TREND REPORTS
(PDF) PwC : Preparing for The Digital Era : The State of Digitalization in GCC Businesses
[Business]
2016/12/11 10:07
Strategy& partnered with Siemens to assess how companies in the GCC are using digital technologies and how ready they are to go digital. The joint study proposes a practical approach for companies in the region to go on their digital transformation journey.Executives in the GCC1 are excited by digital. They recognize its benefits, such as stronger customer orientation and increased efficien...
(Video) Vida Health Raises $18M to Connect People with Chronic Diseases to Health Coaches
[Investing]
2016/12/11 10:06
Vida Health, an online health platform that connects people suffering from chronic diseases with health coaches, has raised $18 million in a Series B round led by Canvas Ventures, with participation from Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) and Aspect Ventures.Founded in 2014, Vida Health targets those with conditions such as diabetes, depression, anxiety, and high blood pressure, and pairs them with th...
(Video) HiRO DRONE : Innovative Response to Critical Injury
[Tech]
2016/12/11 10:05
Getting paramedics to a site of an injury can often be challenging if the stricken person is on top of a cliff, in a forest, or some other hard to reach place. Italo Subbarao, DO, senior associate dean at William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Guy Paul Cooper Jr., a med student at the college, and others, developed the new drone delivery system that can ferry emergency su...
The AnyCafé Travel Brewer - The Travel Mug That Brews Coffee
[Product]
2016/12/11 10:03
The AnyCafé Travel Brewer™ is a coffee maker combined with a travel mug that let's you brew coffee anytime and anywhere.There’s a better way to have coffee anytime and anywhere. With the AnyCafé Travel Brewer, fresh coffee is always at your fingertips.Durable - The AnyCafé Travel Brewer™ is made from impact resistant HDPE that can survive small falls and wear and tear.K-Cup Compatible - T...
Electric Balaclava Heats Air to Help Winter Athletes
[Design]
2016/12/11 10:03
Researchers have created a 3D-printed balaclava out of electric-conductive yarn to help winter athletes stay healthy by warming air before it is inhaled.A partnership between Nottingham Trent University in the UK and Germany’s advanced textile and knitting machine manufacturer Stoll, the electric balaclava warms the material around the nose and mouth. A rechargeable cell battery fits into the...
(PDF) Predicting The Future : The 2017 Ford Trend Report
[Consumer]
2016/12/08 10:41
They say that the only constant in this world is change. Never has that been more clear than in the Looking Further with Ford 2017 Trend Report. For the past several years, a team of futurists here at Ford have taken a deep look into the minds of consumers across the world, identifying the technological, political, economic, environmental and social factors that drive our lives. The findings ar...
(Video) Obalon Non-Surgical Weight Loss System
[Tech]
2016/12/08 10:41
Gastric bypass surgery, just like any other surgery, hold potential for intraprocedural problems and follow-up complications. Less invasive means of reducing the volume of the stomach are coming to market. One particularly interesting system called Obalon just received FDA approval to help obese people to reduce weight who failed to do so through diet and exercise.obalon-balloon-systemThe syste...
(Video) GE is Putting Alexa Into a Funky-Looking Lamp - "C by GE"
[Product]
2016/12/08 10:41
The C by GE Lamp, featuring Amazon's Alexa.In 2015, Amazon made the world of manufacturing an offer. Make a device with a microphone, a speaker, and an internet connection, they said, and we'll let you add in our virtual assistant Alexa, free of charge.Now, GE is taking them up on it.The device in question looks a lot like something that came out of Dyson's R&D department, but it's really j...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Video Meets The Internet of Things
[Business]
2016/12/08 10:40
Video-analytics technology is transforming the Internet of Things and creating new opportunities. Are companies prepared to capture growth?Some of the most innovative Internet of Things (IoT) applications involve video analytics—a technology that applies machine-learning algorithms to video feeds, allowing cameras to recognize people, objects, and situations automatically. These applications a...
