Palm-size and lightweight, enables color printing anywhere & anytime and on any surface by 3 steps.What if a printer could fit in a pocket and print on almost any surface? That’s the question that has more than 12,000 backers pledging over $1 million to push the PrinCube from prototype to production. Less than 3 inches on the longest side, the PrinCube is a one-line color mobile printer. S...

Foldable phones are taking over the globe. Or will take over the globe…in the foreseeable future. The release of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha led it to become the talk around town, although people did have some mixed emotions regarding it. With the original display occupying 180.6% of the body area, and with it becoming the world’s first smartphone with a 108MP camera, there were some who wondered...

Breaking down how younger consumers participate in the sharing economy. New data from Lab42 shows younger consumers' participation in the sharing economy.From Rent the Runway to Adorn, rental companies are all over Instagram feeds. But why are consumers renting instead of buying, and who is part of this trend? According to new data from market research firm Lab42, most renters are Gen Zers and...

SwitchBot Curtain, make your curtains smart in seconds. Retrofit your curtains to make them smart. Automate your curtains to suit your lifestyle, habits, and the weather.Although there already are "smart" powered curtains on the market, the things can be complex to install, and often need to be plugged into a power outlet. The SwitchBot Curtain, on the other hand, is a battery-powered device th...

Consumer-goods companies have learned to capture significant value from revenue growth management. But the market is challenging them to improve their game again. Here’s a road map for success.Over the past decade, many consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies have mastered the fundamentals of pricing, promotions, assortment, and trade investment—revenue growth management’s four main elements...

How funding rounds are classified these days has much more to do with positioning than any VC definitions, but it’s still true that nothing has quite the pizzazz as the “strategic investment” celebrity party round.Sandbox VR, a location-based virtual reality startup that capped off a huge $68 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz at the beginning of the year, is bringing on some new in...

With consumer disloyalty on the rise and growth and return on investment (ROI) on everyone’s minds, it’s increasingly important to make sure that every move you make as a retailer or manufacturer counts.This importance extends to your strategy at hard discounters. How can you ensure that your discounter listing not only leads to incremental growth, but also does not jeopardize your existing r...

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to petrol.Being able to produce syngas sustainably would be a critical step in closing the global carbon cycle and establishing a sustainable chemical an...

Silicon Valley may be the gold standard for technology hubs. But when it comes to securing money for startups, the region that holds that moniker – the Northern California counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo – is actually taking in a smaller share of funding than it once did.Of course, less is relative. A Crunchbase News tally of reported funding rounds for startups in the core Silicon Vall...