TREND REPORTS
How Many Consumers Own Cryptocurrency ?
[Investing]
2018/09/03 09:29
The hype is dead, long live the hype. 2017 was a breakthrough year for cryptocurrency. Its combined market cap soared to unprecedented heights, leading to lots of media attention and celebrity endorsements, such as Paris Hilton and Floyd Mayweather, for Bitcoin and other similar currencies. In 2018, however, the skyrocketing ascent began to turn around. In December 2017, one Bitcoin was valued...
Cars Talk, Firetrucks Fly, and Robots Do Surgery in This Lab Outside Seoul
[Tech]
2018/09/03 09:29
Faster cellphones are coming. So are cities where everything is connected.Fifth-generation wireless networks, the first of which will come fully online early next year, promise faster downloads and more bandwidth for smartphones. Yet the real promise of 5G involves connecting everything besides phones, a transformation that could reorder urban life. But how? That’s the South Korean question re...
Augmented Reality To-Go - GOOVIS G1
[Design]
2018/09/03 09:28
Imagined for personal use while traveling, the GOOVIS G1 is a smart, mobile 3D cinema designed to take users to an entirely new dimension wherever they might be. The system utilizes dynamic 3D verisimilitude imaging, a large field angle of 53 degrees and a 1080-pixel full-color screen to completely immerse the user in whatever game, movie, or digital adventure they’re experiencing. The robust...
Monthly Trend Report - September. 2018 Edition
[Trendbird]
2018/09/03 09:28
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(PDF) Mckinsey - Beyond Procurement : Transforming Indirect Spending in Retail
[Business]
2018/08/28 10:10
If retailers treat indirect costs as an opportunity for business transformation rather than just a procurement matter, they can boost return on sales by as much as 2 percent.For retailers seeking to cut costs and generate cash for growth investments, indirect spending can be a big untapped opportunity. Indirect costs—the goods and services that retailers purchase but don’t resell—are equival...
The Looking Glass Makes Sci-Fi Movie-Style Holograms a Reality
[Product]
2018/08/28 09:09
The disclaimer at the very beginning of the video should be indication enough that the things you are about to see will blow your minds away. After decades of watching 3D holographic projections in movies like the Star Wars franchise, a Kickstarter project is bringing the promise of three-dimensional virtual imagery to life. No VR/AR headsets, no 3D glasses, no gimmicks, the Looking Glass displ...
The 15 U.S. Companies That are Investing the Most in Tomorrow’s Big Ideas
[Business]
2018/08/28 09:08
Business investments in intellectual property is rising at the fastest pace in 12 years.Big U.S. technology and pharmaceutical companies have been pouring billions of dollars into research and development this year, driving up private-sector investments in intellectual property at the fastest pace in 12 years, according to government and corporate data.These companies have led a surge in invest...
(Video) Youbionic Founder Federico Ciccarese’s Road to a 3D Printed Humanoid
[Tech]
2018/08/28 09:07
Low-cost 3D printed prosthetics have acted as an accessible solution for amputees to improve their quality of life by regaining mobility and dexterity in limbs that were once lost.Federico Ciccarese, Founder of Italian technology startup Youbionic, and his team are developing 3D printed prosthetics that go beyond limb replacement and medical applications. The artificial limbs can be attached to...
The California Startup Selling America on Tofu - Hodo
[Business]
2018/08/28 09:06
Hodo—a bean curd producer for the Sweetgreen set—is expanding its factory and coming to all Whole Foods stores this month.Hidden behind gray walls and metal window guards on an industrial street in Oakland, Calif., Hodo Inc.’s tofu factory has a Willy Wonka-style energy. Vats full of soybeans bubble before they travel down chutes to be pulverized, strained, and compressed into giant cakes. I...
