TREND REPORTS
Tesla's New Car Includes a 'Bioweapon Defense Mode'
[Product]
2015/10/01 11:09
Tesla unveiled its new Model X SUV crossover Tuesday night at a massive gathering in Fremont, California. CEO Elon Musk gave a thorough presentation in which he described the many capabilities of the $132,000 electric crossover. Equipped with two electric motors and a 90-kWh battery pack, the Model X P90D equipped with Ludicrous Mode can reach 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds and reach a top speed of...
Fintech Unicorn Adyen Grabs First Silicon Valley Investor at $2.3B Valuation
[Investing]
2015/10/01 11:09
Adyen, the Amsterdam-based payment processing company, announced today that its valuation had jumped to $2.3 billion after a new investment from its first Silicon Valley investor.Adyen said it couldn’t reveal the amount it received from Iconiq Capital, however, the latest funding comes less than a year after the company raised a round of $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.While the new m...
Foster + Partners New York is One of 30 Finalists in Mars Habitat Design Competition
[Design]
2015/10/01 11:09
Foster + Partners New York’s design for a modular habitat on Mars has been shortlisted amongst 30 finalists for the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge organised by America Makes and NASA. The design outlines plans for a settlement on Mars constructed by an array of pre-programmed, semi-autonomous robots prior to the eventual arrival of the astronauts. The design of the habitat – carried out in coll...
The Groundbreaking Circle Concept AC
[Design]
2015/10/01 11:08
Picture this. You’re sitting at a table with a group of colleagues, with an AC above you on full blast.You’ve got your sweater on, but you’re still freezing. Meanwhile, on the other side, this hefty guy’s sitting in a half sleeve shirt with pit-stains, complaining about the heat. As exaggerated as that may seem, that’s what work is like for me all week. The Circle ceiling AC wonderfully ta...
Monthly Trend Report - October. 2015 Edition
[Trendbird]
2015/10/01 11:08
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - October. 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 전략부...
(PDF) GelTouch - Make Your Own Buttons with a Gel Touch Screen
[Tech]
2015/09/24 10:57
Researchers covered a touch screen in gel that can harden into buttons of all shapes and sizes so you can use the display even if you can’t gaze at it.Touch screens are versatile and easy to use, but the slick surface isn’t great for some tasks—typing more than a quick e-mail, for instance—and becomes pretty useless when your eyes are occupied with other tasks.With all this in mind, researc...
You Really Only Use 3 Apps on Your Phone
[Consumer]
2015/09/24 10:57
Americans spent almost 70 hours in smartphone apps, on average, in June (excluding the web browser). Younger users, aged 18- 24, spent more than 90 hours. More apps are also reaching larger audiences: 60 apps had more than 10 million unique visitors in June, up from 44 a year ago, according to comScore.But attention is still largely concentrated among a user’s top few apps. The average America...
iZettle Raises $67M and Launches a Cash Advance Service for SMBs
[Investing]
2015/09/24 10:57
European mobile payments processor iZettle has announced a fresh €60 million ($67 million) raise. The round was led by Intel Capital and Zouk Capital, both existing investors, and takes the company’s funding to almost €150 million ($168 million).While Jack Dorsey’s Square has been setting out to disrupt the epayments market for small to medium-sized businesses in North America and Japan, iZ...
Diaper Screening Process : Loved Ones and TV Ads Are Top Sources
[Consumer]
2015/09/24 10:56
The factors that influence diaper purchases are relatively straightforward—function, fit and brand are top criteria for consumers. And when it comes to learning about which are best, 44% of global respondents go direct to the people they know and trust for recommendations, which is the top source of information in every region, though it is well below average in North America (32%).TV ads are...
Walmart Built The Fastest-Growing Retail App by Focusing on One Key Shopper Habit
[Business]
2015/09/24 10:56
Walmart has managed to do something very few retailers have accomplished: Convince millions of people its mobile app is useful enough to snag a prime spot on their phones’ home screen.That precious real estate has proven elusive to retailers whose customers shop at dozens of stores but have only downloaded a handful of apps, preferring to reserve that coveted space for apps like Facebook and G...
A Slimmer 3D Printer - Creator
[Design]
2015/09/24 10:56
Creator is an innovative 3D printer than uses half the space of conventional printers yet achieves the exact same result! How? The secret is in its moving platform that travels on both an X & Y axis so the extruder unit doesn’t have to. The resulting proportions are half the width, saving space without sacrificing product quality!Designer: Heo Seungkue[yankodesign]
(Video) Clearpath's OTTO Robot Can Autonomously Haul a Ton of Stuff
[Tech]
2015/09/24 10:56
Today, Clearpath Robotics (best known for its rugged, ROS-friendly, and infallibly black and yellow robotic platforms) is announcing OTTO, a “heavy-load material transporter” that can carry a ton of stuff around warehouses, fully autonomously. Actually, “a ton of stuff” is underselling OTTO’s capabilities, since it can happily roll away with one metric ton and a half of payload: that’s a...
