TREND REPORTS
Retail intelligence firm Trax closes $64M investment in order to provide better insights and drive growth
[Investing]
2017/07/20 10:05
Through machine learning and image analysis, Trax aims to help retailers create the perfect “shelf” and optimise their operations for better sales.Trax, a computer vision and retail intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has closed a US$64 million funding round led by an affiliate of Warburg Pincus LLC, a private equity firm focussed on growth investing. This capital infusion makes...
Move Over Millennials, Gen-Z Now The Largest Single Population Segment
[Consumer]
2017/07/20 10:05
According to Nielsen’s new Total Audience report, millennials and Gen-Z now comprise 48 percent of the total media audience. Gen-Z in particular is now the single largest audience segment at 26 percent (although there’s a vast age range).Because members of Gen-Z are different in key ways from millennials, the demographic shift holds some implications for brands and retail marketers. Gen-Z is...
Bone Conduction Ring Puts Phone Calls at Your Fingertips - Orii
[Product]
2017/07/20 10:05
Orii is a bone conducting ring that allows users to make calls just by putting a finger to their ear.Besides talking into a shoe, the most spy-like way to take a phone call is to just stick your finger in your ear. Last year the Sgnl made that possible using a watchband, and now we've seen the idea packed into a smaller wearable device: a ring. Orii allows you to field calls by touching your ea...
Mckinsey - Advanced Social Technologies and The Future of Collaboration
[Business]
2017/07/19 10:17
The next generation of social technologies is beginning to transform the way people communicate and work with each other, according to a new survey.After nearly a decade of research on the business uses of social technologies, executives say these tools are more integrated into their organizations’ work than ever before—and that the most sophisticated of these tools, message-based platforms,...
Benjamin Shine Sculpts Ethereal Tulle Portraits for Bergdorf Goodman Windows
[Design]
2017/07/19 10:17
In the windows of new york’s elegant bergdorf goodman department store, british artist and designer benjamin shine has realized a five piece installation using his signature material — tulle.the exhibition ‘seeing through the material’ comprises the artist’s trademark ethereal tulle flows, which come together to form hauntingly beautiful female portraits. shine’s work traverses theme of i...
(PDF) Digital Planet 2017 - Digital Evolution Index
[Investing]
2017/07/19 10:17
The Digital Evolution Index evaluates the digital development of countries.[click to enlarge]It is barely 20 years since Sergey Brin and Larry Page registered the domain name google.com, and only 10 years since Steve Jobs walked onto a stage in San Francisco and introduced the iPhone. Yet in this short period, digital technologies have upended our world. We introduced the Digital Evolution Inde...
Smart Devices Track Skin Health and Monitor Signs of Aging
[Product]
2017/07/19 10:17
There are devices that track the health of your body, your mind—even your pet—and now, “smart mirrors” are helping people track their skin’s health and vitality. Notably, all companies use women in their branding even though male grooming is booming as young men become increasingly focused on their appearance, suggesting it’s time for brands to expand their marketing messaging.wayskin Awa...
WaveOptics Raises $15.5M for Augmented Reality Displays
[Investing]
2017/07/19 10:16
London-based WaveOptics has raised $15.5 million in a second round of funding for its augmented reality display technology.The round was led by Gobi Ventures, Touchstone Innovations (with a $4 million contribution), Robert Bosch Venture Capital, and Octopus Investments. AR is expected to be a $83 billion market by 2021, according to tech adviser Digi-Capital.“WaveOptics is reinventing the AR m...
(Video) IAAC's Water-Driven Breathing Skin Material Further Advances Technology in Architecture
[Tech]
2017/07/19 10:16
The institute for advanced architecture of catalonia (IAAC) is a center for research, education, production and outreach, with the mission of envisioning the future habitat of our society and building it in the present.the aim of the institution is to expand the boundaries of architecture. in their latest project, water driven-breathing skin, students and faculty members develop a semi-passive...
