TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Accenture - Discover Where Value's Hiding
[Business]
2019/01/13 09:10
How to unlock the value of your innovation investments- A significant amount of money, to the tune of $3.2 trillion, has been spent on innovation-related activities over the last 5 years.- To convert that investment into value, companies need to put innovation to work, at the right pace and in the right place.- Learn how high-growth companies we surveyed are turning innovation investments into...
(Patent) Microsoft Patents ‘Awareness Engine’ To Help Surface Popular Social Media Content
[Tech]
2019/01/13 09:09
When displaying results, search engines don't account for the viral content driving discussion on social media. Microsoft wants to change that.If you thought search engine algorithms were complex already, here’s a brand new twist, courtesy of Microsoft and its recently granted patent. It’s called the “Awareness Engine.”With it, Microsoft wants to have your typical search engine query result...
Mayo Clinic Sees Big Success with AI Detecting Weak Heart Pumps via ECGs
[Business]
2019/01/13 09:08
In an interview with CNBC today, the Mayo Clinic’s chair of cardiovascular medicine, Dr. Paul Friedman shared that they have seen promising results using AI to detect an often symptom-less heart defect. It’s called asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, which means a weak heart pump. In Mayo Clinic’s studies, they are using AI to read ECGs and finding impressive results identifying weak...
Smart Speakers Make Inroads Into American Homes
[Consumer]
2019/01/13 09:07
When Amazon announced the Amazon Echo in 2014, many people laughed at the idea of voluntarily letting the world’s largest online retailer put a “listening device” in your home. And yet, the Echo, and Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa with it, became a major success, pioneering the smart speaker market in the United States and internationally. According to a recent statement, Amazon shipped mor...
Environmentally-Focused Beauty Brands Prioritize Sustainability
[Product]
2019/01/13 09:06
As concerns about the health of the environment continue to escalate, brands across all industries are stepping up to lessen, or altogether eliminate, their carbon footprints. This is especially true for the beauty industry, which is notorious for its use of paper and single-use plastic. The following beauty brands place a huge focus on sustainability, which is important to eco-conscious modern...
The LUCI Immers Wants to be the First Style-Conscious VR Headset
[Design]
2019/01/13 09:05
My strongest visual memory of VR headsets is this image of Mark Zucerkberg walking past an entire audience wearing VR headsets. There’s a lot to discuss about this picture. Especially the element of dystopia, where masses have these large cuboids strapped to their faces, completely absorbed in their virtual world, oblivious to their surroundings. This feeling is brought about by the VR headset...
CES 2019 is Flush with Smart Toilets. Here are the Best Bowls of the Bunch
[Product]
2019/01/13 09:04
The Consumer Electronics Show is almost always a good showcase for out-there ideas, and CES 2019 was no exception, with a strange but also somehow totally predictable trend emerging: Smart toilets. That’s right, toilets with internet-connected features, voice assistants built in, and more. Here are the best smart toilets on display at this year’s show.TOTO NEOREST NX2The Neorest NX2 intellige...
(Infographic) How Brands Can Make the Most of Their Subscription Services
[Consumer]
2019/01/13 09:03
56% of consumers unsubscribe because of renewal cost increases. 68 percent of subscribers prefer subscription companies to contact them via email over text, push notifications or a chatbot.From beauty boxes to streaming platforms, subscription services are becoming part of the norm. But with more services to choose from, how can brands make their subscription offerings stand out? New research f...
Annual Trend Report - 2019 Edition !
[Trendbird]
2019/01/10 16:23
글로벌 트렌드 리서치 서비스 TRENDBIRD, ‘Annual Trend Report 2019’ 발표 (2019년 글로벌 테크/비즈니스 핵심 트렌드를 한눈에)1) 글로벌 시장에서 포착된 핵심적인 글로벌 트렌드 및 미래 사업기회를 주요 Industry와 핵심 Function으로 분류하여 발행하는 보고서 (총12권)2) 인공지능, 블록체인/암호화폐, 음성비서, VA/AR, IoT, 로봇, 리테일 2.0, FinTech, 자율주행차등 핵심 기술을 활용한 미래 비즈니스 기회 총망라3...
