Emerging trends in the auto and mobility space are transforming the way vehicles are designed and how people interact with them. We take a look at how Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook are capitalizing on these changes.[click to enlarge]Monumental shifts are taking place in the automotive sector. Autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and sharing (ACES) require a set of capabilit...

Sunflower Labs is building a drone surveillance system for high-end homes. A startup from a former Evernote exec is eager to become a leader of drone-based securityThe buzz of an autonomous drone is the new barking dog.The bougie homes of the future may find themselves guarded by high-tech, defensive Sunflowers and Bees.Those are the brand names of security firm Sunflower Labs’ two flagship pr...

electroCore, based out of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, received the first FDA clearance for a product to prevent cluster headache. The gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) system was previously cleared for treating pain that has already kicked in, that is related to migraines and episodic cluster headaches. The new clearance means that doctors can prescribe it for prevention as w...

Like most sectors across the U.S. fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, the pet care realm has been no stranger to dramatic change. As with the human food and beverage industries, product assortment and fulfillment options across the pet industry have exploded as consumers have shifted how they shop for their furry companions. And given the plethora of choice across the market (local pet...

The WalkingPad is a winner product because it realizes that A. People are too lazy to go to the gym, and B. Houses and flats are too small to accommodate a home-gym into them. It, therefore, ticks the appropriate boxes with its innovative design and brings the gym to your home in a way that’s unintrusive yet feature-laden. This full-size treadmill folds up and slides right under your sofa or b...

On short breaks away and over-night business trips, the combination of restricted room in the suitcase and low-cost accommodation can leave you without access to two very important items… a hair dryer and an iron.For business meetings, we all like to have both ourselves and our clothes looking presentable, but with clothes spending hours folded and our hair having no method of drying… this ca...

Each year’s end, stock photo website Shutterstock releases its annual creative trends report that updates those in the creative field about increasingly popular styles to note. This 2018 has proven no different with Shutterstock’s succinct 2019 color trend infographic. The data sheds light on three rising hues: ‘UFO Green’; ‘Plastic Pink’; ‘Proton Purple’. It also highlights local favor...

Engineers are making flying-car dreams come true. But for aerial passenger vehicles to become part of the new mobility ecosystem, creators and operators must convince skeptical consumers that airborne drones are both useful and safe.WOULD you climb into an air taxi? The question isn’t purely speculative: In a previous article, Elevating the future of mobility, we discussed how passenger-bearin...

The Maison Hermès Ginza store is already one of the architectural highlights of the capital, thanks to its impressive glass walls. Now the Hermès presence in Ginza just got better with the Hermès Jingle Games event, held at Ginza Sony Park from December 7th to December 25th.Players can access the dedicated website and then receive customized Hermès Christmas greetings cards. At Ginza Sony P...