TREND REPORTS
Warren Buffett, Corporate Raider
[Investing]
2015/01/06 16:58
Warren Buffet had a pretty good 2014, with the famously costly A-shares at his holding company Berkshire Hathaway producing returns more than double that of the market. That’ll be a nice cushion as the 84-year-old investing guru prepares for his annual meeting with shareholders, where he’ll lay out his plans for Berkshire’s next 50 years?i.e. Berkshire post-Buffett.The stock did so well last...
(Video) TempTraq Thermometer Patch Tracks Kids’ Fevers for 24 Hours
[Product]
2015/01/06 16:58
If you’ve ever tried to take a sick baby’s temperature with a thermometer through their ear, you’ll understand how quickly it escalates into a difficult wrestling match, complete with screaming, kicking, and lots of “shhh, it’s alright”. Blue Spark Technologies, a Westlake, Ohio company that makes flexible batteries, is unveiling a solution at CES this year, called TempTraq, and it aims t...
14 Striking Findings from 2014
[Consumer]
2015/01/06 16:58
In 2014, Pew Research Center published more than 150 reports (not to mention, some 600 blog posts) covering a wide range of topics ? including demographic change, media habits, technology adoption, religious affiliation, and public opinion in the U.S. and worldwide. Here are 14 facts we found particularly striking, as they illustrate some major shifts in our politics, society, habits or familie...
Fintech Trends for 2015 : Investing Services, Anti-Social Trading, and Digital Crowdfunding
[Business]
2015/01/06 16:57
We look at three fintech trends that are slated to grow during 2015 but that also have their risks. The uniform theme of each is that they use technology to bring efficiency to the financial markets.Fintech was a great sector to be in during 2014, being the beneficiary of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars of venture capital. The year ended with a bang, with alternative non-bank...
Google Ventures Shifts Focus to Health Care
[Investing]
2015/01/06 16:57
Google’s venture-capital arm is moving strongly into health care and life-sciences startups, mirroring shifts at the Internet giant.More than one-third of the money Google Ventures invested in 2014 went to health care and life-sciences companies, up from 9% each of the prior two years. The venture group plans to continue investing in the area, looking to capitalize on an explosion of health da...
Self-Tinting "Breathing" Window Doubles as a Transparent Battery
[Tech]
2015/01/06 16:57
A smart window doubling as a transparent battery could replace blinds and curtains and even provide a small net power output (Photo: NTU)Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a smart window that is able to tint itself blue, partially blocking incoming light, without the need for an external power source. The device also functions as a small transpa...
(Infographic) World Design Rankings
[Design]
2015/01/06 16:57
Welcome 2015, the world of design is awaiting your take on the future. Like Karim Rashid once said that he has learnt to embrace change from a very early age, we too should brace ourselves for change in the early part of the year. Syncing in with changes, is the A’ Design Award & Competition and along with it are the World Design Rankings. We are sure you’d be curious to know if your coun...
2014 in Charts - Diverging Markets
[Investing]
2015/01/05 12:48
The world economy began to bifurcate this year.Growth accelerated in America, after a slow start to the year, and in India, after decisive elections. But China plateaued, Europe languished and Japan swooned (chart 1).In response the Federal Reserve called off “quantitative easing”, but the Bank of Japan expanded it. The European Central Bank sat on its hands (chart 2).Despite central banks’...
(Patent) Apple Patent for Smart Stylus Granted; Look Forward to an Amazing Accessory
[Tech]
2015/01/05 12:48
Looks like Apple is toeing the Samsung line. Rumors of an iPhone 6S Mini have dropped interesting hints about a possible new stylus from Apple. If what we hear is true, Apple might well be inviting much discussion on its plan to think on Sammy’s lines when it comes to a stylus.But that doesn’t explain the entire story. The name stylus may be well hitting our minds with the images of the Galax...
2014 Digital Health Investment Exceeded Total of 3 Previous Years Combined
[Investing]
2015/01/05 12:48
Funding in the digital health space continues to accelerate as health care reform has put the spotlight directly on the shortcomings of the U.S. health care delivery system.The digital health accelerator Rock Health tracks investment in the space, and has just released its fourth quarter and whole-year numbers.On the top line, digital health funding in 2014 exceeded $4.1 billion, Rock Health sa...
Nike Reintroduces Marc Newson's Zvezdochka Shoe
[Product]
2015/01/05 12:48
The curious, space-inspired, interlocking shoe design sees a limited rerun for its 10th anniversary.Initially launching in 2004, the innovative and pleasantly bizarre Zvezdochka shoe from Nike was ahead of its time. Upon introduction, many questions were asked?including how in the world you pronounce the name. Designed by Australian industrial designer Marc Newson and inspired by time spent at...
Here's How Every Major Asset Class On The Planet Did In 2014
[Investing]
2015/01/05 12:48
This is the chart everyone is talking about right now: the 2014 performance of various futures. Let's hope you bet on coffee and beef, rather than oil and cotton.[businessinsider]
