TREND REPORTS
The Most Popular Apps in the World
[Business]
2016/06/20 10:44
As we have recently learned, smartphone users in the United States spend more time using apps than ever before. On average, they spend more than 40 hours a month using their favorite apps. Meanwhile, the number of apps they use has plateaued since 2012. 27 appears to be the magic number in terms of how many apps people need.So which apps do people actually use? According to SensorTower data rep...
(Video) The AUUG iPhone Grip And App Turns Your Body Into A Musical Instrument
[Tech]
2016/06/20 10:44
Anything that encourages people to stop hunching over their iPhones like a tech-literate Mr. Burns is a good thing–especially when it also looks cool and makes fun noises. The AUUG Motion Synth, a grip that attaches to your iPhone or iPod touch and creates sound by tracking your movements through its app, was designed for electronic musicians, but I can see other people using it, like dancers,...
Self-Healing Smartphone Screens ? This Plastic Can Repair Itself
[Tech]
2016/06/20 10:44
This time series shows two healing agents (dyed red and blue) mixing and hardening to fill a hole in a polymer.Forty years ago, plastic surpassed steel as the most widely used material in the world. Sure, the affordable and malleable polymers have brought plenty of convenience to modern life (Tupperware! Teflon! Velcro!) as well as taking on more-vital roles, in airplanes, cars, and smartphones...
Fiber Pattern Lamp : A Lightweight Lamp Made by Robots
[Design]
2016/06/20 10:43
Atelier Robotiq employs Aerospace fiber winding technology to make intricate designs for their lightweight lamps made by an industrial robot.Lamps are produced using 100-meter long fiber cord, which is then woven around a shape using robotic technology—the result of this process is a strong and lightweight lamp, ultimately weighing less than an iPhone 6.The Fiber Pattern Lamp is made from dry...
(PDF) BCG - Postmerger Integration Rejuvenation
[Business]
2016/06/19 11:10
An Academy award. $1.3 billion in box office revenues. Millions of wide-eyed boys and girls. Disney’s Frozen is not only the world’s most successful animation feature film ever but also the fruit of an ingenious “postmerger rejuvenation.” How so? In 2005, Walt Disney was lagging in creative output and commercial traction. It then acquired a small but fast-growing animation studio, Pixar. Ra...
(Video) Rolls-Royce Made a Stunning Driverless Concept Car - Rolls-Royce 103EX
[Design]
2016/06/19 11:09
Rolls-Royce is taking a leap into the future with its newest Vision 100 concept car.The car looks like it was taken straight from a sci-fi film with its tucked away wheels and swinging doors. The car looks like it was taken straight from a sci-fi film with its tucked away wheels and swinging doors. The backseat comes with a silk sofa that seats two. The car is basically a moving living room, as...
(Video) World's Largest Indoor Vertical Farm Uses 95% Less Water and Produces More Food
[Investing]
2016/06/19 11:08
AeroFarms Inc. secured $20 million in a Series B round of venture funding, paving the way for its 70,000 square foot facility in Newark, New Jersey, which it says could produce 2 million pounds of food a year. The world’s largest indoor vertical farm is well on its way to producing millions of pounds of food a year while using less water. Last December, AeroFarms Inc. secured $20 million in a...
A New Disney Theme Park Opens in China
[Business]
2016/06/19 11:07
SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND, a theme park twice the size of California’s original Disneyland, officially opened on June 16th, 15 years since Chinese officials first hatched plans to get the industry’s runaway leader to build it. Despite China’s cooling economy, interest is high. Even before the official opening, 1m punters had turned up for a look and tickets are sold out for weeks. The market in Ch...
Eye Tracking Shows Mobile Video Ads Embedded in Articles Perform Better Than on Social
[Business]
2016/06/19 11:06
Users spent 24 percent more time watching ads within premium content than in social feeds. A new report that used eye tracking to understand user engagement with mobile video suggests certain types of video ads on publishers' websites perform better than those on social media.According to a study by Teads, a video technology platform that works with many of the world's top publishers, users spe...
