TREND REPORTS
(Video) Sony Future Lab Makes Alice’s Wonderland a Dash More Wonderful
[Tech]
2016/03/24 11:16
At SXSW, augmented reality brought a favorite storybook to psychedelic life.Imagine opening a book and seeing it come to life—no special glasses required. What if the characters reacted to your hand gestures and daily objects and were are absorbed as elements in the story. Sony Future Lab has unveiled a device that transforms any flat surface into an augmented display, complete with touch cont...
(Video) This Berlin Supermarket Has a Vertical Micro-Farm Inside It - INFARM
[Business]
2016/03/24 11:16
INFARM is bringing fresh greens and herbs into the supermarket with its tiny vertical farms, which both grow and display the produce.While large-scale vertical urban farms may not be viable everywhere, scaled-down versions of this space-efficient growing method have been shown to be a potential good choice for a green small business, and the introduction of a new micro-scale offering from INFAR...
(Video) World's Most Compact Stroller - GOODBABY Pockit
[Product]
2016/03/24 11:16
Smallest folded stroller: GoodBaby breaks Guinness World Records record.Designed for urban parents the GB Pockit Stroller weighs just 4.3 kilograms, and has storage space underneath for almost 5 kilograms worth of goods; at just 35cm x 30cm x 18cm, is able to fold up to the size of a large handbag, setting the new world record for the Smallest commercially available folded stroller, according t...
SPUD Puts a 24-Inch Display In Your Back Pocket
[Product]
2016/03/24 11:16
The SPUD promises ultra-sharp images made by rear projection on a vinyl-composite screen.Sure there are portable monitors you can take along with you to increase the screen real estate of your laptop. You can even use your iPad as a second monitor with an app like Duet. But neither of those options will give you what you're really craving – a take-with-you display that expands to a full-sized...
(Video) The Future of Coffee is Here - Chewable Coffee, Go Cubes
[Product]
2016/03/23 10:48
As The New York Times noted, this year’s SXSWi underscored the extent to which technology is no longer just a product category but rather is now a lifestyle. One indicator of such was the buzz surrounding Go Cubes, a “chewable coffee” product intended to overcome traditional java’s shortcomings, like caffeine inconsistency and jitteriness. The portable stimulants deliver a carefully calibra...
(PDF) China Is On an Epic Solar Energy Binge
[Business]
2016/03/23 10:46
It’s worth taking a minute to appreciate the sheer scale of what China is doing in solar right now. In 2015, the country added more than 15 gigawatts of new solar capacity, surpassing Germany as the world’s largest solar power market. China now has 43.2 gigawatts of solar capacity, compared with38.4 gigawatts in Germany and 27.8 in the United States.According to new projections, it seems that...
Barefoot Series Turns Bodily Extremities Into Fleshy Footwear
[Design]
2016/03/23 10:46
Dubai-based designer jyo john mulloor has completed his latest series of body artworks. ‘barefoot’ is a collection of digital images depicting hybrid-human images that turn bodily extremities into fleshy footwear. at the base of each male or female foot, mulloor has digitally sculpted soft, cushion-like forms that mimic the texture, shape and style of rubber sneaker soles. skin is ‘grafted’...
iPhone 6 Series Now Represents Majority of U.S. iPhone Installed Base
[Product]
2016/03/23 10:46
Nine years since the introduction of the first iPhone, Apple remains America’s most popular smartphone original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in 2016. In light of Apple’s product event yesterday where they unveiled the latest iPhone SE, it seemed like the perfect time to look back at how iPhone ownership has evolved over the past year with respect to its different device families.The graphic b...
To Drive, or Not to Drive: The Youth Perspective on Self-Driving Cars
[Consumer]
2016/03/23 10:46
There’s little doubt that driverless cars are headed to a roadway near you. In fact, they’re already out and about in select towns in California, Texas and Washington. For some, the idea of surrendering the controls might sound like a dream come true. Driving-loving auto enthusiasts, on the other hand, might fight tooth and nail to stay behind the wheel. But what about young people—those who...
