TREND REPORTS
PITAKA FlipBook Case for iPad and Magic Keyboard
[Product]
2023/12/15 09:03
It looks like just another bag for your iPad, but PITAKA FlipBook Case is more than just a bag for iPad, it is also able to carry your magic keyboard safely. Furthermore, this case is also suitable for your other EDC gear. We love the classic business style that this bag has, simply flip open the bag, it reveals your iPad Pro along with your Magic Keyboard, ready to use at once to get some work...
(Patent) Nike’s Got a New Pair of Shoes
[Tech]
2023/12/14 09:10
Nike wants closer control of foot traffic. The retailer wants to patent “intelligent electronic footwear” and control systems for automated “infrastructure-based pedestrian tracking.” If you often forget to look both ways when crossing the street, these high-tech tennis shoes keep you from getting into an accident. Nike’s footwear uses an “Internet of Adaptive Apparel and Footwear (IoAAF)...
Mckinsey - Watching The Clock : Factors to Consider for Same-Day Delivery
[Business]
2023/12/14 09:09
Same-day delivery is best suited to a specific set of circumstances. Six key charts reveal factors that point to rising same-day potential and explore alternative fast-delivery options.Same-day delivery may not have lived up to its full potential.1 Back in 2016, it looked as if fast delivery was ready to take off: same-day and instant delivery options were projected to reach a combined share of...
(Video) Tesla Bot Optimus Gen 2 Revealed
[Tech]
2023/12/14 09:08
Tesla has unveiled its second-generation Optimus humanoid robot, a marked improvement over the stiff android that awkwardly shuffled across the stage at the EV maker's AI event last year.In a video shared on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's social media network X, Tesla's Optimus Gen 2 can be seen flexing its individual fingers and hands, walking around the company's factory halls, doing squats, and picki...
Louis Vuitton Taps Frank Gehry To Build Architectural Marvels Into Handbags
[Design]
2023/12/14 09:07
Art Basel Miami Beach welcomes an intriguing fusion of fashion and architecture this year, with Louis Vuitton unveiling a limited-edition handbag collection designed by the renowned Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, who is also credited for the Louis Vuitton Foundation building. This collection, celebrating Gehry’s distinctive style, intersects three themes pivotal to his career: Archit...
TikTok Becomes First Non-Game App to Reach $10B in Consumer Spending
[Business]
2023/12/14 09:06
TikTok’s short-form video app is hitting a new milestone. The app, which reached 1 billion monthly active users in 2021, has now become the first non-game mobile app to generate $10 billion in consumer spending across the Apple App Store and Google Play combined, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider data.ai. The only other apps to have achieved this are all games, including...
Experimental “FLASH” Cancer Treatment Aces First Human Trial
[Tech]
2023/12/14 09:05
There may be a faster, less-painful way to use radiation against cancer.The first-in-human trial of FLASH radiotherapy found the experimental treatment to be safe and effective — suggesting that there may be a faster, less painful way to use radiation against cancer.The status quo: Radiation therapy is a common cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill or slow the growth of ca...
Extremely Online : American Teens' Social Media Habits
[Consumer]
2023/12/14 09:04
A new survey has found that maybe the older generations were right after all: teenagers these days really do spend all of their time on their phones. Nearly half (47%) of teen pollees aged 13-17 years old responded that they were online “almost constantly”. While that share is about the same as last year, it’s almost double the figure recorded for 2014-15 — with a whopping 95% of teens also...
This Companion Robot Motivates Socially Inactive Youth to Venture Out With Mood-Based Conversations
[Design]
2023/12/14 09:03
With the advent of social media, most of us have found long-lost friends or made new meaningful contacts. This movement in technology has helped shape our personality; in some cases, however, it is threatening the fabric of social interaction with people closer and more physically available, leading to social phobia. The fear of venturing out or being social can have a significant impact on the...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Korea’s Next S-Curve : A New Economic Growth Model for 2040
[Business]
2023/12/13 09:10
Currently faced with a stagnating economy, South Korea could grow to become a top-seven economy by 2040 by adopting eight bold actions within three pillars.It has been a decade since McKinsey published its last Korea report in 2013. Referring to the report, McKinsey likened South Korea’s situation to being a “frog in a pot of slowly boiling water”, where the temperature of the water kept ris...
(Patent) In the Future, User's Will be Able to Make a FaceTime Call on Their Apple Watch with a Realistic Avatar
[Tech]
2023/12/13 09:09
In the last week Patently Apple has posted two patents relating to Apple Vision Pro's enrollment process in creating a realistic avatar of a user for FaceTime calls. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that continues the details of the process, and more importantly, reveals how a user will be able to capture and enroll images of their face and ha...
Netflix Posts Viewer Data on Every Show, Film for First Time
[Consumer]
2023/12/13 09:08
‘The Night Agent’ is the No. 1 show in first semiannual report. Streaming leader is increasing disclosures of audience data.Netflix Inc. is ready to tell the world how many people watch its shows.On Tuesday, the company released global midyear viewer data for every title on its service, the first of what Netflix said will be regular reports.The political thriller The Night Agent was the most-...
