TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Mckinsey - What The Future of Work will Mean for Jobs, Skills, and Wages
[Business]
2017/12/03 10:10
In an era marked by rapid advances in automation and artificial intelligence, new research assesses the jobs lost and jobs gained under different scenarios through 2030.The technology-driven world in which we live is a world filled with promise but also challenges. Cars that drive themselves, machines that read X-rays, and algorithms that respond to customer-service inquiries are all manifestat...
(Video) Marriott (Teams with Samsung and Legrand) - IoT 'Smart' Hotel Room
[Business]
2017/12/03 10:09
The hotel chain partnered with Samsung and Legrand to explore new concepts.Marriott has teamed up with Samsung and Legrand to launch an Internet of Things hotel room, with the aim of inspiring the ultimate hotel experience of the future. The IoT Guestroom Lab, powered by Marriott’s Innovation Lab at the company’s corporate headquarters, explores concepts with the potential to elevate the gues...
(Infographic) Visualizing the Journey to $10,000 Bitcoin
[Investing]
2017/12/03 10:08
It has been a breakthrough year for the world’s original cryptocurrency – and on November 28th, 2017, the bitcoin price blew past the psychological barrier of $10,000 with unprecedented pace. [click to enlarge]After all, it was only two days prior that the cryptocurrency was trading at $9,000.Today’s infographic from Blockchain Intelligence Group helps to visualize the ups and downs of this...
(PDF) NREL Develops Switchable Solar Window
[Tech]
2017/12/03 10:07
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, (NREL), has demonstrated a prototype of a solar powered smart window. The smart window lowers building temperatures by shifting from clear to opaque under strong sunlight. When the shift to opaque occurs, the solar prototype begins electricity production.The prototypes tested reached up to 11.3% efficiency. The solar cell is based on the lab/headline fa...
Would You Send Your Kids To School On A Self-Driving School Bus
[Design]
2017/12/03 10:06
Meet Hannah, a concept for an autonomous bus that solves long-standing issues with school buses. But will parents ever trust an AV with their kids?The big yellow school bus, with its plastic seats, rubbery smell, and cool-kids-in-the-back social hierarchies, hasn’t gotten a true update in decades. What will happen to such an old-fashioned vehicle when our streets become flooded with driverless...
The Biggest Food Accounts on Instagram
[Consumer]
2017/12/03 10:05
According to analysis by InfluencerDB, there is a clear leader in the world of food on Instagram. The English celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, with over six million followers has by far the biggest food-based account. With such wide reach and exposure, should a marketer be lucky enough to sponsor one of his posts, InfluencerDB calculates that this would have a worth of $27,406. While this compares...
AR Gaming App Brings Wild Animals to Life
[Product]
2017/12/03 10:04
Nairobi startup hopes its app will educate gamers about animal habits and the danger of extinction.In the past 40 years, the world has lost 50 percent of its wildlife thanks to poaching and environmental upset. Despite most people’s love for animals, many still know little about their favourite wild creatures. Nairobi-based Internet of Elephants – a play on the commonly used phrase Internet o...
Monthly Trend Report - December. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/12/03 10:03
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(PDF) Deloitte - 2017 Pre-Thanksgiving Holiday Retail Survey
[Business]
2017/11/27 10:10
Survey results highlight the 2017 holiday shopping trends.Thanksgiving weekend, the kick-off for holiday gift spending, often sets the tone for the holiday shopping season. This year consumer confidence is up and consumers are looking to increase holiday gift spending. While online is expected to pull more of shoppers’ budgets, there is still a healthy outlook for traffic in the stores, partic...
