TREND REPORTS
Amazon’s Share of The US E-Commerce Market is Now 49%, or 5% of All Retail Spend
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:02
Amazon is set to clear $258.22 billion in US retail sales in 2018, according to eMarketer’s figures, which will work out to 49.1 percent of all online retail spend in the country, and 5 percent of all retail sales.It started as an online bookstore, but today Amazon is a behemoth in all areas of e-commerce, fuelled by a strong Marketplace network of third-party sellers, an ever-expanding range...
How H&M’s Millennial Brand Nyden is Crowdsourcing Design on Instagram
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:02
Just four months in, H&M’s new millennial-centric brand Nyden is shaking things up for its Swedish parent company with a campaign using Instagram polls and influencers to dictate design.Nyden, which launched in April, is intended to appeal to younger shoppers with a model that bucks timely trends, focusing instead on driving buzz through collaborations with both prominent and up-and-coming...
Yamaha &Y01 a.k.a ANDY01 is An Electrically Power-Assisted Wheelchair that Plays Music
[Design]
2018/07/16 12:02
&Y01 (Andy Zero-one) is the result of cooperation between Yamaha Motor and Yamaha Corporation. It’s an electrically power-assisted wheelchair with built-in drums for the wheel and a TLF (Thin-Light-Flexible) Speaker, it’s a wheelchair that doubles as a mobile performer.The design of &Y01 evokes the idea of a white yacht cutting through waves, just like sailor intends. This design conc...
(Patent) Apple Is Still Believed to Launch a Foldable iPhone in the Future
[Tech]
2018/07/15 09:09
As Apple’s competitors get ready to launch their foldable smartphones, the dream of the Cupertino-based tech giant to launch a foldable iPhone is still alive and kicking readily thanks to the latest patent details.However, it might still be a while before we see one in action from the company. Perhaps they could figure out how to get rid of the notches from their future iPhones till then.Apple...
Meet Care-E, The Automated Airport Assistant
[Product]
2018/07/15 09:08
Watch Care-E, the automated airport assistant from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in action as it scans a boarding pass, carries luggage and guides passengers to their gates.Question: Why do celebrities always look so cool and put-together in airports when the rest of us are exhausted and puffy-faced?Answer: They have personal assistants who haul their stuff and make traveling seamless.And now, you...
The Explosive growth of eSports
[Business]
2018/07/15 09:07
In 2018, the eSports industry is projected to reach $905 million in revenue Image. This sport will soon be a 1 billion dollar business with a global audience of over 300 million fans. But it doesn’t involve a ball, stadiums or grass pitches.Welcome to the world of eSports.E-what?eSports (short for Electronic Sports) is the name given to professional competitive gaming. In a nutshell, competito...
Coffee Brands Combine Caffeine and Cannabis
[Product]
2018/07/15 09:06
Coffee pick-me-ups are evolving as coffee companies innovate around caffeine and cannabis. Marijuana drinkables and edibles continue to rise in popularity as cultural shifts make cannabis a more socially accepted drug. These coffee brands are bridging the coffee and cannabis industries with the creation of CBD-infused coffee beverages. cuvée coffee Austin-based coffee company Cuvée Coffee rel...
TGI Fridays’ $150 Million AI Strategy : Outsource, Stupid !
[Business]
2018/07/15 09:05
Restaurant chain TGI Friday’s (TGIF) used AI at many levels of its marketing operations to double its off-premise sales in just the last year — adding up to about $150 million in revenue, according to VentureBeat’s estimates.The strategy included using three main software tools, each of which leverages a different sort of AI: Amperity, Aqua: Conversable, and Hypergiant. The chain’s strategy...
Citroen Creates Glasses to Cure Motion Sickness, the Seetroen
[Product]
2018/07/15 09:04
According to data, over 30 million Europeans are affected by motion sickness, with 1 in 3 people complaining of symptoms while traveling by car, bus or train.New glasses from Citroen that cure motion sickness, SeetroenNew glasses from Citroen that cure motion sickness, SeetroenNew glasses from Citroen that cure motion sickness, SeetroenNew glasses from Citroen that cure motion sickness, Seetroe...
