TREND REPORTS
Chai Tea and Alcohol Pairings Further The Healthy Hedonism Trend
[Product]
2016/04/07 10:31
As part of their ongoing quest for balance, Millennials are engaging in healthy hedonism, a practice that sees them offsetting their wellness-oriented ways with acts of indulgence. This trend was evident at this month’s Coffee and Tea Festival in NYC, where antioxidant-rich chai tea was fused with alcohol for delightfully boozy brews accented with a hint of health. DONA CHAIBrewed and bottled...
Nearly 80% of Social Media Time Now Spent on Mobile Devices
[Consumer]
2016/04/07 10:31
Facebook dominates all other networks in engagement, while Snapchat skews much younger than the other social sites.One of the more revealing discussions in comScore’s 2016 U.S. Cross-Platform Future in Focus is about social media. It illustrates how mobile social media access has become. It also vividly shows how dominant Facebook is.Roughly 1 in 5 minutes (19 percent) of all digital media tim...
This Swedish Scientist's Transparent Wood Could Transform Architecture
[Tech]
2016/04/07 10:30
A new material design innovation has made wood practically invisible. Just watch for splinters.You don't have to shop at Ikea to see that Sweden is obsessed with wood. Over 57% of the country is covered in upwards of 51 billion trees, and lumber and paper products are one of the country's biggest exports.So leave it to Swedish researchers to figure out a whole new use for all that wood: they've...
(Infographic) Mobile Commerce : Where is the Money ?
[Consumer]
2016/04/07 10:30
Mobile commerce is a current reality with a growing trend for the future. Data on mobile commerce performance during 2015 clearly shows a relevant growth in this sector. Therefore, using effective Mobile Marketing strategies to improve users engagement and retention is going to become even more important during 2016.Based on data derived from 50 million app users and from over 50 brands using N...
(PDF) Goldman Sachs - Where The Big Money Will Be Made in Virtual Reality
[Business]
2016/04/06 10:42
Virtual reality may have gotten off to a rocky start this week with delays and delivery issues for the two early leaders, Facebook's Oculus Rift and HTC's Vive, but don't let that sour you on the idea.According to Goldman Sachs, virtual reality and its cousin augmented reality, which shows up in things like Microsoft's HoloLens, will be a $35 billion annual industry by 2025. This chart from Sta...
"Carbon 3D" Does 3D Printing at a Speed No One Else Can Match
[Tech]
2016/04/06 10:42
Carbon has collected $140 million in three years to develop its superfast $40,000-a-year 3D printer.In this gleaming lab in Redwood City, Calif., the first thing you notice is the burnt smell in the air. The next thing you notice is the whirring noise, from the machinery at the center of the lab cleaning objects pulled from humming rows of 5-foot-long cylindrical printers. They’re turning slud...
Fictional Products Spark Discussion About Egg Freezing - Timeless
[Product]
2016/04/06 10:42
There’s no shortage of products aimed at female consumers that claim to stop time by helping to preserve a woman’s beauty for decades to come. But at ‘Timeless,’ a pop-up shop inside London’s Old Street Station, the products are fictional, and the goal is to disseminate information and spark a discussion about elective egg freezing.The issue has surfaced in news reports recently as compani...
(Video) Smartphone Spectroscopy Kit Brings Blood Test Info Home
[Product]
2016/04/06 10:42
The Cor cartridges each have a fine needle that takes a surface-level blood sample when pressed against the arm.According to Bob Messerschmidt, founder and CEO of Cor, "the greatest barrier for people to live a healthy life is really information." His company has developed a blood testing kit that is aimed at making health information available in the home that might otherwise remain hidden in...
(PDF) Bain&Company : Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2016
[Investing]
2016/04/06 10:42
Asia-Pacific private equity: Record results, gathering clouds.Looking back over the past year, it’s hard to imagine a more perplexing global economic landscape. Oil prices unexpectedly plunged to record lows, global economic expansion slowed, currencies fluctuated wildly—and then there was China. As the growth rate of the world’s second-largest economy fell amid continued export weakness, a...
