TREND REPORTS
(CES 2018) Continental’s 3D Touch Surface Display Receives Highest Honor at CES 2018 Innovation Awards
[Tech]
2018/01/11 10:35
Continental 3D Touch Surface Display is designed to be easier to navigate using touch.As pretty and colorful as they look on auto show floors, automotive touchscreens can be less than ideal when driving, often pulling the driver's eyes off the road and serving as a full-on distraction. At CES 2018, Continental is showing a 3D automotive touchscreen that could solve those issues by using raised...
Sales of Lipsticks for Kids Grew Six-Fold Last Year in South Korea
[Business]
2018/01/11 10:34
South Korean beauty products aren’t just popular among women. Having also conquered the market for male grooming, K-beauty companies are now turning to another demographic: kids.Last year, sales of beauty products for children grew by 29% from the previous year, according to recent data provided by Korean e-commerce site 11st. More than anything else, kids love lipstick—sales jumped 549% in 2...
Transactions Speeds : How Do Cryptocurrencies Stack Up To Visa or PayPal ?
[Investing]
2018/01/11 10:34
Cryptocurrency bag holders often boast that their network transaction speeds are faster than mainstream payment methods, such as Visa or Paypal. As cryptocurrencies continue to rise in popularity, it will be important to determine which blockchain payment networks could eventually become the “new Visa.” While both sides continue to debate their arguments, we jumped through the hard data and c...
(CES 2018) Razer Made a Super-Suit for Your Smartphone
[Design]
2018/01/11 10:34
The one thing I love about Razer is that it’s never afraid to push innovation. Designed completely around the customer and their needs, Razer’s products are a combination of sheer power, good looks, and capabilities that are decided by the requirements of its loyal fanbase. The result is a company that’s probably the antithesis of Apple (known for pushing their decisions on the customer), bu...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Intelligence as Auto Companies’ New Engine of Value
[Business]
2018/01/10 11:40
What opportunities does AI open up for mobility, and how can OEMs capture them in the short and long run?For more than two years now, the automotive industry has been talking about four disruptive and mutually reinforcing major trends—autonomous driving, connectivity, electrification, and shared mobility. These trends are expected to fuel growth within the market for mobility, change the rules...
Diversification (+260%) vs. Bitcoin-Only Portfolio (+47%)
[Investing]
2018/01/10 11:40
The full list of cryptocurrencies included in the CFE, as well as information about the CFE, can be found here:The Cryptocurrency Fund ExperimentThe CFE was started on December 3rd, 2017, as an index and comparison for a diversified portfolio VS. pure Bitcoin…medium.com Since the Crypto Fund Experiment (CFE) started over a month ago on December 3rd, 2017, most of the cryptocurrencies within th...
(CES 2018) MyLiFi is a Smart Lamp That Beams Broadband to Your Laptop
[Product]
2018/01/10 11:40
Oledcomm is debuting one of the more unusual CES 2018 products today with the launch of MyLiFi. The French company uses light from a smart lamp to beam internet broadband to your laptop.It promises a speed of 23 megabits a second, faster than any Wi-Fi radio connection. MyLiFi is a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp that provides secure wireless internet access through light, the company said. Ole...
How Smartphone Users Benefit From Artificial Intelligence
[Consumer]
2018/01/10 11:40
One of the main themes of this year’s CES will likely be artificial intelligence (AI). As we’re surrounded by smartphones, smart homes, smart cities and many more supposedly smart things, artificial intelligence and machine learning are already helping us in ways that we may not even realize.According to Deloitte’s Global Mobile Consumer Survey, 65 percent of smartphone owners across 16 deve...
Kodak Surges After Announcing Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency Called 'Kodakcoin'
[Investing]
2018/01/10 11:39
Kodak’s latest moment has it joining the cryptocurrency frenzy.Shares in Eastman Kodak Co. more than doubled after the former camera and film heavyweight said it would launch the Kodakcoin, “a photocentric cryptocurrency to empower photographers and agencies to take greater control in image rights management.”The move comes as investors snap up virtually any asset related to digital coins or...
