TREND REPORTS
Streaming Dominates U.S. Home Entertainment Spending
[Business]
2019/01/27 09:05
Marking a major milestone in home entertainment’s shift to digital formats, video streaming subscription revenues surpassed DVD / Blu-ray sales in the United States for the first time in 2016. This trend continued through 2018, when subscription-based streaming accounted for more than half of consumer spending on home entertainment. While U.S. consumers spent $12.9 billion on subscriptions to...
Beauty Brands Innovate to Reduce Waste
[Design]
2019/01/27 09:04
From fast food to furniture, companies across all industries are doing what they can to produce less waste. In addition to helping the planet, brands that help to make the world a better place through eco-conscious design will gain favor among today’s environmentally-focused youth. The following beauty brands have created plastic packaging alternatives, proving to young consumers that they are...
A Space-Friendly Solution to Poor Quality Air
[Design]
2019/01/27 09:03
During the winter months in China, the quality of the air can diminish as the haze simultaneously worsens, and with this brings the need for Fresh Air Ventilation systems or Air Purifiers. However, these can often take up noticeable, and often valuable space within the room, and this problem continues when it comes to storing the device. But this certainly isn’t the case with Plant.Plant is wh...
The 'Apple of China' Xiomi Teased a Double-Folding Smartphone
[Product]
2019/01/24 11:25
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has teased a double-folding phone display. This comes just two months after Samsung unveiled its own folding smartphone. Xiaomi is the fourth-biggest smartphone maker in the world.Xiaomi, the Chinese phone maker sometimes known as the "Apple of China," has teased a new double-folding phone just two months after Samsung unveiled its own folding phone.Earlier this month...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Road to Seamless Urban Mobility
[Business]
2019/01/24 11:23
Will the coming mobility revolution make urban traffic better, or worse?The age of modern transit began in 1863, when the first underground railway began rolling in central London. The line was short and smoky, and nothing like it had ever been seen before. But it worked, and cities around the world began to follow London’s lead. Over time, city authorities came to see providing transportation...
7 Amazing Robots Based on Animals
[Tech]
2019/01/24 11:23
Forget robots that look like humans, the next generation of robots will be based on animals – from snakes to locusts and even a robotic octopus that can study the ocean floor.When it comes to robots, science fiction has conditioned us to think of androids – bipedal machines approximating the human form. But the next generation of robots may be based on very different types of animals: snakes,...
A 'Natural' Rise in Sustainability Around the World
[Consumer]
2019/01/24 11:23
When it comes to purchase behavior, it’s become abundantly clear that consumers care. In fact, the majority (73%) of global consumers say they would definitely or probably change their consumption habits to reduce their impact on the environment. As consumers become increasingly aware of what they put in and on their bodies, they’re also interested in buying—and sometimes paying more—for pr...
(Video) Amazon Launches Autonomous Delivery Robot Service, Named Scout
[Investing]
2019/01/24 11:22
Amazon's aspirations when it comes to autonomous deliveries are well-known, but much of the buzz has surrounded its Prime Air service that would rely on drones to deliver packages through the air. The company has today kicked off trials using ground-based robots instead, which will start rolling down the sidewalks of a Washington neighborhood using autonomous navigation to reach their destinati...
The Adoption of Disruptive Technologies in the Consumer Products Industry
[Business]
2019/01/24 11:22
Consumer products organizations can leverage artificial intelligence solutions to improve efficiencies, personalize offerings, and achieve a coveted outcome—consumer delight.ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is one of several disruptive technologies that consumer products’ companies can deploy to further advance their journey to digital maturity. AI technologies “perform and/or augment tasks, hel...
