TREND REPORTS
(Video) Prieto Battery Lasts 10h with 5 Minutes Charging
[Tech]
2015/11/11 11:54
Prieto have redesigned the traditional lithium battery to create a non-toxic alternative that lasts longer, charges quicker, and can be made into any shape.With the growing ubiquity of smart tech, the fear of a dying battery will soon be a thing of the past. Prieto’s redesign of the traditional rechargeable lithium ion batteries used in smartphones and laptops is promising revolutionary batter...
(PDF) The Rise of Co-Working
[Business]
2015/11/11 11:54
The 2020 Intuit report starts with: "imagine a world where companies motivate and manage employees who never set foot in their corporate office." This is a distinct possibility in coming years. Technology is empowering an increasingly mobile workforce. It's not just employees who are mobile -- the makeup of workers in the U.S. (and beyond) is changing. Statistics today suggest that 33% of the w...
Risks to Banks From Rise of Digital Banking
[Consumer]
2015/11/11 11:53
Banking customers are increasingly using digital channels to meet their banking needs. Online and mobile banking usage has increased significantly, while branch visits and call center use are declining, Gallup analysis shows.Branch visits and call center use are on the declineWhen customers make channel changes, their engagement can dropBanks can protect revenue with strategic measurement and a...
(Video) Xandem Home Creates a Movement-Detecting Sensing Web Around the House
[Product]
2015/11/11 11:53
The nodes of the Xandem Home system use radio waves to detect each other, detect movement when someone move through a line-of-sight between two nodes and locate/track movement.If you've ever fancied securing your home with one of those cool invisible sensor webs that you see in movies, now's your chance. The new Xandem Home system detects motion through walls and furniture. It uses a number of...
Debt Levels Have More Than Doubled vs. Pre-Crisis Levels
[Investing]
2015/11/11 11:53
US corporations have loaded up on a lot of debt since the financial crisis. In fact, America's corporations have doubled their total debt levels, according to a note Tuesday from analysts at Goldman Sachs.The debt has been raised by American firms to fund mergers and acquisitions and to buy back their own shares.And despite seven years of zero-interest rates and quantitative easing, interest pa...
Re-Timer – Sleep Better with Light Therapy
[Product]
2015/11/11 11:53
Re-Time Pty Ltd was formed in 2010 to help people re-time their body clocks and improve sleep. Initially, the company set out to develop a solution to help thousands of people improve their sleep.Remember the Ted Talk by Arianna Huffington about how you need to sleep to be successful? Truth be told, there is no glamor in being sleep deprived or working like a zombie, just because you travel tim...
(Infographic) How Reviews and Recommendations Affect the Path to Purchase
[Consumer]
2015/11/11 11:52
Get the stats on how much consumers rely on their friends and family for advice about their purchase decisions.Here are the highlights from Social Media Link's survey of its consumer influencer community. It captured data from more than 21,0000 respondents. "At least once a month, 83% of respondents hear about new products on social media before they hear from any other source," states Social M...
What Americans Really Think About Virtual Reality
[Consumer]
2015/11/10 11:53
A NEW CONSUMER STUDY FINDS THAT MINORITIES ARE MORE INTERESTED IN VR, AND OCULUS IS NOT NO. 1.Minorities are more likely than whites to be passionate about virtual reality. And despite the attention paid to Facebook-owned Oculus in the media, Sony’s PlayStation VR is the most recognized brand.These are some of the conclusions from a wide-ranging survey of consumer expectations and preferences...
(Video) BitDrones Could be Used in Flying Interactive Displays
[Tech]
2015/11/10 11:52
Researchers have created a collaborating swarm of drones that act as 3D pixels (voxels) and promises to create giant, flying interactive displays made up of many thousands of individual pixels. Researchers working at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab in Ontario have created a collaborating swarm of drones that act as 3D pixels (voxels) to create giant, flying interactive displays. The rese...
TAG Heuer is The First Luxury Watchmaker to Launch a Smartwatch
[Product]
2015/11/10 11:52
TAG Heuer and Google revealed at an event in New York today (Nov. 9) the first high-end smartwatch—the TAG Heuer Connected.Unlike most smartwatches on the market, TAG’s watch looks pretty much like a regular watch, rather than a piece of technology that’s strapped to one’s wrist that happens to tell the time. There’s a choice of seven strap colors, and the Connected’s titanium dial looks...
Japanese Drink Vending Machine Also Takes Selfies - Kirin Vendorphoto
[Product]
2015/11/10 11:52
Every customer who buys a Kirin beverage from their new Vendorphoto machines can also take a selfie and share it for free.Long before there were smartphones and selfies, the photobooth reigned supreme as the best device with which to take a photo of yourself and your friends pulling funny faces. Now, Japanese beer company Kirin is blurring the line between the two with its Vendorphoto, created...
WordPress Used On 25% of All Websites
[Business]
2015/11/10 11:52
WordPress, long known to be the No. 1 content management system (CMS) in use online, has reached a new milestone: It now powers 25 percent of all sites across the web. That’s according to the newest data from W3Techs, a company that tracks the usage of different web technologies. (W3Techs explains its methodology in the blog post I’m linking to above.)It’s far and away the most popular CMS,...
