While trade book revenue increased, education and scholarly revenue declined.Revenue for trade (consumer) book publishers was $7.83 billion in 2018, an increase of $341.5 million (+4.6%) compared to 2017, according to the StatShot Monthly report from the Association of American Publishers. Each of the trade book categories - Adult Books, Children’s/Young Adult and Religious Presses – saw reve...

Taking into account the great variety of dairy products and its abundance on the retail shelves nowadays, eye-catching design and unique selling proposition of a product are an absolute necessity to stand out in the competition.Now, imagine seeing a fully BLACK bottle on the all-WHITE milk shelf in the store. Introducing: “Unblackit”.“Unblackit” is a milk product presented in a transparent...

US patent application 20190333278 discloses techniques for tangibility visualization of virtual objects within a CGR environment (VR/AR) by providing visual feedback indicating that tangibility is provided for a virtual object that does not correspond to a real, tangible object in the real environment, as illustrated below.Patent Application : http://bit.ly/2Xs89AL[uspto]

Strategies to realize value in the fresh food category. Even with rising consumer demand for fresh foods and their prominence in stores, fresh food sales haven’t kept pace with total food sales. How can manufacturers and retailers drive fresh foods growth and realize untapped potential?Consumer demand for fresh food continues to be strong: Two out of three consumers in the United States report...

Warby Parker Makes Move Into Contacts With The Launch of Scout. Warby Parker's new contact lens brand Scout will come in compact packs that use almost 80% less packaging than traditional contact packs, according to the company.Warby Parker wants to keep its customers even when they’re ready to ditch its fashionable frames. On Tuesday, the New York City-based eyeglass retailer launched Scout,...

Perfect Corp. Partners with Aveda for the First-of-its-Kind Artificial Intelligence Hair Color Virtual Try-On Experience.Hair care brand Aveda is letting customers virtually try on hair coloring before booking a salon appointment. The "Find Your Shade" section of its website, which is accessible on mobile and desktop devices, uses augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technolo...

Creepy robots and the strange phenomenon of the uncanny valley: definition, history, examples, and how to avoid it. The uncanny valley phenomenon can be described as an eerie or unsettling feeling that some people experience in response to not-quite-human figures like humanoid robots and lifelike computer-generated characters.Have you ever encountered a lifelike humanoid robot or a realistic co...

It doesn’t make sense to have a defensive army without an intelligence unit. The same concept applies to the virtual world, according to cybersecurity-focused IntSights’ CEO Guy Nizan.The market seems to agree. Nizan’s threat intelligence company announced Tuesday that it raised $30 million in its Series D round to expand its suite of intelligence and remediation tools. The round was led by...

Tommy Hilfiger is implementing new learning and technology capabilities for all global design teams at its Amsterdam headquarters to achieve 100% 3D apparel design by its Spring 2022 collections.Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE:PVH], announces that 3D design technology is being incorporated into all global apparel design teams at its headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....