By taking a data-driven approach, regions can pinpoint the strengths and gaps in their pool of tech talent and prioritize investments to boost competitiveness and collaboration.Amazon’s search for its HQ2 location sparked fierce competition among US metropolitan areas, as their leaders viewed the headquarters as a game changer for economic development. However, the bidding process also shone a...

Tech-based commerce is getting an exciting upgrade with the help of augmented reality, or AR. Recently, brands are adding AR options to their mobile shopping apps to give consumers the opportunity to “try on” products via their smartphones. This new innovation aligns nicely with what young consumers expect from the retail industry: thoughtfully-integrated tech that seamlessly combines the onl...

Home fitness is a hot topic in this time-poor day and age, and you better believe companies are beavering away trying to apply all the very latest technologies in an effort to make getting fit and staying in shape as easy and effective as possible. The latest offering comes from wearables company Huami, which has teamed up with "fitness entertainment" company Studio to produce the Amazefit Stud...

When I sat down this morning* to create a “Wall of Worry” chart, the hard part wasn’t coming up with the list, but rather choosing what to leave off. Since the stock market bottomed in 2009, there have been so many potential reasons to sell that it wasn’t possible to fit them all on the chart. Below are a few that didn’t make the cut:We’ve seen a thousand versions of this chart, but we ha...

Abode's home security lineup includes everything from door, window, and motion sensors to a security camera for inside your home. But one thing it's been missing is an outdoor camera, and more specifically one that can be used as a video doorbell.The new Abode Indoor/Outdoor Smart Camera can be used, as its name implies, inside your home for monitoring an entryway or your kid's playroom. Altern...

Uncovering value for retailers and customers through 3D technology.Augmented reality and 3D technologies are changing how customers shop both online and in-store. How should retailers prepare?IN late November of 2019, the CEO of Levi’s boldly stated that in 10 years there would be no more sizing—soon we would replace this aging retail artifact with custom fit apparel, enabled by body scanning...

Up close the trick of perspective is lost, but for any driver approaching the crossing the sight of people apparently walking on free floating white boards should make them slow to a stop.The zebra crossing outside the main entrance to Wat Bueng Thong Lang school on the outskirts of Bangkok, was painted by students and volunteers, with funding from Thailand's Government Savings Bank. During the...

Natural products are looking more and more like natural winners in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. From mid-2018 through mid-2019, these products drove more than half of the industry’s growth in unit sales, despite accounting for only 7% of those sales. [click to enlarge]Looking forward, we expect natural products to continue to outpace conventional products, thanks to powerful tai...

The CopenHill power plant includes the world’s largest artificial climbing wall, tree-lined hiking trails and an artificial ski slope.Danish architecture firm, BIG, has built what it claims is the cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world. The power plant comes with tree-lined hiking trails, the world’s largest artificial climbing wall and an artificial ski slope. The CopenHill power...