TREND REPORTS
(Video) Vroom Is Debuting a Virtual Reality Showroom for Buying Cars Online
[Business]
2016/08/16 11:10
Vroom is debuting an online showroom in Phoenix. Buying a car isn't easy. It's a hassle to spend hours upon hours searching massive lots, and it's time-consuming to pore over pages upon pages of reviews. And, after finally deciding which of the dozens of cars to buy, it's especially hard to pay for one. Now, imagine doing all of that in virtual reality—minus the paying part.Online used car sel...
Consumer Startups Are a Great Investment. Here's Why
[Investing]
2016/08/16 11:10
Last month, the $1 billion acquisition of Dollar Shave Club by CPG giant Unilever prompted headlines like “Who’s Next?” and brought increased investor attention to the burgeoning opportunities in early-stage consumer startups. As millennials mature and reach peak purchasing power of $200 billion, consumer demands are shifting in line with the generation’s values-oriented spending philosophy...
You Can Get a 3-D-Printed Cast for a Broken Bone - Xkelet
[Design]
2016/08/16 11:08
So long, itchy, uncomfortable plaster.Every year, some six million people in the United States break a bone, and many of these injuries are cloaked with a heavy sheath of fiberglass or plaster while they heal—a treatment that’s been the same for generations.But casts are finally getting a modern spin. 3-D-printed casts boast an open-lattice plastic design that’s customized to the individual...
(Infographic) These 5 Big Companies Control the World’s Beer
[Business]
2016/08/16 11:07
The next time you hit your local pub, the odds are that the pint of beer you order will come from one of five global beer conglomerates.[click to enlarge]Together, they own hundreds of the best-known domestic, import, and craft beer brands all over the world, in pretty much any country you can name. Whether you are seeking a smooth pilsner, a creamy stout, or an old-fashioned ale to whet your w...
MIT Scientists Invent Rapidly Self-Tinting Windows
[Tech]
2016/08/16 11:06
The new glass technology pioneered by a team of scientists at MIT is capable of changing shades much faster that what you’ll find on those ultra-hip eyeglasses. It also covers a broader spectrum of opacity than such photochromic substances.The material also differs from the electrochromic variety you’ll find on the windows of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to prevent glare. Again, it’s quicker, in pa...
This is Why It's More Difficult to Climb The Earnings Ladder
[Investing]
2016/08/16 11:05
A worker’s starting position has become more predictive of their final position across the income spectrum. Against a rising chorus of concern about increasing income inequality, some economists are pushing back, suggesting that it is not income inequality we should be concerned with but rather income mobility. Income mobility describes the ability of individuals to move up and down the income...
A Robotic Deodrant - The Air Manager
[Design]
2016/08/16 11:04
The Air Manager is a futuristic robo-chimney that has multiple petals that bloom outwards to catch bad odors. What is a deodorant? Essentially something that removes odor. Ventilator fans and chimneys are deodorants too in that aspect, right? The stronger the odor, the more petals bloom. Air manager’s smart software knows which direction the odor is coming from too, allowing petals to open out...
(Infographic) Best Fitness Trackers in 2016
[Product]
2016/08/16 11:03
You have finally decided to take care of your health and fitness matters and that is why you are looking for the best fitness trackers so you can take care of your daily activities.After talking to half-dozen experts, surveying hundred of users who already are using the fitness trackers and reading every available review over the Internet about more than 40 fitness trackers, clip-ons, bracelets...
(PDF) BCG - Health Care Consumerism Is Real—and Providers Need to Adapt
[Consumer]
2016/08/15 11:41
Today’s health care consumers have more money at stake, more choices to make, and more information (and noise) to consider than ever before. The movement of the consumer to the forefront of health care decision making has been driven largely by three factors: a growing number of health insurance products that shift more financial responsibility onto consumers; the emergence of private and publ...
