TREND REPORTS
(M&A) Chinese Car Giant Geely (That Owns Volvo) Has Bought Lotus
[Investing]
2017/05/25 10:14
Lotus is being sold to Chinese car giant Geely, Associated Press reports this morning. On the face of it this is good news for Norfolk. Volvo has been owned by Geely this past seven-plus years, and has flourished and remained master of its own destiny.This is part of a much larger deal. Geely is also buying 49.9 percent of Lotus’s owner, Proton, which like Lotus was wholly owned by Malaysian c...
(Video) Meet Stan : The Robot That Parks Your Car at Paris CDG Airport - Stanly Robotics
[Tech]
2017/05/25 10:14
There’s nothing more tedious than driving in endless circles around a seemingly full airport carpark, exchanging eye contact with every person in the vicinity of their vehicle only to be answered with a guilty shake of the head to confirm that they just arrived, and won’t be leaving any time soon. In response, french startup stanly robotics are developing france’s first robot valet, who goes...
(Video) Water Treadmill Reduces Jogging Impact, Can Use For Injury Therapy Too
[Product]
2017/05/25 10:14
A person who has knee or any lower limb joint issues should avoid activities like running where impacts that would reverberate to those area of concern. That means jogging for the purpose of keeping fit is out of question, but not if Aqua Treadmill by Osaka City based Water Walker & Spa can help. By the virtue of the product name, you should already have some idea what it is. Aqua Treadmill...
(PDF) Deloitte - Architectural Disruptions Set to Alter The Technology Industry
[Business]
2017/05/24 10:59
Emerging technologies are on pace to disrupt technology architecture in the next three to five years. Use our framework to capitalize on new business opportunities that are likely to emerge. The technology industry has continually been wrought with competition. While established companies struggle with unexpected threats, newer industry entrants grapple with targeting customers who are loyal...
Minibrew Raises $2.8M to Help You Make Your Own Beer
[Investing]
2017/05/24 10:59
Netherlands-based Minibrew has raised $2.8 million in seed funding after completing a successful $350,000 crowdfunding campaign to bring some smarts to the home-brew process.The Minibrew is a little keg with a big brain. When we first met the company in 2015 they offered a whiff of high-tech to the brewing process, adding a monitored brew vessel and mobile app to the age-old technique of sloppi...
(Infographic) Companies That Scaled Quickly
[Business]
2017/05/24 10:59
The number one reason that startups fail is from premature scaling. A study from the Startup Genome Report found that 74% of startups fail because of premature scaling, while those who scale properly typically see growth that’s 20 times faster. To help to better understand why some companies get scaling right while others fail, Alligatortek has created the following infographic that takes an i...
(Video) World's First Autonomous Security Vehicle with Companion Drone - OTSAW O-R3
[Tech]
2017/05/24 10:59
The O-R3 combines an autonomous security robot with a surveillance drone to create a comprehensive security system.Surveillance drones and security robots are not new innovations on their own, but Singapore company Otsaw Digital has brought the two together. The O-R3 is the world's first ground-aerial outdoor security robot that combines an autonomous roving ground vehicle with a surveillance d...
The U.S. Tech Giants Piling on the Profit
[Investing]
2017/05/24 10:58
As the round of Q1 results closes, this infographic takes a look at the big U.S. tech players that saw a jump in profit in comparison to Q1 last year. The best quarter by a long shot was experienced by Netflix. Although they have the lowest net income of the bunch, and therefore clearly a lot more scope for growth, the enormous 544 percent leap is the clear stand-out performance. Apple's bounce...
(Video) The World's First Reverse Vending Machine for Spent Batteries - Refind Technologies
[Product]
2017/05/24 10:58
Launched on Earth Day, the device from Coop Norway hopes to incentivize more people to recycle their batteries.Recycling batteries can be a chore, especially when you need to go out of your way to drop them off. Coop Norway and Swedish firm Refind are looking to make the act a little more appealing by creating a reverse vending machine that pays you when you recycle batteries.Launched on Earth...
