TREND REPORTS
(CES 2018) This Credit Card has a Display and a Cell Phone Connection - Wallet Card
[Product]
2018/01/10 11:39
Credits cards and debit cards have chips in them to ward off fraud. But Dynamics is introducing a new Wallet Card today that can run circles around that technology.The Wallet Card has the support of a consortium of financial companies, including MasterCard, which led the last financing round for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Dynamics. The Wallet Card has a cell phone chip and most of the worki...
Venture Capital Investing Hits Highest Since Dot-Com Boom
[Investing]
2018/01/10 11:39
Venture capital funding in the U.S. has hit its highest level since the dot-com era. Funding to billion-dollar companies hits all-time record. Number of venture-capital-backed exits hits lowest since 2011U.S. venture firms deployed $84 billion in more than 8,000 companies last year, according to research firm PitchBook. The last time this much money sloshed around Silicon Valley and other tech...
New Beauty Brand Lets Customers Blend Their Own Skincare Products - Loli Beauty
[Product]
2018/01/10 11:39
LOLI sells organic ingredients to mix your own lotions, cleansers and masks.LOLI is a skincare startup that lets women mix, match and develop their own custom products—including cleansers, creams and face masks—catered to their individual needs and preferences. Its DIY approach, which first appeared as a subscription box in 2015, follows consumer demand for transparency, safe and natural ingr...
(PDF) Deloitte - Behavioral Strategy to Combat Choice Overload
[Business]
2018/01/09 11:10
Behavioral researchers have identified a dizzying array of concepts involved in applying “nudge” tactics to business management. Here’s a straightforward way for managers to make sense of them all.Success, combined with momentum, is a powerful force. In any endeavor, when we see something that works, there is a natural inclination to replicate or even share in that success. In entertainment,...
(Patent) New Google Patent Could Turn Your Bathroom Mirror Into A Medical Device
[Tech]
2018/01/09 11:09
"Optical sensors" embedded in everyday objects could assess cardiovascular function and help users improve heart health.The biggest players in tech are increasingly going after the healthcare space.Patent activity, in particular, gives a window into where tech giants are investing in health tracking R&D. Amazon has patented heart-rate detection by smartphone and Apple has patented smartphon...
(CES 2018) 2018 Tech Industry Revenue to Reach Record $351 Billion, Says CTA
[Business]
2018/01/09 11:09
Excitement about emerging technologies and the resilience of historically leading categories will drive the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $351 billion in retail revenues ($266 billion wholesale) in 2018 - 3.9 percent higher than 2017, according to new research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).Unveiled today in advance of CES® 2018, the latest edition of C...
(CES 2018) L’Oreal’s Ingenious Nail Art Detects Harmful UV Rays - L'Oreal UV Sens(e
[Product]
2018/01/09 11:09
The UV Sense sticks to your body and runs for up to four weeks, powered by the same entity it’s sensing: sunlight.Just about every wearable has the same flaw: The battery doesn’t last. Batteries simply aren’t powerful enough to enable the design of a svelte Apple Watch that can run for more than a day between charges. That might be fine for a single prized object on your wrist, but it can’t...
Telegram Plans Multi-Billion Dollar ICO for Chat Cryptocurrency
[Investing]
2018/01/09 11:09
Encrypted messaging startup Telegram plans to launch its own blockchain platform and native cryptocurrency, powering payments on its chat app and beyond. According to multiple sources which have spoken to TechCrunch, the “Telegram Open Network” (TON) will be a new, ‘third generation’ blockchain with superior capabilities, after Bitcoin and, later, Ethereum paved the way.The launch will be f...
Pew - Key Trends Shaping Technology in 2017
[Consumer]
2018/01/09 11:09
In the past year, Pew Research Center has explored a range of tech-related topics in the news – from online harassment to fake news to net neutrality. Here are some key findings from our research on these and other technology issues.Online harassmentLawmakers, advocates and social media companies have been looking into ways to curtail online harassment in the wake of high-profile cases concern...
