TREND REPORTS
CBD Water Could Be The Next Big Trend In Cannabis
[Product]
2017/08/20 10:04
CBD Living's Water Was Made Possible Through New Technologies. CBD water promises to bring together the best of what pure water and CBD have to offer.A handful of cannabis companies are coming up with innovative new ways to tap into the health benefits of cannabidiol (CBD). In particular, CBD-infused water is the latest product to hit the market. Now, CBD water could be the next trend to sweep...
(Infographic) Happiness Practices Around The World
[Consumer]
2017/08/20 10:03
When you’re putting in your blood, sweat, and tears, to attain those little tears of happiness, it’s easy to forget that happiness is a path and not just the end goal. If you’re feeling a little down and out lately, try taking a leaf out of the books of people around the world, who have turned little activities into traditions that keep them happy. The Norwegians, for instance, practice the...
(PDF) WPP - Speak Easy : The Future Answers to You
[Consumer]
2017/08/17 10:57
Speak Easy is a trends and insight report, carried out in equal partnership between J. Walter Thompson Innovation Group London and Mindshare Futures, which explores voice technology and its implications for brands. Our research comprised several methodologies and covered the period January 2017 to March 2017.NEUROSCIENCE EXPERIMENTIn partnership with Neuro-Insight, we used Steady-State Topograp...
(Patent) Toyota Patents Cloaking Device to Help 'See' Through Car Pillars
[Tech]
2017/08/17 10:57
Video cameras? Pfft. Toyota's solution is simpler and less expensive.You'd think that an automaker receiving a patent for a "cloaking device" would run counter to the interconnected ideas of visibility and safety, but Toyota's latest patent wants to use such a device to help improve safety.Toyota received a US patent for "Apparatuses and methods for making an object appear transparent," or as t...
Amazon’s Private Label Business is Booming Thanks to Device Sales, Expanded Fashion Lines
[Business]
2017/08/17 10:57
Amazon has been doubling down on its private label business in recent months, though many of its own brands aren’t easily identifiable to consumers as they don’t indicate they’re Amazon-made products. But these private labels have been gaining steam, according to a new report out this week from 1010data. Several Amazon brands have been seeing tremendous growth, it found, including AmazonBasi...
(Video) The Promise And Creepiness of A Scutting 6-Legged Spider Robot - Hexa
[Tech]
2017/08/17 10:56
A new robot is scuttling into the uncanny valley. Hexa has six legs, looks like a bug, and moves with bizarre confidence. And it just might bring robot hacking to the masses.Hexa uses a variety of sensors to find its way around, including a camera and distance sensor. You control this bot with your phone, and it scales steps and uneven terrain with ease. You don't have to control individual leg...
China's Parallel Online Universe
[Business]
2017/08/17 10:56
When people in the Americas, in Europe or many other parts of the world go online, they mostly use the same services and platforms. U.S. companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are so dominant in their respective fields, that most people consider them global market leaders. There is one major market however, where the internet looks entirely different and hardly anyone uses the services t...
Americans Love Ordering Pizza on Facebook
[Consumer]
2017/08/17 10:55
The cutthroat U.S. restaurant industry is getting increasingly aggressive about technology, enlisting Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. in their race to make it easier for customers to order and pay for their food.Last month, TGI Fridays began letting customers foot the bill using their Amazon accounts. And pizza chains are locked in an escalating battle to adopt new ordering methods -- a conte...
(Video) Broadway Hit “Hamilton” Has a Plan to Stop Bots From Buying up Tickets
[Tech]
2017/08/17 10:55
Ticketmaster's Verified Fan technology is being used to ensure that the next batch of tickets for the Broadway hit "Hamilton" go to those intending to see the show instead of scalpers. If the technology catches on, it could eliminate the problem of artificially inflated prices on the resale market.THE SCALPER SISTERSThis week, musical theater fans can increase their chances of scoring a ticket...
