helping China’s drone giant take control of a fast-growing industry. The nascent drone market is growing. And one company has been rising to the top in many industry categories, with few serious competitors: China’s DJI.Stats for the drone market are somewhat hard to come by. Most top drone companies are not publicly held and are often based in China. And f...
McDonald’s CEO is Getting $15 Million to Figure Out a Menu People will Actually Buy
[Investing]
2017/04/18 10:05
There’s no doubt about the challenge ahead of McDonald’s. How do you reimagine and transform the greasiest beacon of American food on the planet into a modern restaurant chain that gives people what they want—healthier food served more efficiently? Certainly, McDonald’s has been feeling the need to change for some time. Executives there have watched same-store sales growth shrink for more t...
