TREND REPORTS
iTunes No Longer First Choice for U.S. Consumers
[Consumer]
2019/06/09 09:07
As the following chart, based on results from Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, shows, other services have long overtaken iTunes when it comes to (paid) digital media consumption.For many years, Apple iTunes Store was the first choice for Americans looking to buy digital music, TV shows or movies online. When the iTunes Music Store debuted in 2003, it marked the beginning of the digital music...
VW's GTI Aurora Concept has a Hologram-Controlled Sound System
[Design]
2019/06/09 09:06
Volkswagen’s Golf is getting some R2-D2 action, with the Golf GTI Aurora concept debuting a new hologram control system. The floating 3D interface demands no special glasses or screens; instead, it simply shows a set of media controls that hover in mid-air.The play, pause, and track skip buttons, along with animated playlists and more are all floating icons and graphics, selected by “tapping...
A First Look at Amazon’s New Delivery Drone
[Product]
2019/06/09 09:04
For the first time, Amazon today showed off its newest fully electric delivery drone at its first re:Mars conference in Las Vegas. Chances are, it neither looks nor flies like what you’d expect from a drone. It’s an ingenious hexagonal hybrid design, though, that has very few moving parts and uses the shroud that protects its blades as its wings when it transitions from vertical, helicopter-l...
The World's First Rooftop Infinity Pool with 360-Degree Views
[Design]
2019/06/09 09:03
Compass Pools has unveiled a concept for a four-sided infinity pool atop a London skyscraper, accessed via a submarine-style door.Called Infinity London, the project is described by the swimming pool manufacturer as "only building in the world to incorporate a 360-degree infinity pool".The pool is imagined atop a 220-metre-high, 55-storey skyscraper. Containing 600,000 litres of water, it would...
(Infographic) A Timeline of U-Turns from the Chinese Market
[Business]
2019/06/09 09:02
China’s economic surge is one of the biggest stories of the 21st century. Hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty, and China’s swelling middle class has attracted the interest of Western companies.As many American companies have discovered, doing business in China is far from straightforward. Recent history is littered with examples of companies that entered the Chinese...
(PDF) PwC : The Future is Here : Winning Carmakers Balance Metal and Mobility
[Business]
2019/06/06 09:10
Once drivers become passengers, a new “fifth-screen” economy focused on the in-car experience will flourish.If someday you no longer need to drive when you’re in your car, what will you do instead? Comfort, convenience, and entertainment already matter to drivers. But when drivers become passengers, these aspects of the in-car experience — centered on a new screen built into vehicles that w...
(Patent) Apple invents Wireless Security System for Apple Stores that Renders Unpaid Devices Useless once outside the Store
[Tech]
2019/06/06 09:09
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a security system, including a multi-stage wireless device security system for Apple Stores that will disable devices not paid for once they leave the store. The devices will also provide a warning message on the display once the thief tries to use the device as our report will elaborate on furt...
(Video) The Rokid Vision Specs Can Generate an AR Desktop from Your Smartphone
[Product]
2019/06/06 09:08
The Rokid Vision specs can plug into a phone, games console, or computer.As mobile components get more powerful and come down in cost, we're seeing a growing number of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices that don't need a computer connection – like the new Rokid Vision glasses, which can project games, phone apps and more in front of your eyes.Rokid calls the device Mixed R...
This Beautifully Designed 'Dumb Phone' Can Only Make Calls and Send Texts
[Product]
2019/06/06 09:07
The Light Phone 2 is a gorgeous, minimalist "dumb phone" that can do only a handful of things.The phone doesn't have any apps. Instead, it can make calls, send texts, handle simple directions, and set alarms.- Light, the company behind the phone, wants to make a device that is used as little as possible to get people off their smartphones.- This is an installment of Business Insider's "Your Bra...
