TREND REPORTS
(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...
(Infographic) The Great Lakes Economy : The Growth Engine of North America
[Investing]
2017/08/17 10:55
We don’t often think about the states and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes as its own economy – but maybe we should.After all, the region is tightly integrated in terms of trade. It alone accounts for more than 50% of all U.S./Canadian bilateral border trade and sees over 200 million tons of cargo shipped annually. If it were its own country, it would have a GDP of US$6 trillion...
Gartner's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2017
[Tech]
2017/08/16 10:30
The emerging technologies on the Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 reveal three distinct megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years.Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere, transparently immersive experiences and digital platforms are the trends that will provide unrivaled intelligence, create profound...
