TREND REPORTS
The Slide Toilet
[Design]
2015/08/04 10:46
The Slide toilet is named for the unique sliding action of its lid that’s been designed as an innovative way to prevent splatter! It automatically opens and closes as the user approaches making it completely hands-free. When you sit it also extends a footrest to put your body in the most natural position to poo! Not only that, but the smart design also features health monitors that will measur...
(PDF) BCG - How Retailers Can Improve Promotion Effectiveness
[Business]
2015/08/03 11:35
A Four-Part Approach to Generating GrowthBrick-and-mortar retailers—including supermarkets, discounters, drugstores, and mass merchandisers—rely heavily on promotions, which typically account for 10 to 45 percent of their total revenues. Although promotions are a powerful instrument for increasing sales and margin, they are also difficult to use effectively. One reason for this is a lack of c...
Apple Watch Eloquent Concept
[Design]
2015/08/03 11:35
The process behind re-conceptualizing the Apple Watch was to not only improve various components that may have been overlooked, or never realized, but to also offer watch consumers the option to download custom and exclusively branded and animated dials from the App Store. This added availability would make the newly improved Apple Watch Eloquent, all the more appealing and personal. The improv...
All of Facebook's Revenue Growth Comes from One Source : Mobile Ads
[Business]
2015/08/03 11:35
Facebook reported solid earnings yesterday, beating expectations on both revenue and earnings. It also revealed that more than 75% of its ad revenue comes from mobile advertising.That's remarkable because when Facebook went public in May 2012, just three years ago, it had no mobile advertising business at all.In fact, if you look at this chart from Statista based on Facebook earnings reports, i...
Audi to Turn on OLED Taillights at the Frankfurt Motor Show
[Tech]
2015/08/03 11:35
Audi will reveal a concept car with OLED taillights in Frankfurt.German luxury auto marques have been waging an all-out technology war, working overtime to beat each other to the punch in areas like autonomous driving and infotainment. A smaller but still notable theater of the war pits the brands against each other in developing high-tech lighting solutions. After mastering LED technology, BMW...
(Video) EAGLE ENERGY : The Portable, Caffeine Infused Vapor
[Product]
2015/08/03 11:35
Eagle Energy Vapor delivers a caffeine pick-me-up for those with the horizon in mind.The latest innovation in vapor technology is delivering consumers a new type of high. Eagle Energy Vapor is a portable, energy-infused vapor product that gives consumers a burst of caffeine-based energy through a vaporizer.Delivered in a compact wand reminiscent of many e-cigarette and personal vaporizer offeri...
WITS(MD) Raises $1.6M to Securely Share Medical Images on Smartphones
[Investing]
2015/08/03 11:34
The smartphone is starting to play a bigger role in healthcare. Doctors are using mobile devices for everything from accessing electronic health records to communicating with patients to taking photos of patients’ ailments.The trouble with that last one, says WITS(MD) CEO K. Thomas Pickard, is that taking medical images with a smartphone creates two problems: sensitive health information could...
Here's Why Ikea is Buying Entire Forests
[Business]
2015/08/03 11:34
Ikea is buying up forests to keep tighter control over the wood it uses to produce its iconic, easy-to-assemble furniture.The Swedish furniture company bought a Romanian forest earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reports. The wood from the forest will be used to create products for a store in Bucharest.Ikea’s move comes as the company has been working to become more environmentally fri...
Monthly Trend Report - August. 2015 Edition
[Trendbird]
2015/08/03 11:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - August. 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...
The Companies With The Top Global Reputations Make Drugs And Gadgets
[Business]
2015/07/28 11:10
Google and Apple top a new global survey of brands that consumers respect. But surprisingly, lesser-known biopharmaceutical firms are also nearing the top.Most traditional measures of a company's value are based on financial metrics. But if you want to gauge a brand's potential to succeed in the future, it pays to keep in mind more human factors, such as brand trust, story, and authenticity.Tha...
The ‘Apple Car’ Moves One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality
[Design]
2015/07/28 11:09
Earlier this year, it was reported that Apple had made plans to go up against Google and Tesla Motors with its own version of an electric car. Named ‘Project Titan’, the undertaking has sparked numerous rumors that include Apple hiring high profile employees from companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Ford. Two days ago, The Wall Street Journal announced that Chrysler’s senior vice president, D...
Goldman Sachs is Crushing Tech Deals
[Investing]
2015/07/28 11:08
Mobile payments startup Square reportedly filed to go public on Friday. Now CNBC is reporting that Goldman Sachs will lead the IPO, with Morgan Stanley also hired as an advisor. Bloomberg reports that JPMorgan is also working on the deal.The fact that Goldman scored the lead role on what could be one of the year's hottest flotations should not come as a surprise.Goldman has been killing it when...
