TREND REPORTS
(M&A) Amazon Has Acquired 3D Body Model Startup, Body Labs, for $50M-$70M
[Investing]
2017/10/12 11:38
Amazon has acquired Body Labs, a company with a stated aim of creating true-to-life 3D body models to support various b2b software applications — such as virtually trying on clothes or photorealistic avatars for gaming.One source suggested the price-tag Amazon paid for Body Labs could be $100M+. However a second well-placed source suggested it’s closer to $70M than $100M — so we’re pegging...
(Video) The World's First Fidget Spinner Phone
[Product]
2017/10/12 11:38
A 1.4-inch screen, 8GB expandable memory, and the answer to all life’s stresses.The most annoying toy of 2017 is almost certainly the humble fidget spinner. For a short while it was ubiquitous: sold in supermarkets, dodgy corner stores, and basically anywhere you can drop money. Kim Kardashian had her own branded version, and Arcade Fire even put their new album on one for $109 a pop. My frien...
Venture Capital: More Money, Fewer Deals
[Investing]
2017/10/12 11:38
Venture capital spending in the United States is on track to be the highest since the turn of the millennium this year, despite an ongoing decline in the number of deals.In the first three quarters of 2017, venture capital firms invested a total of $61.4 billion in 5,948 completed deals. According to data from Pitchbook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the number of deals through the first nine months of...
BingoBox Unveils New AI Tech for Its Unmanned Stores
[Product]
2017/10/12 11:37
BingoBox, China’s unmanned store startup, unveiled today its new AI solution called “Fan AI”, a smart goods shelving and new check-out payment method powered by image recognition, facial recognition, and machine learning.BingoBox is a 24-hour self-service convenience store. With a simple smartphone scan, customers are able to enter the store, pick the goods, and pass through check-out with R...
Wild Washi Animal Tape Dispenser
[Design]
2017/10/12 11:37
Get "Wild" In The Office With These Adorable Tape Rolls.Stationary addicts look away now, things are about to get pretty WILD with our Wild Washi Animal Tape Dispenser!Introducing Wild Washi Animal Tape Dispenser. This set of three, animal-print washi tape rolls, held by cute plywood creatures will have all your stationery needs sorted. Whether it’s a little treat for you to making wrapping pr...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Augmented and Virtual Reality : The Promise and Peril of Immersive Technologies
[Business]
2017/10/11 11:12
Immersive technologies, namely virtual and augmented reality, will fundamentally alter how we interact with content.We are at the cusp of a major revolution from mobile to immersive computing. Last year was seen as the dawn of a third wave of devices employing augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR), which define the two spectrums of immersive technology that could replace mobile computing.A...
(Video) Instaglasses Design Concept
[Design]
2017/10/11 11:12
А visual perspective of two crazy designers about Instaglasses. Тhe project is non-commercial and it has nothing to do with Instagram. The glasses will not go into production. Designer : Angel Petkov & Blagovest Dimitrov Watch Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3wUTsg-kTE [design-inspiration]
The Trillion Dollar Club of Asset Managers
[Investing]
2017/10/11 11:12
$1T+ club is dominated by U.S. based asset managers.In the late 1700s, it was the start of the battle of stock exchanges: in 1773, the London Stock Exchange was formed, and the New York Stock Exchange was formed just 19 years later.And while London was a preferred destination for international finance at the time, England also had laws that restricted the formation of new joint-stock companies....
SoftBank Leads $164 Million Bet on Digital-Mapping Startup Mapbox
[Investing]
2017/10/11 11:05
Mapbox, a company that competes against Google and Here to work with companies like Airbnb, Instacart, Snap, and MasterCard to build maps to power their services, is today announcing that it has raised $164 million in funding. Location and mapping been two of the key features underpinning a wide array of smartphone services. Now a startup that has been at the center of building those location...
