TREND REPORTS
The Rise of Music Streaming Continues
[Business]
2016/01/13 11:42
Over the past couple of days, there’s been a lot of good news for all advocates of music streaming. Shortly after the Financial Times reported that Apple Music has passed 10 million subscribers, market leader Spotify went on record saying that the company had enjoyed the fastest subscriber growth in its seven-year history in the second half of 2015. Estimates put Spotify’s subscriber base bet...
(Video) A Contraceptive Switch For Men ? Vasectomies Could Be On The Way Out
[Tech]
2016/01/13 11:42
When it comes to contraceptive measures, men have far fewer than women. Aside from condoms, there’s always a vasectomy, but that requires surgery and although it can sometimes be reversed, that too requires surgery, making the option rather unappealing.But now a company claims to have invented a device that can stop the flow of sperm at the flip of a switch, and allow it to flow through again...
HBR - The Biology of Corporate Survival
[Business]
2016/01/13 11:42
Companies operate in an increasingly complex world: Business environments are more diverse, dynamic, and interconnected than ever—and far less predictable. Yet many firms still pursue classic approaches to strategy that were designed for more-stable times, emphasizing analysis and planning focused on maximizing short-term performance rather than long-term robustness. How are they faring?To ans...
The Future of Airbnb’s Shopper Experience Journey
[Design]
2016/01/13 11:42
The following is a concept from digital agency Dare, who set out to reimagine how the hosting platform, Airbnb, could envelop new technologies to enhance the end-to-end vacation experience for their travelers.The studio developed a digitally smart, community-driven approach that supports Airbnb customers throughout their vacation experience—from researching a trip to automatically booking thei...
Smart Toothbrush and Dental Plan Combo Rewards Good Habits
[Business]
2016/01/13 11:42
Beam uses a smart toothbrush, an app and a network of dentists to encourage preventative care by rewarding good habits.As with most healthcare areas, preventative care is the most effective solution in dentistry. However, dentists currently earn their living by fixing dental problems after a cavity or decay has occured. Now, Ohio-based startup Beam wants to help change that through affordable i...
Japan’s Fashion Rental Service AirCloset Snags $8M
[Investing]
2016/01/13 11:42
AirCloset is an outstanding startup in the Japanese fashion rental industry. Launched back in February of 2015, the company has been providing a subscription-based fashion item rental service for females under the same name. Its users combined surpasses 70,000 for now, which rapidly grew from 65,000 users in October of 2015.AirCloset announced today that it has fundraised slightly less than 1 b...
The Smartypants Hybrid-Energy Phone
[Design]
2016/01/13 11:41
Delta V is the first energy-independent smartphone concept, based on revolutionary solar energy, piezoelectricity and triboelectricity technologies. A film under each of these techs converts even the slightest vibrations and movements into power for the phone’s functions so that no charger is needed. The films are distinguished from their slightly different texture: beginning from the glossy p...
(Infographic) How to Target the ‘Always-On’ Consumer
[Consumer]
2016/01/13 11:41
This infographic is about targeting and understanding the new 'Always-On' consumer. People are living digitally at home, at work and everywhere in between, offering businesses a chance to connect with their customers 24/7.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Digital-Trends-How-to-Target-the-Always-On-Consumer1.jpg[cube]
The Industrial IoT : 56 Startups Transforming Factory Floors, Oil Fields, And Supply Chains
[Investing]
2016/01/12 11:40
So far, the IIoT wave transforming asset-heavy industries has been led by the old guard of tech giants such as GE, IBM, and Cisco.[click to enlarge]With connected devices like Nest and Sonos breaking into the mainstream, the IoT has become one of the most-discussed tech trends of the last twenty years. And the hype is well founded: IoT startups have attracted a cumulative $7.4B in venture inves...
(PDF) Which Country’s Tourists Spend The Most Money ?
[Consumer]
2016/01/12 11:40
Of the world’s international travellers, Chinese tourists spent the most money abroad last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. They spent a record $165 billion abroad in 2014, an increase of 27% since 2013, putting them well ahead of countries such as the US and Germany.While less than 6% of China’s population holds a passport, the number of Chinese citizens taki...
Would You Wear Google Glass If It Looked Like This ?
[Product]
2016/01/12 11:40
The German company is developing lenses that can make smart glasses subtle and fashionable.Of all the problems with Google Glass, the biggest one was social acceptance. No matter what they did for you, the device simply looked too dorky for the vast majority of the public to consider wearing.But what if it had looked almost exactly like a regular pair of glasses? That’s the dream of smart glas...
How The Sleep Industry Infiltrated Offices
[Business]
2016/01/12 11:40
CHRISTOPHER LINDHOLST, CEO OF METRONAPS, EXPLAINS HOW "SLEEPING ON THE JOB" BECAME A GOOD THING.In recent years, countless studies have extolled the virtues of napping. A quick power nap can sharpen your focus , boost creativity, and mitigate the effects of sleep deprivation. But if you work a 9 to 5 at an office, how can you fulfill your nap quota without being called out for sleeping on the j...
