TREND REPORTS
(Video) IDEO Envisions Ride-Sharing Car Concept for 'The Future of Moving Together'
[Design]
2017/03/02 10:55
A new project from acclaimed design firm Ideo presents one of the most compelling visions to date of an autonomous, ride-sharing future. It places the car at the center of a new marketplace, one where owners of an autonomous vehicle can toggle between ride sharing, car sharing, and private use. Drivers can choose to ride solo or offset the cost of their car by picking up passengers or renting i...
(PDF) PwC - Total Retail 2017 : 10 Retailer Investments for an Uncertain Future
[Business]
2017/03/02 10:54
With the need to transform more acute than ever, the time is now for retailers to decide what their future looks like.A golden age in consumer choice means challenging times for retailers An advertisement for Colgate’s “Ribbon Dental Cream” from a January 1912 edition of The Youth’s Companion magazine features the tag line “For all the Family.” The ad promises “Good Teeth, Good Health, a...
Longevity in Rich Countries
[Consumer]
2017/03/02 10:54
A new study suggests South Koreans will have the world’s highest life expectancy by 2030.POPULATION forecasting is not simple. Demographers use mortality data—information about when people die and why—to estimate the likely life expectancy of people still alive. The UN, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and others produce periodic forecasts that are fairly similar. Wealthy countries such a...
(Video) Sony Launches Xperia Touch Projector That Turns Any Surface Into a Touchscreen
[Product]
2017/03/02 10:54
Floors, tables and walls can be transformed into iPad-like touchscreens using Sony's new projector, which launched at this week's Mobile World Congress.The Xperia Touch is an interactive projector that Sony's innovation division, the Future Lab, first previewed as an experimental concept at SXSW last year. Now Sony Mobile is gearing up to release the product to consumers from spring 2017. The p...
(Video) Israeli Startup Goji Is Planning the Oven of the Future
[Tech]
2017/03/02 10:54
The next-generation kitchen ovens promise perfect cooking using solid-state RF transmitters and sensors.Every year, we hear about new models of ovens and microwaves with new functions and features that are meant to make our lives easier in the kitchen. But the truth is, the microwave oven’s fundamental technology has improved very little since its mid-20th-century introduction. That might all...
Smartphone's Victims
[Business]
2017/03/02 10:54
As the mobile industry is gathering in Barcelona this week to show off the latest trends in smartphone technology, it’s time to spare a thought for those devices that have fallen victim to the smartphone’s unstoppable rise. Ten years ago – the iPhone had just been unveiled but was yet to be unleashed on the world – we used to rely on a variety of devices to help us complete different tasks....
It’s Hip to be Connected
[Design]
2017/03/02 10:53
Hip replacements have a high rate of success, but those who’ve received one must ensure they’re taking care of their new joint. As the name suggests, Hip Connect puts patients in touch with their artificial joint like never before.The wearable device fits comfortably on the leg and utilizes a series of sensors to detect motion and force. This data is transferred wirelessly to an easy-to-use a...
Monthly Trend Report - March. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/03/02 09:36
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - March. 2017 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." * 글로벌 리딩 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심 전략부서...
Why Should Self-Driving Cars Look Like Cars ?
[Design]
2017/02/23 11:09
Writing in this month’s Economist 1843 Magazine, Simon Willis looks at the design of self-driving cars. Volvo’s chief designer Robin Page tells him: “It’s the most exciting period in the history of car design, a new world is being opened up.” It is a flexible space: “You can have six people sitting round a table which then turns into a bed.”But Volvo’s illustration of the car interior l...
