TREND REPORTS
(Video) WhammyPhone : Bending Sound with a Flexible Smartphone
[Tech]
2016/11/01 00:07
Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab unveils musical instrument for a flexible smartphone.Researchers at the Human Media Lab at Queen’s University have developed the world’s first musical instrument for a flexible smartphone. The device, dubbed WhammyPhone, allows users to bend the display in order to create sound effects on a virtual instrument, such as a guitar or violin.“WhammyPhone is...
Affordable, Quick Delivery Is Key for Online Grocery Sales
[Consumer]
2016/11/01 00:06
Over the past 16 years, online shopping has grown from a niche phenomenon to something that roughly 200 million Americans are doing. Back in 2000, e-commerce accounted for less than one percent of total retail sales in the U.S. – by the second quarter of 2016 that percentage had grown to 8.1 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.For many years, grocery shopping has been largely...
Float Your Devices with SkyFloat – The First Magnetic Ceiling Arm
[Product]
2016/11/01 00:05
SkyFloat is the world’s first adjustable magnetic ceiling arm for your tablet or phone. You can use it essentially anywhere! Above your bed, couch, in the kitchen, your office desk, conference room and even at the gym. The hands-free solution will offer you great ways to enjoy your favorite movie or simply read a book or watch your favorite game at the gym. No more looking down at your tablet...
Red Dot Design Award 2016 Winner - The Amphibious Joint Lifeguard UAV
[Design]
2016/11/01 00:04
The Amphibious Joint Lifeguard UAV is a winner of the Red Dot Design Award for the year 2016.If you look at a drone, and at a hovercraft, there isn’t much difference between them. Both of them rely on fan-based propulsion, but just in different directions. The Amphibious Joint Lifeguard UAV is essentially a surveillance drone, but it does the job of a motorized flotation device too. The device...
Monthly Trend Report - November. 2016 Edition
[Trendbird]
2016/11/01 00:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - November. 2016 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." * 글로벌 리딩 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심 전략부...
(PDF) AI-Ready or Not : Artificial Intelligence Here We Come
[Consumer]
2016/10/25 11:10
Global Consumers are Seven Times More Likely to See a Positive than Negative Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Society and Their Personal Lives.- 68 Percent of CMOs Report Their Company is Doing or Planning for Business in the AI Era -- 55 Percent of CMOs Expect AI to Have a Greater Impact on Marketing and Communications than Social Media Ever Had -As companies confront the next wave of...
(M&A) Google Buys Eyefluence Eye-Tracking Startup
[Investing]
2016/10/25 11:09
Google want to know everywhere that you’re looking. Today, Eyefluence announced that it has been acquired by Google. The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M in funding from investors including Intel Capital, Jazz Venture Partners, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital and NHN Investment. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Eyefluence shared the announcement quietly t...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Leaders and Laggards in Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Adoption
[Business]
2016/10/25 11:08
Investments in organizational capabilities rather than specific technology choices separate the leaders from the laggards.There is a lot of hype and hoopla about the cloud but few reliable facts and benchmarks about the adoption of this technology. CIOs, CTOs, and heads of infrastructure at large enterprises have shared with us their frustrations about adopting cloud-based platforms and migrati...
Lego-Like Wall Produces Acoustic Holograms
[Tech]
2016/10/25 11:06
This simple way of creating incredibly rich, intricate soundscapes is made from an array of 3D printed metamaterial blocks that sits in front of a speaker. Engineers from Duke University have developed a way to create acoustic "holograms" that promise to be as magical as visual holograms – all by placing an array of 3D-printed acoustic building blocks in front of a sound wave.When we talking a...
Ikea Lets Kids Design Its New Toys, And They're Delightful
[Product]
2016/10/25 11:06
Children have amazingly active imaginations, and tend to come up with things that even the most creative adults would never think of. Now, Ikea is smartly tapping into this wellspring of ideas for a line of stuffed toys.dubbed Sagoskatt—Swedish for "mythical treasure"—which hits shelves on November 20 and will be available until December 24.To come up with the toy concepts, Ikea invited kids...
The Biggest Money Mistakes We Make—Decade by Decade
[Investing]
2016/10/25 11:05
Our financial errors vary by age. Here’s a look at what we get wrong and how to do better.Our relationship to money changes as we get older. So do the mistakes that we make with it. Every new stage of life brings new financial strategies we need to follow. And at every stage we find new ways not to follow those strategies, costing ourselves money and jeopardizing our security.What’s more, eco...
DOSIS Designs Reconfigurable + Inflatable Architectural Structure in London
[Design]
2016/10/25 11:03
In london fields, a park east of the city center, a pneumatic architectural structure took shape in early october, hosting free community events for local families and children. designed and realized by DOSIS — a madrid-based laboratory of creative processes founded by isabel collado and ignacio peydro — ‘second dome’ is a reconfigurable space that can transform from a single, 65-square-met...
