TREND REPORTS
Brands Create Experimental Living Spaces
[Design]
2016/10/12 10:37
Recent years have seen youth seek a sense of home through brands’ physical outposts, especially in urban areas, where space and amenities come at a premium. In an extension of this trend, forward-thinking companies are experimenting with spaces that take this concept literally by providing places for consumers to live.MINIThis summer, MINI demonstrated how its core principle of “creative use...
(Video) Shiseido App TeleBeauty Applies Virtual Makeup for Telecommuting Women
[Product]
2016/10/12 10:36
Shiseido is trying help Japan change its work ethic and make life easier for female teleworkers through a new cosmetic technology called TeleBeauty.The app scans your face and then adjusts the color of the image to match the tone of the user’s skin. It can also blur out pores and blemishes, and even apply rouge and lipstick.There is a choice of four different makeup patterns (natural, trend, c...
Panasonic's New Flexible Lithium-Ion Battery Can Do The Twist
[Tech]
2016/10/12 10:36
The new li-ion battery, getting bendy.Although advances in flexible electronics show a lot of promise for tech such as smart fabrics or bendable smartphones, things can only progress so far if those electronics still incorporate rigid batteries. With that in mind, a number of groups are now developing batteries that are flexible, too. Panasonic has just announced one of its own, which could be...
(Video) HelmetHair - A Helmet Kids Will Actually Wear
[Design]
2016/10/12 10:36
This clever design, called HelmetHair, explores the silly side of helmets in hopes that kids will be more inclined to protect their noggins! Shaped like a funky hairdo, it gives kids a playful, funny new look they’ll love while simultaneously offering safety when they’re riding a bike or scooter. Customizable using an online platform, kids can get a preview of their HelmetHair and get involve...
(PDF) This is What an A.I.-Powered Future Looks Like
[Business]
2016/10/11 10:50
Today, we are just beginning to scratch the surface of what is possible with artificial intelligence (A.I.) and how individuals will interact with its various forms. Every single aspect of our society — from cars to houses to products to services — will be reimagined and redesigned to incorporate A.I.A child born in the year 2030 will not comprehend why his or her parents once had to manually...
(Video) VR May Be A Legitimate Design Tool Sooner Than You Think - GravitySketch
[Design]
2016/10/11 10:50
GravitySketch is building a workflow for designers who use VR, like Google Docs for designing in virtual environments.Tiltbrush is the ultimate sketching app. You can decorate a snowman, wireframe a tiny house, or draw jaw-dropping landscapes, filled with dragons made of flame paint that stretch the length of your living room. But there’s a catch: while you can technically export the images to...
The Top 10 Best Selling 3D Printers Online for 3rd Quarter 2016
[Business]
2016/10/11 10:50
While the market for 3D printers under the tree was gaining ground last year, with even more machines out there at even better prices now, it will be interesting to see how many find a nice big bow this year on a Robo 3D R1 Plus, a Dremel Idea Builder 3D20, or maybe an XYZprinting da Vinci 1.0 All-in-One. Those are, after all, the top three printers sold by Best Buy for the third quarter of thi...
The Size and Scope of Samsung's Business
[Business]
2016/10/11 10:49
At first glance, things couldn’t be much worse for Samsung Electronics, the worldwide smartphone market leader: Ever since the first reports of exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones surfaced in August, the bad news just keep rolling in. Not only was the company forced to recall millions of Note 7 smartphones around the world, it also has to endure the PR nightmare of flight passengers around the worl...
New Study Reveals Best Time to Show Ads
[Consumer]
2016/10/11 10:49
There’s plenty of research and data that shows the best time to tweet or when to show your ads on Facebook or Google AdWords among other platforms. Posting at the right time ensures that you get to your target audience at the time they’re most likely to view your content and take necessary action.But content websites have had less guidance. What is the best time to present ads to your readers...
