TREND REPORTS
(Video) Why Virtual Reality is Auto Marketing's 'Sleeping Giant'
[Business]
2016/07/21 10:08
Brands Are Using Virtual Showrooms and Test Drives to Reach Younger Buyers.How big could virtual reality become for auto marketing? Here are some clues: Toyota agency Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles has a 35-person VR team that is developing virtual showrooms. Infiniti -- which began testing virtual reality last year -- is getting more aggressive, including striking a new ad deal with The New...
(Video) Circuit Marker Conducts Electricity As You Draw - AgIC
[Product]
2016/07/21 10:07
Different components can be connected by tracing the pen along a sheet.Tokyo-based startup AgIC aims to make electric circuits more accessible to people of all ages and levels of experience. Their Circuit Marker conducts electricity as you draw lines on a sheet. Using silver conductive ink, the pen can connect different components to create circuits. It is compatible with AgIC Circuit PET Film...
(Infographic) Understanding Machine Learning
[Tech]
2016/07/21 10:07
We now live in an age where machines can teach themselves without human intervention.Infographic : http://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Understanding-Machine-Learning_v6.jpg[futurism]
(Patent) Snapchat Wants to Use Image Recognition to Send Ads
[Tech]
2016/07/20 10:24
One of Snapchat’s best loved features is its photo filters, which use GPS data and augmented reality to add interactive “lenses” to your photos and videos. Now, the messaging startup wants to make that offering more powerful—and lucrative.A patent application published on July 14, titled “Object Recognition Based Photo Filters,” describes lenses and filters that would be based on the pict...
(Video) Golf Cart Jetpack Gives New Meaning to a "Birdie"
[Tech]
2016/07/20 10:24
Pro Golfer Bubba Watson, Oakley and Martin Aircraft have teamed up to create the Golf Cart Jetpack. The humble golf cart is not very slick, but it gets the job done. So is there a better way to get from tee to green? In 2013, pro golfer Bubba Watson, along with Oakley and Neoteric Hovercraft, posed this question with a Golf Cart Hovercraft. Now, with the help of Martin Aircraft, the team has ta...
CB Insights - The Venture Pulse Report, Q2 2016
[Investing]
2016/07/20 10:23
The second quarter of 2016 saw venture capital funding activity rise slightly following 2 quarters of declines, while deal activity fell for the fourth consecutive quarter. Large rounds by companies like Uber, Snapchat and Didi Chuxing helped buoy investment despite the ongoing decline in the number of deals.While the Brexit referendum in the UK caused many investors to hold back from making si...
A Wearable for the Optimized Self - ELF Emmit
[Product]
2016/07/20 10:23
ELF emmit improves focus, sleep, stress, & more, combining ancient traditions and modern technology.The ELF emmit emits pulses from 2 Hz up to 19 Hz—nothing beyond the natural rhythm of the mind. Each of its (5) mood settings emits extra-low frequency pulses that are optimized to target the cerebellum, gently coaxing your current brainwave frequency to speed up or slow down and match your...
Only 10% of iPhone Owners Say They’re Very Likely to Upgrade If Apple Doesn’t Release a New Phone Design
[Consumer]
2016/07/20 10:23
Every other year, for nearly a decade now, Apple has released a redesigned, updated version of its iPhone smartphone. But it’s been reported that its next new phone, the iPhone 7, will look pretty much identical to the iPhone 6 and 6S. According to some sources, Apple will then skip making an “S” model in 2017, and go straight to releasing an iPhone 8 that will be a complete overhaul stylist...
Pocket Synth Uses Gameboy-Like Cartridges To Make Masterpieces
[Product]
2016/07/20 10:23
The modular instrument gives musicians an easy way to create music on the go.Pocket-sized synthesizers aren’t an altogether new concept, but a new device is shaping up to be next year’s must-have instrument. Using interchangeable sound cartridges reminiscent of a Gameboy Color, ZONT promises an experience that’s ‘beautifully engineered for the modern producer.’The concept of swapping out d...
