TREND REPORTS
(Trendbird) Annual Trend Report - 2016 Edition
[Trendbird]
2016/01/05 14:51
TRENDBIRD - Annual Trend Report 2016 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) Annual Trend Report 2016은2015년 한해 동안 글로벌 시장에서 포착된 핵심적인 “글로벌 트렌드 및 미래사업 기회”를12개의 주요 Industry와 핵심 Function으로 분류하여 발행하는 보고서 (총12권)입니다TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) Annual TREND Report 2016은 지난 한해동안 글로벌 시장에서의 핵심적인 “...
(Patent) A First Look at Nike’s Idea for a “Smart” Sneaker
[Tech]
2016/01/05 12:12
Nike prides itself on innovation, and as it works to hit its goal of $50 billion in annual sales by 2020, it’s undoubtedly thinking about what innovations will get it there.Two recent documents from the US patent office offer a glimpse into what the world’s largest sportswear brand has in the works, including one intriguing hint that Nike may have a “smart” sneaker in its sights, and anothe...
Augmented and Virtual Reality 1.0 — 2016 Preview
[Business]
2016/01/05 12:11
Samsung/Oculus’ Gear VR launch was the starting gun for AR/VR 1.0, so what can we expect next year? Strap on your magic goggles, it’s immersion time.Consumer VR 1.0You couldn’t miss the electrons (digital and TV) and trees sacrificed to VR this year. While 1990s VR was a poor beta, this time around it really is different.The new wave includes Facebook/Oculus, Samsung, HTC/Valve, Sony and Goo...
Withings Thermo Thermometer Boasts a 16-Sensor Array and Wi-Fi
[Product]
2016/01/05 12:11
The Withings Thermo is a fast and accurate temporal artery thermometer.The Withings Thermo is a temporal artery thermometer which combines a new super fast 16-sensor array to deliver some of the fastest and most accurate temperature readings available. The Thermo also boasts Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, allowing smartphone users to log readings, along with other information such as symptom...
The Future of Mobile Chatting : Commerce
[Business]
2016/01/05 12:11
Facebook, others strive to copy China’s WeChat success in linking messaging apps to shopping, services.For many smartphone users, messaging apps have become the center of their online activity. Shown, hostesses on a break during an auto exhibition in China last year. In 2011, Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. launched a smartphone app so people could send each other free text messag...
Pandorum Technologies Creates India’s First 3D Printed Artificial Human Liver Tissue
[Tech]
2016/01/05 12:10
When it comes to major medical breakthroughs, it’s easy to assume that the newest treatments will come from the biggest names in the medical industry. After all, it’s the multi-million-dollar companies like Bayer and Pfizer that have the resources to develop the medicines and technologies needed to fight the most difficult diseases. But sometimes the most revolutionary developments come from...
World Design Rankings 2015-2016
[Design]
2016/01/05 12:10
This year, United States has taken the first place among 83 countries with 249 Design Awards won globally. Just in case you forget, Turkey took the top position in 2014. World Design Rankings has announced the updated design rankings based on the number of design awards won at international juried design competitions and awards, this data is a great information and insights to economists and jo...
(Infographic) Cyber Security for Family and Teens
[Consumer]
2016/01/05 12:10
The internet is a very vast place where parental boundaries are hard to make. In today’s internet culture of cyberbullying, sexting, social media addiction and inappropriate content it has never been so hard to censor what your child is exposed to. Today’s graphic will give insight on these subjects and help with finding solutions if you find your child being exposed to the harsh sides of the...
Martech in 2015 : $17B in Funding, $87B in Exits, And More Fragmented Than Ever
[Business]
2016/01/04 12:09
There has been $17 billion in funding, spread over 313 businesses, generated within the marketing technology industry this year.While that is down from last year’s impressive $47 billion total — which was distributed across 487 organizations — it is still impressive for a sector that has yet to find its footing outside of the Fortune 500.Using data provided by VB Profiles — and by aggregati...
Why Starbucks Sold Out of Those $200 Swarovski Gift Cards
[Business]
2016/01/04 12:08
The froth (posted on Starbucks' retail page) was about the coffee chain's limited-edition holiday gift card—a slender slice of stainless steel in three colors, each encrusted with Swarovski crystals. Never mind that this $200 bit of bling only came with $50 worth of store credit, the champagne-colored run sold out in early December, long before most people started their shopping.The sparkly ca...
The Chinese Are Apparently Buying Bottled Canadian Air
[Product]
2016/01/04 12:08
We imagine that people laughed when water started being sold in plastic bottles, and now look at the industry that became. So we’re not entirely surprised that more well-to-do Chinese folks are turning to a company called VitalityAir that sells pristine Canadian air in a can; when there’s a market, there’s a market. Considering the astronomical pollution levels over there, we can also see th...
Most Important Development for 2016 Would be the Success of Google Loon
[Consumer]
2016/01/04 12:08
Most important development for 2016 would be the success of Google Loon and Internet drones to connect remaining 4 billion people.India notched up its billionth mobile phone subscriber in October, the country's telecoms regulator said, underscoring the importance of its fast-growing mobile market, the world's second largest after China.India’s e-commerce market is likely to touch $38-billion-m...
