TREND REPORTS
(Video) The World’s First 3D Printing Restaurant - Food Ink
[Business]
2016/07/14 10:17
Is this the future of fine dining? Restaurant where all the food and even the table is 3D printed - but it will cost you £250 a head.The most futuristic gourmet experience in the known universe. Edible art prepared by the finest chefs with fresh natural ingredients and 3D-printed live using the revolutionary byFlow Focus 3D-printer. International launch in London this Summer 2016 and coming so...
Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality are the 4th Wave
[Investing]
2016/07/14 10:17
Today AR/VR is still in the first of the four stages of tech market development (hype cycle, facing reality, liftoff, sustainable market). Its installed base, from low-end Cardboard through high-end HoloLens, is unlikely to top 100 million units until 2018 (note: that is units installed in total, not annual sales). There will be a few billion dollars revenue this year, a progressive ramp in 201...
(Video) World’s First Hearing Aid Connected To The Internet Of Things - Oticon Opn
[Product]
2016/07/14 10:16
An IoT-enabled aid connects to practically any device to help people with hearing impairments.While there have been hearing aids that can connect to iOS and Android devices, there’s still nothing that can offer what Oticon’s Opn can offer those who deal with hearing impairments.It’s the world first hearing aid that can actually connect to the Internet of Things, which means it can connect to...
Land Rover Testing Autonomous Tech with a Taste for Off-Road Adventure
[Tech]
2016/07/14 10:16
Car-to-car communications would allow information on driving conditions to be shared. As a company founded on go-anywhere capability, Land Rover needs to think about autonomous driving in a slightly different way to most other brands. The way a Discovery Sport, Evoque or Range Rover tackles a trail is intrinsic to its appeal, an appeal engineers are trying to autonomously recreate in their new...
(Video) Mercedes Injects Some Automotive Style Into The Humble Golf Cart
[Product]
2016/07/14 10:16
The golf bags are stored at an angle so golfers can easily slide clubs in and out.Back in 2013, Mercedes showed the world what a three-pointed star-badged golf cart of the future might look like with the Vision Golf Cart. Well, the (near) future is here and Mercedes has teamed up with Scandinavian "golf car" manufacturer Garia to make the Mercedes golf cart a reality. The new cart isn't much li...
A New Coffee Ecosystem - The HIFA Coffee Maker
[Design]
2016/07/14 10:15
The HIFA coffee maker explores this question in the form of a far-out yet reasonable appliance that considers the sustainability and final consumption of the user. According to the ICO (International Coffee Organization), world coffee consumption in a year can total around 150.2 million bags (each bag weighs 130 lbs). Yet, less than 1% of the whole grain is consumed in a cup of coffee, wasting...
(Infographic) Why Advertisers Are Forking Over Big Bucks for Custom Snapchat Lenses
[Business]
2016/07/14 09:08
14 brands have purchased them in 5 weeks.A sponsored lens takes an average of six weeks to create. SnapchatSnapchat is set to cash in on its surreal selfies. Eight months after securing 20th Century Fox for its first sponsored lens to promote The Peanuts Movie, the number of marketers signing on for Snapchat's bespoke filters has steadily grown. Lenses, which add colorful filters to selfies—fr...
(PDF) PwC : The Wearable Life 2.0 - Connected Living in a Wearable World
[Business]
2016/07/13 10:48
Through new original research, this follow-up report explores consumer attitudes and preferences towards wearable technology - what’s changed, what’s improved, and what the wearable future has in store for the US and beyond.[click to enlarge]Building upon a study performed in 2014, PwC launched the 2016 Consumer Intelligence Series report on wearables to better understand the wearable technol...
(Video) How Hololens Is Helping Golf Fans Get More Out Of Watching The Sport
[Business]
2016/07/13 10:48
Augmented reality isn't just used for Pokemon Go—now, sports enthusiasts can enhance their game through Microsoft's AR technology too.With help from Microsoft and Seattle based Augmented Reality software maker Taqtile, the PGA Tour is experimenting with innovative ways to engage fans, design courses, improve operations and provide benefit to golfers. At The Players Championship tournament earl...
