TREND REPORTS
Sonic Tractor Beam Forms Acoustic Holograms to Lift Objects
[Tech]
2015/11/02 10:31
The sonic tractor beam is capable of levitating and manipulating a small polystyrene bead.Last year, researchers at the University of Dundee revealed an acoustic tractor beam that used ultrasonic energy to pull macroscopic objects in. Now researchers in the UK have developed a sonic tractor beam that generates acoustic holograms through the manipulation of high-amplitude sound waves. These acou...
Monthly Trend Report - November. 2015 Edition
[Trendbird]
2015/11/02 09:35
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - November. 2015 Edition Released !"TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." * 글로벌 리딩 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심 전략...
Startupy Fashion Company Betabrand Raises $15M
[Investing]
2015/10/27 11:09
San Francisco-based fashion label Betabrand, the startup that brings to you the Dress Pant Yoga Pants, announced today that it has closed $15 million in funding from Morgan Stanley and Foundry Group.Betabrand is not your usual clothing brand; the startup crowdsources designs and then jumps into production, creating items like the Best Travel Pants and the Women’s Activewear Casual Blazer.Betab...
2015 Video Industry Recap : How It’s Growing, Where Budgets Are Going
[Business]
2015/10/27 11:08
Video reports from AOL, Demand Metrics and Web design search engine Crayon all point to a bright future for the video marketing industry.Three new video reports from AOL, Demand Metrics, and the web design search engine Crayon, all confirm what brands, agencies and publishers already know: video continues to be the shining star of marketing content.While AOL’s 2015 U.S. State of the Video Indu...
US Map Of Each State's Favorite Halloween Candy 2015
[Product]
2015/10/27 11:07
This is the U.S. Map Of Each State's Favorite Halloween Candy created by Influenster after polling some 40,000 people living in all 50 states. [click to enlarge]"As you can see, people in South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Oregon and Wyoming have clearly lost their minds by naming candy corn as their favorite candy."[likecool]
(PDF) MIT - Predictive AI Outperforms Most Humans
[Tech]
2015/10/27 11:06
A new paper, to be presented at next week's IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics, details the evolution of the university's Data Science Machine – a sort-of AI system that is adept at spotting trends and patterns in large chunks of data.MIT ran the machine as a ringer in three human data science tournaments and had considerable success. Out of 906 human teams in...
Backyard Playhouses Inspired By Ito, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, And More
[Product]
2015/10/27 11:05
What's a good way to nurture a life-long love of good design and architecture in your kids? Buy them a backyard playhouse inspired by the real-world buildings of Le Corbusier, Toyo Ito, Mies van der Rohe, and more.Since 2009, Barcelonan master architect David Lamolla has been designing garden playhouses for kids, using best architectural practices and some of the world's most beautiful building...
(Video) Japan Turns Brushing of Teeth Into a Smartphone Game
[Product]
2015/10/27 11:04
You can trust Japan to lead the way in innovating self-hygiene. Of course, it should have a technology angle to it, every sig le time. The Sunstar-led smart toothbrush campaign is something that bears witness to the same. It involves a smart toothbrush that is synchronized with a G. U. M. PLAY app. Via Bluetooth, the smart toothbrush will send across notifications and updates to the app. This w...
(Video) Smog Free Project
[Design]
2015/10/27 11:03
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde and his team of experts have created the world's largest smog vacuum cleaner. The Smog Free Tower uses patented ion technology to produce smog-free bubbles of public space, allowing people to breathe and experience clean air for free.Creating a tangible souvenir, Roosegaarde designed Smog Free Rings and Smog Free Cufflinks of compressed smog particles. By sharing...
(Infographic) The State of Internet of Things In 6 Visuals
[Business]
2015/10/26 11:10
The IoT, or Internet of Things, is burgeoning. While the better known Internet is made up of humans communicating with one another, the IoT all but eliminates the human element. Essentially, once it’s all set up, the machines communicate with one another. An IoT in your home, in your city, or at your workplace is actually extremely useful.This infographic from Appcessories gives you a good vis...
Top 20 Countries That Make Up Most of the $91.5B Global Gaming Business
[Business]
2015/10/26 11:09
Only a fraction of the countries in the world make up the bulk of the tons of money spent on video games. The top 20 nations alone will spend $83 billion on video games by the end of 2015, according to intelligence firm Newzoo.[click to enlarge]That represents nearly 91 percent of the worldwide market. And, as predicted, China is on top of the United States in terms of total revenue with $22.23...
The Smart Bathroom of the Future
[Design]
2015/10/26 11:08
The bathroom of the future is going to make your electric toothbrush look decidedly low-tech. A futurologist has predicted that in less than 25 years smart mirrors could perform health checks, while robots will be able to do a person’s make-up and even paint their nails.This will be possible because almost everything in our homes will be connected to the web as part of the ‘Internet of things...
