The short answer is… yes it can. The long answer is, while phone cases don’t do much except for accident-proofing your gadget, or occasionally giving it a boost of battery power, it is capable of much more… even of saving a life. Modeled on the classic Realtone walkie-talkie from the 70s, the rugged Walkie-Talkie iPhone case concept by Sejung Oh and PDF Haus does something rather nifty. Not...

This report, The Boston Consulting Group’s 17th annual analysis of the global wealth management industry, includes two topics that we reexamine every year—the global market-sizing review and the wealth manager benchmarking study—as well as a special chapter about the impact of digital technology on the industry.The overall growth of global private wealth picked up momentum in 2016, allowing...

A Taiwanese company debuted a pair of black gloves that can translate hand gestures into messages in real-time.At the recently held Computex Global Trade Show in Taipei, a pair of gloves caught everyone’s attention. Unlike what you would expect, they’re not for keeping your hands warm during winter, but rather for helping people with hearing impairment communicate effectively.Taiwan Yingmi Te...

The world appears to have passed peak booze. The volume of alcoholic drinks consumed globally fell by 1.4% in 2016, to 250bn litres, according to IWSR, a research firm. It is the second consecutive year of decline, and only the third since data started to be collected in 1994. The drop-off is caused by people drinking less beer, which accounts for three-quarters of all alcohol drunk by volume....

Drone Racing League has closed on $20M in Series B funding, led by U.K telecommunications company Sky, Liberty Media Corporation (which owns the Formula 1 racing brand) and Lux Capital. This new funding means that the league has now raised over $32M in three rounds. Allianz (who is also the title sponsor of DRL) and World Wrestling Entertainment also joined the round as new investors in the st...

Startup company Orai hopes its app will teach users techniques that can lead to successful public speaking in different situations. Philadelphia-based startup Orai has launched its app that strives to educate users about how to be a successful and confident public speaker. Users can record themselves speaking, and the app uses artificial intelligence to analyze the speech clarity, energy and p...

The donut shape of the ORION360 speaker isn’t only adorable, it’s also highly functional, providing 360 degrees of high definition audio you can take anywhere! Free of any buttons or confusing controls, the ring also serves as a gestural interface where users can swipe to skip, draw a circle to adjust volume, or hover to play/pause… just incorporate gestures into your dance moves! Unlike man...

Anyone who suffers from the midnight munchies will be all too familiar with the need to satisfy their hunger pangs without leaving the house, and preferably without having to talk to anyone in the process. It’s a predicament suffered by many, and one wheelys set out to solve with a bit of AI and the all famous cloud. Never ones to follow the crowd, the forward-thinking team has developed the m...

We took a look at the world’s top 100 brands to determine which fonts, colors and formats were the most popular choices. Our infographic provides some good food for thought if you’ve hit a road block on your latest logo design. We based our research on the latest Forbes list of the world’s most powerful brands. Since brands frequently change or update their logos, our study reflects only the...