TREND REPORTS
New “Automated Following” Tech Lets One Driver Control Two Trucks
[Tech]
2019/07/28 09:04
Peloton's Automated Follow feature would allow a person to drive two trucks at once.Trucking is an industry that could be shaped significantly by autonomous vehicle tech in the coming years, and enabling heavy haulers to roll along in tight formations known as platoons could be a key part of this future. Startup Peloton has an interesting new take on this concept, describing an automated follow...
Nestle Creates New Chocolate with No Added Sugar
[Product]
2019/07/28 09:03
KitKat maker uses cocoa leftovers to sweeten dark chocolate. Method can reduce amount of sugar in chocolate by up to 40%Nestle SA has found a way to create chocolate without adding any sugar, relying on leftover material from cocoa plants for sweetening as consumers look for natural and healthier fare.The food company is using a patented technique to turn the white pulp that covers cocoa beans...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Mapping the Automotive Software-and-Electronics Landscape Through 2030
[Business]
2019/07/25 09:10
The market for automotive software and for electrical and electronic components is expected to grow strongly in the next decade. What must companies know to succeed ?Autonomous driving, connected vehicles, the electrification of the powertrain, and shared mobility (also called the ACES trends) are mutually reinforcing developments in the automotive sector. Combined, they are disrupting the auto...
Bone-Conducting Bracelet Lets You Make Payments, Phone Calls and Tracks Your Health
[Product]
2019/07/25 09:09
Get uses bone conduction technology which passes audio through the bones of your wrist, to your finger tip, which then conducts it directly to your ear’s cochlea via your skull.It looks like an elegant fitness tracker and acts like a smartwatch, yet it has has no buttons nor a screen. It also plays audio when you touch your finger to your ear and is controlled entirely via customizable gesture...
2019 Global Start-Up Ecosystem Report
[Business]
2019/07/25 09:08
During the past decade, much of the discussion about start-up ecosystems has been centered on the question of which city or region will become “the next Silicon Valley”. Although there are several places with promising growth trajectories, we frankly think this view is short-sided. It implies there needs to be a new champion overshadowing the old one.In fact, there will be no “next Silicon V...
(Paper) Wearable Device Harvests Energy from Bending of the Knee
[Tech]
2019/07/25 09:07
As compared to most other joints in the human body, the knee has quite a large range of motion … so why not put that motion to use, as a source of electricity? That's what a new prototype device does, and it reportedly does not cause its wearer to expend more energy while walking.Developed by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the 307-gram (0.7-lb) device incorporates a slider-...
Digi-Capital Games Investment Report Q3 2019
[Investing]
2019/07/25 09:06
Digi-Capital’s new Games Investment Report Q3 2019 shows that after a record $5.8 billion games investment in 2018, VC and strategic games investors poured another $3.8 billion into games companies in the first half of 2019.This makes the last 18 months games fundraising equal to the previous five years’ games investments combined at $9.6 billion. If games investors continue at a similar rate...
The Future of Music - Mubert
[Product]
2019/07/25 09:05
Mubert is the futuristic music app that uses AI to generate unique music personally to each listener. Use likes and dislikes to teach Mubert about your musical preferences. Also you can save the favorite moments and share them via Instagram or Snapchat.IN THE 1950S, experimental composer John Cage began to explore what would happen if some parts of a musical composition were left to chance. Mus...
Nicholas Baker’s Chair Designs will Surely Inspire You to Create
[Design]
2019/07/25 09:04
This fun concrete/metal chair created for a workshop at Purdue IDSA commemorates the 100th chair sketch created by Baker. Every product design lover must have come across this rapid sketch along with a video of ingenious chair designs, with concepts that make you think anything in the range from ‘why didn’t I think of that’ to ‘I wish I could own that chair!’ These design creations are the...
