TREND REPORTS
Hubble Contacts Raises $7.2M to Deliver Disposable Lenses Direct to Consumers
[Investing]
2016/11/02 10:39
At least 30 million people wear contact lenses in the U.S., but somehow, less than one-third of this population wears daily disposable lenses, which are deemed the most hygienic and healthiest option by eye health professionals.A New York City startup called Hubble Contacts, co-founded by Ben Cogan and Jesse Horwitz, wants to make daily disposable lenses the norm here the way they are in most o...
Mobile Internet Use Passes Desktop for The First Time, Study Finds
[Consumer]
2016/11/02 10:38
More users around the world are accessing the internet from mobile devices than from desktop computers for the first time, according to internet monitoring firm StatCounter. The combined traffic from mobile and tablet devices tipped the balance at 51.2 percent, vs. 48.7 percent for desktop access, marking the first time this has happened since StatCounter began tracking stats for internet usage...
(Video) SAROS – Turning Waves into Fresh Water
[Tech]
2016/11/02 10:36
An American startup is looking to turn seawater into drinking water using only the motion of the ocean. EcoH20 Innovations is currently working with the second prototype of its Swell Actuated Reverse Osmosis System (SAROS), a compact, portable and energy independent floating desalination system.SAROS was designed with island communities in mind, where drinking water can be scarce and traditiona...
(Video) The New Version of Sense, The Gorgeous Little Ball That Helps You Sleep Better
[Product]
2016/11/02 10:36
Of all the new products I’ve tried this year, Sense — from Hello, a 50-person startup in San Francisco — is probably my favorite. It’s a simple concept, executed well: You put a beautiful, modern-looking orb on your night stand, attach a tiny button to your pillow, and go to sleep.When you wake up in the morning, you’ll get a full analysis of your night’s sleep, including details of your...
(Video) VeggiDome - Healthy Just Got Easy
[Product]
2016/11/02 10:35
A new Indiegogo has launched for the VeggiDome, a product aimed at keeping vegetables out in the open.VeggiDome is the brainchild of Duncan Burns, who was always looking for interesting ways to help his kids eat more healthy. After some experimenting, he found that leaving vegetables out in the open for them to see was the best solution. That’s where the VegiDome concept sprang from.Burns noti...
Fixtureless Smart Panels Illuminate with Lego-Like Construction - Nanoleaf
[Product]
2016/11/02 10:35
The Nanoleaf Aurora Smarter Kit offers tool-free installation, complete RGBW LED customization, hub-free Wi-Fi connectivity, and voice control through Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.When it comes to the placement of interior lighting, much of the thought involved tends to relate to reaching nearby outlets. But the latest lights Toronto-based Nanoleaf may end up providing creative individuals o...
The New Age of Womens’ Soccer - The Adidas Turf Soccer
[Design]
2016/11/02 10:35
The Adidas Turf Soccer cleats concepts has a clear target audience.The designer noticed an increasing trend in Women’s Soccer world over, and with Berlin being the women’s soccer stronghold, the Turf Soccer cleats target this new and upcoming demographic. The design is all about efficiency, even taking into account seemingly minor details like preventing turf crumb from slipping into the shoe...
(PDF) Google - Supercharging Style Transfer
[Tech]
2016/11/01 10:43
Pastiche. A French word, it designates a work of art that imitates the style of another one (not to be confused with its more humorous Greek cousin, parody). Although it has been used for a long time in visual art, music and literature, pastiche has been getting mass attention lately with online forums dedicated to images that have been modified to be in the style of famous paintings. Using a t...
(PDF) BCG - The Power of Technology Economics
[Business]
2016/11/01 10:43
Despite its starring role in business and everyday life, many economists openly question whether technology is visible in traditional economic metrics such as GDP, productivity, and corporate profits. In this report, The Boston Consulting Group shows that, on the contrary, declines in technology investment are followed by startling drops in all these measures of economic growth.Whenever compani...
