TREND REPORTS
Luxury Apartment Boom Looks Set to Fizzle in 2017
[Investing]
2017/01/03 13:54
Building glut outstrips demand, likely forcing landlords to slash rents, Rents are declining in cities across the U.S., and the sluggishness is expected to spread to market such as Nashville, Tenn., where Terra House is located. Landlords of upscale properties across the U.S. are bracing for rough conditions in 2017 that will likely force them to slash rents and offer deep concessions as a glut...
5 Deep Learning Startups to Follow in 2017
[Business]
2017/01/03 13:54
If artificial intelligence (AI) hadn’t hit the mainstream before, it did this year. Google chief executive Sundar Pichai came through with the best sound bite, saying that the world is going from being “mobile-first” to “AI-first.”Apple squished AI into the iPhone, and Google stuck it in the Pixel. Facebook brought it to the News Feed, and Microsoft put it in Word. Samsung bought AI startu...
How Polaroid Is Utilizing Affordable Social Creators to Boost Sales. Has Seen a 180% Lift
[Business]
2017/01/03 13:54
The camera brand is spending about $12,000 a month on its program. Polaroid marketers nowadays do not get the kind of budget their forerunners did three decades ago when sales were in the billions of dollars, and it hasn't had an ad agency of record in years. Yet, tech is helping the legendary brand make creativity a winnable in-house game.About 18 months ago, the brand's parent company, C&...
(Video) Remote Controller Has Your Fingerprints All Over It
[Tech]
2017/01/03 13:54
Tapdo should begin taking preorders next year.Perhaps you own multiple devices that can be remotely controlled via your smartphone, each device requiring you to use a different app. Well, tapdo is designed to simplify things. It's a fingerprint-reading gadget that simultaneously controls numerous devices, by assigning different parts of your fingers to different actions.The tapdo communicates b...
Americans' Top New Year's Resolutions For 2017
[Consumer]
2017/01/03 13:53
Even though the vast majority of people struggle to follow and fulfill their New Year's resolutions, those annual vows do come with a certain amount of charm. Most people dream of a healthy year laced with possiblities every January and 2017 looks like it'll be no different. According to a recent survey by the Marist Poll, "being a better person" is going to be the top New Year's resolution amo...
The ‘World’s Smartest Tape Measure’ Does Not Use Any Tape
[Product]
2017/01/03 13:53
Taking measurements can be a tedious task that frequently requires the help of another person to hold down your measuring tape. This smart tape measure solves this problem by eliminating the cumbersome tape altogether. Dubbed the ‘World’s Smartest Tape Measure’, Bagel is an electronic tape measure that boasts three measuring modes—string mode, wheel mode, and remote mode. String mode works...
(Video) The Slimmest Smartphone Ever Built
[Design]
2017/01/03 13:53
There’s no better way to begin the new year than with some amazing tech. Right? What if I told you the NoPhone is the next big thing in smartphone design? It has no headphone jack, which is the upcoming trend. It also has no battery problems (cuz no battery). The absence of controls means you have a zero learning curve. And let’s be honest… you’ll never see a phone sleeker than this.The NoP...
(Patent) Amazon Drones, Meet Your Mothership
[Tech]
2017/01/02 22:12
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's -- Amazon. The online retailer has its head in the clouds with plans for an airship hosting a swarm of delivery drones.This isn't what I imagined from Amazon's cloud-based technology.In recently discovered patent images, Amazon drafted a plan to have an airship 45,000 feet above the Earth, storing a fleet of drones and packages to deliver. Amazon said these unman...
Tops of 2016 : Digital
[Consumer]
2017/01/02 22:12
From new digital devices coming to the market (and grabbing headlines) to the growing interest in virtual reality thanks to new apps, 2016 was a big year for digital. As the year comes to a close, Nielsen looked at some of the top trends in digital, including the top U.S. smartphone apps and operating systems.In 2016, Facebook again took the lead as the top smartphone app. The social networking...
