TREND REPORTS
Coinflash Automatically Invests Your Spare Change Into Cryptocurrency
[Business]
2017/10/18 14:39
With Coinflash, a user can have the change from their transactions turn into cryptocurrency.Hate the clunky sound of spare change in your pocket? Coinflash to the rescue. The application turns spare change from your purchases into a digital currency for you to later invest into cryptocurrency for Bitcoin or Ethereum.A user with the application must connect the card they prefer to use to their a...
The Float Futuristic Concept Car Won Renault-Sponsored Design Challenge
[Design]
2017/10/18 10:03
Yuchen Cai was the winner of Renault-sponsored design competition that challenged the participants to think about future of autonomous car. The Float is maglev concept vehicle where in the future, this could be the way to travel. It’s the second time Renault has teamed up with Central Saint Martins college, Renault once again is amazed by extraordinary talent and imagination of students, it se...
(Infographic) The Future According to Elon Musk
[Tech]
2017/10/17 10:45
Did you know that by 2040 mars could be colonised by us, with a city ? Read on to discover some of the most out-there prediction made by the tech pioneer.Infographic : https://assets.entrepreneur.com/images/misc/1507828341_future-according-to-elon-musk-infographic.jpg[entrepreneur]
(PDF) The Smart Audio Report by NPR and Edison Research
[Consumer]
2017/10/17 10:45
When Amazon unveiled its first smart speaker, the Amazon Echo, in the fall of 2014, the initial reaction from many people was: “why on earth would I voluntarily put a device in my house that allows Amazon to listen to everything that’s going on?” In response to this (not surprising) reaction, Amazon repeatedly pointed out that the device only starts listening once the code word has woken it...
(Video) eBay’s London Pop-Up Explores What Influences Shopping Habits
[Business]
2017/10/17 10:45
eBay Demonstrates the Art of Colorful Shopping. Combining scientific insight with artistic inspiration, eBay opened a gallery-inspired shopping experience to give consumers personalized recommendations.eBay UK has unveiled, with scientific fact, that inspired shopping can deliver highs comparable to a racing driver completing a Grand Prix circuit.The study, in partnership with mind-tech company...
Book Publishers Go Back to Basics
[Business]
2017/10/17 10:45
As consumer e-book sales fall, publishers look to find new footing with old ground—and faster pipelines.Executives from the top-four U.S. consumer publishers say the book business is done relying on newfangled formats to boost growth. Book publishers are giving an advance review of the industry’s future, and it looks a lot like the past.After a decade of technological upheaval and lackluster...
(Video) Inkitt Raises $3.9M to Discover The Next Best-Selling Author
[Investing]
2017/10/17 10:44
Inkitt, which bills itself as “the world’s first reader-powered book publisher,” has raised $3.9 million in pre-series A funding, in a round led by Redalpine, with Frontline Ventures, Speedinvest and a number of private investors also participating. The Berlin-based startup is part writing and reading community, and part publishing house, with one aspect feeding the other.Let me explain.The...
(Video) Interactive Pedestrian Crossing Provides Alerts for Drivers - Starling Crossing
[Design]
2017/10/17 10:44
New urban technology reacts in real-time to make pedestrians, cyclists and drivers safer and more aware of each other.An aspect of life that is taught to children from an early age, crossing the road safely is something everyone has to do on a daily basis. Although lesson learnt as a child will always be useful, new technology created by insurer Direct Line and built by urban design specialists...
(Video) New Anatomy VR App Lets You Look Inside Your Own Body - Curiscope
[Product]
2017/10/17 10:44
Curiscope, a startup, aims to blend VR and AR. Their Virtuali-Tee allows users to take a peek inside their own chest cavities.TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELFMost people feel confident that they know a fair amount about their own body, in terms of general health and what they look like from the outside. However, most of us haven’t taken a look inside—literally speaking. Ed Barton and his UK-based star...
