TREND REPORTS
(M&A) Salesforce Buys Word Processing App Quip for $750M
[Investing]
2016/08/02 11:17
Salesforce is continuing its buying spree to expand the kinds of cloud-based apps and services that it offers to its customers beyond basic CRM. The company has just announced that it is acquiring Quip, the cloud-based word processing app that was co-founded by Bret Taylor, formerly CTO of Facebook. We understand from two sources very close to the deal that the total price is $750 million.That...
(Video) Pattern-Changing Shirts React to Pollution and Radiation - Aerochromics
[Design]
2016/08/02 11:17
Now you see the patterns, but in polluted environments, now you don't. As air pollution becomes a bigger concern in communities around the globe, creative ways to detect it are beginning to proliferate. We've seen smartphone sensors proposed, as well as portable personal pollution monitors and even backpack-wearing, pollution-monitoring pigeons. Now, a designer out of New York City has released...
(Video) RoboNeko : Driverless Courier Deliveries Launched in Japan Next Year
[Product]
2016/08/02 11:16
Courier company Yamato Transport has teamed up with DeNA to launch a self-driving car delivery service from March 2017.The driverless automobiles are branded with the distinctive black cat logo of Yamato, whose green cars, carts, or bicycles are one of the most common sites around Tokyo.The service is called RoboNeko (“robot cat”), which is a further reference to the Yamato icon. Customers wi...
Homehive - Honey I Shrunk The Beehive !
[Design]
2016/08/02 11:16
The Homehive is your own apiary kit that allows you to not just breed bees with ease (rhymes!) but also tap the honeycomb for your own freshly made honey!Bees are probably the most important keys to human survival on this planet but they’re a dying breed. Scientists predict that it won’t take long for bees to be extinct and we could be battling an apocalypse just years after. Homehive lets yo...
(Infographic) 15 Facts That Can’t Be Ignored About U.S. Manufacturing
[Business]
2016/08/02 11:16
In this infographic, MP Star Financial looks at 15 facts that can’t be ignored about US manufacturing.Manufacturing is the driving force behind the steady economic growth, competitive advantage, innovation and high quality of life present in the United States. It has played a key role in shaping and developing the U.S. economy throughout the history of the nation, especially after the start of...
(PDF) Sportswear Giants Stock Up on Fitness Apps
[Investing]
2016/08/01 10:52
A couple of years ago, when you went for a run, you laced up your shoes and you ran. You didn’t know how many steps you took, how many calories you burned and hopefully there was no little voice in your head telling you how good a job you were doing. Well, things change. These days, a smartphone with a proper fitness app seems to be just as essential to many runners as running shoes were back...
(Patent) Disney Patents System to Track Magic Kingdom Visitors by Their Footwear
[Tech]
2016/08/01 10:51
Patent filed in April 2015 and describes sensors and cameras creating a personal identification for visitors to tailor their theme park experience.With millions of tourists visiting its theme parks around the world each year, it makes sense that Disney would want to track how visitors move about its attractions to help minimize lines and crowds and also to provide a unique experience for each g...
Pokémon Go Makes $10 Million Every Day Without Cannibalizing Other Games
[Business]
2016/08/01 10:51
The Pokémon Company has evolved the mobile gaming economy.Pokémon Go, the Google Maps location game where players catch pocket monsters by walking around the real world, is making $10 million in revenues daily from iOS and Google Play worldwide, according to intelligence firm App Annie. Analyst Sameer Singh, who tracks the App Store and Google Play, called this an “unprecedented success” in...
(Video) Transparent Screen Displays Free-Floating "Holograms" in Your Home - HoloVit
[Product]
2016/08/01 10:51
HoloVit is designed to work without the requirement of a projector or special equipment.Even before a realistic-looking Tupac Shakur was "resurrected" on-stage for a live performance, holograms have captured the minds and imaginations of many. But the gap between fantasy and reality has narrowed significantly over the past few years. HoloVit, which recently proved a prototype, is seeking funds...
(PDF) Mckinsey - More Than Digital Plus Traditional : A Truly Omnichannel Customer Experience
[Business]
2016/08/01 10:51
Adding digital channels requires major efforts, yet payoffs can disappoint. Integrating digital and traditional channels into a truly omnichannel offering is even harder—but multiplies the rewards.[click to enlarge]In sector after sector, companies are asking how they can adapt to the digital world—how they can build more digital capabilities, create more digital offerings, and even become “...
(Video) Drug-Delivering Microrobots Swim Closer to Reality
[Tech]
2016/08/01 10:51
One day, tiny bead-like bots could travel along with our blood cells, delivering drugs and even performing surgery. Over the years, scientists have come up with all manner of new ways to deliver medication, from sophisticated dual-sided pills to drug-packed nanoparticles. Now, researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia are working on something even more sophisticated, developing tiny bead...
The Audi eSuitcase
[Design]
2016/08/01 10:50
The Audi eSuitcase is a fabulous idea for lovers of Audi – like myself. I have dreamt for years of owning an Audi. They are my dream car, but unfortunately buying one isn’t in the cards just yet for me. A girl can dream, right? Or can she actually make it a reality without shelling out thousands of dollars? With the idea behind designer, Erkan Candar’s Audi eSuitcase, that reality might come...
