TREND REPORTS
Monthly Trend Report - July. 2016 Edition
[Trendbird]
2016/07/03 11:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - July. 2016 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." * 글로벌 리딩 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심 전략부서에...
(Video) Cozmo Uses AI to Develop a Little Robot Personality
[Product]
2016/07/01 23:34
Cozmo is a cute little look at what AI can do. There are plenty of toy robots on the market, but they tend to lack a real sense of personality. With scripted responses and set, repeated movements, they can be hard to love. A team of robotics engineers at Anki have attempted to create a truly loveable robot that relies on AI to give it some real personality. Cozmo is a cute little robot capable...
(Infographic) Why You’ll Be Wearing Your Next Computer
[Tech]
2016/06/28 23:35
The future’s so bright you’ve got to wear glasses – virtual reality glasses, that is! VR fully immerses you into a 360° digital world, creating an alternate reality experience.Learn more about the future of virtual reality in this infographic from Frames Direct.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/virtual-reality-glasses.png[FramesDirect]
Devialet’s $3,000 Speaker Destroys Worlds With 4,500 Watts of Loud
[Product]
2016/06/28 23:34
I GET TO audition a panoply of speakers on this job, and one of the most striking—both visually and aurally—is Devialet’s Phantom. The French company’s speaker is designed to look like some ovular starseed space egg, with cylindrical drivers firing outwards from both sides as you crank the jams, extending and receding in a blur of sound and motion. It’s also goddamn loud. The base model Ph...
(Video) Microsoft Gets Hands-On with Gesture-based Computer Interfaces
[Tech]
2016/06/28 23:34
Microsoft research teams are tackling several different challenges involved in accurately translating hand gestures for computer interface systems.Almost every object you encounter day-to-day has been designed to work with the human hand, so it's no wonder so much research is being conducted into tracking hand gestures to create more intuitive computer interfaces, such as Purdue University's De...
Why Google Would Want to Build its Own Phone
[Business]
2016/06/28 23:34
Google is reportedly thinking about building its own phone, instead of outsourcing the Nexus phones to manufacturers like LG and Huawei, according to The Telegraph.This chart from Statista shows the problem Google would be trying to solve. Right now, Android is the most popular smartphone platform in the world by far, with more than 80% global market share. But Android handset makers and carrie...
Twilio Raises More Than Expected in IPO
[Investing]
2016/06/28 23:34
Technology company’s shares priced above previous rangeTwilio Inc. raised more than it expected in its initial public offering, an optimistic sign for the dozens of other technology companies that have been valued at more than $1 billion in private fundraising.The San Francisco company’s IPO priced at $15 each, raising $150 million by selling 10 million shares, the company said in a release l...
Digital Audiences Bloom in Warmer Months for Seasonal Travel Categories
[Consumer]
2016/06/28 23:34
Summer has officially arrived, and many consumers across the U.S. are finalizing their seasonal travel plans or have already embarked on their summer vacations. With school out of session and the weather more pleasant, summer nearly always tends to see a boost in travel activity. Interestingly, consumers’ online activity reflects this ‘real-life’ behavior quite accurately, as we see an incre...
Street Furniture Gets A New Lease On Life As Art in Poland
[Design]
2016/06/28 23:33
Temporary urban "hacks" are restoring life to quiet areas.Most small architecture interventions in cities require a well-trafficked area to actually get implemented. But the enterprising experiments of NO studio, which is a collaboration between Polish designers Magda Szwajcowska and Michal Majewski, brought attention to forgotten corners in the city of Wrocław during the Lower-Silesian Festiv...
