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(PDF) Why China’s Consumers Will Continue to Surprise the World
[Consumer]
2015/05/13 11:23
Fears about China’s slowing economy are overblown, authors Jeffrey Towson and Jonathan Woetzel argue in this adapted excerpt from the follow-up to their The One Hour China Book.China has an awesome consumer story. Yet lately you can’t pick up a newspaper, go online, or watch television without hearing continual moaning about the country’s slowing economic growth and the need for “rebalancin...
Rolls-Royce Honors Haute Couture with Fashion-Inspired Car
[Design]
2015/05/13 11:22
The bespoke edition Wraith had its own fashion photo shoot, was introduced at NYCxDesign, and features coordinating luggage.Cars and fashion have had many intersections over the years. Rolls-Royce is the latest automaker to translate inspiration from the runway to the roadway. Wraith – Inspired by Fashion is a bespoke model created from color palettes, materials and techniques used in the worl...
Researchers Try to Improve Smartwatch Typing with 2 New Keyboard Concepts
[Tech]
2015/05/13 11:22
The ZShift keyboard, one of the two soft keyboards created by the team.Wearable devices are becoming more prominent, but, apart from voice control, they don't usually offer many ways of entering text. We have seen the ZoomBoard keyboard as one possible solution, as well as large, curved screens that use smartphone-like keyboards. Now a team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de Va...
(Video) Fashion Retailer Net-a-Porter’s New Social Network Recognizes Clothes
[Business]
2015/05/13 11:22
Fashion retailer Net-a-Porter’s new social network wants to combine your photo-sharing and shopping in one appThe Net Set app can now tell if you're wearing last season's prints on your #OOTDSocial network married with online shopping is Net-a-Porter’s bet for the next big thing. The global luxury e-store is ripe for the next power move since announcing a merge this year with Italian e-commer...
How Many iOS Devices Will Apple Ship in the Next 6 Months ?
[Business]
2015/05/13 11:22
Of the $42.5 billion Apple spend buying capital assets[1] more than half was acquired in the last three years. Net of depreciation these assets are currently worth $20.1 billion and the spending rate is about $12 billion per year.This strategy of spending on capital assets is primarily in support of its particularly integrated approach to its product strategy. The purchasing of tooling for prod...
Hospital Looks to Virtual Reality in Emergency Situations
[Tech]
2015/05/13 11:22
Immersive technology from Next Galaxy Corporation will train individuals in life-saving procedures.Patients and medical professionals will soon be setting aside diagrams and photos in exchange for VR goggles. Content developer Next Galaxy Corporation and the Miami Children’s Hospital has recently forged a multi-year deal for creating immersive virtual reality (VR) instructional content.Virtual...
(Video) Add My Window Branding
[Business]
2015/05/13 11:22
Add My Window is a young innovative advertising platform that brings together home owners and advertising agencies. They are up to 40% cheaper then tradional outdoor media while still providing top locations throughout the large cities in the Netherlands.By using existing windows spaces they can create a cheaper and effective distribution channel for advertisements. Add My Window cuts costs and...
(Video) New Device Allows for Skin Biopsies in Under 5 Minutes Without Anesthetic
[Tech]
2015/05/13 11:21
The newly-patented automatic biopsy device can grab a tissue sample with a simple click of a button.Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Institute Ramón y Cajal for Health Research (IRYCIS) have created a new device that significantly cuts down the time required to perform a skin biopsy. It doesn't require any specialized skills to use, and could open the door to...
(Infographic) Biometric Sensors & Biosensors Bring Big Change
[Business]
2015/05/12 11:05
Markets are undergoing rapid change in the wake of new sensor technologies. Biometric sensors and biosensors have the opportunity to drastically alter the world we live in with important applications in: healthcare, military, Internet of Things and smart cities.Infographic : http://media.jabil.com/images/Biometric-Sensors-and-Biosensors-Infographic.jpg[jabil]
(Video) Virtual Reality Theme Park will Give Visitors 'Matrix'-like Powers
[Business]
2015/05/12 11:05
The Void makes virtual reality a little more real through a series of customizable rooms that add another dimension to gaming.With Oculus Rift virtual-reality headsets ready to ship to the general public early next year, 2016 looks to be the year the technology could really take off. Adding to this prediction is the fact that a Utah man is building a series of seven 60x60-foot rooms in which pl...
(PDF) Breaking to Bits : Digital Disruption in Investment Banking
[Investing]
2015/05/12 11:05
As predicted in two previous reports by The Boston Consulting Group, return on equity (ROE) in the capital markets and investment banking (CMIB) industry continued to fall in 2014 from already-low levels. Revenues declined, although costs did not—and leverage constraints increased. Regulation and regionalization made markets even bumpier and more brittle, with quantitative easing exacerbating...
Uber Funding Talks Highlight the Speedy Pace of Investments
[Investing]
2015/05/12 11:04
Uber raised a total of more than $2 billion from investors in June and December last year — and is now back for another round. The anonymous messaging start-up Yik Yak collected $73.5 million in three financing rounds in seven months, and Zenefits, a human resources start-up, raised more than $580 million in less than two years, with the latest deal done last week.The pace of technological cha...
