(PDF) Deloitte - Global Mobile Consumer Trends 2016
[Consumer]
2016/05/25 10:57
Emerging markets gain traction in an always-connected world.Surprising new evidence reveals that consumers in emerging markets are ingraining mobile devices into their daily lives faster than consumers in developed markets. While sidewalks across the globe are now occupied with distracted mobile device owners, our latest global consumer trends report highlights varying user habits. Find out whi...
(Patent) Apple is Granted Patent for Advanced Vehicle Access Control System
[Tech]
2016/05/25 10:57
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 55 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. In this particular report we cover Apple's winning invention for advanced vehicle access and control system. Before there was ever a whisper of Project Titan, Apple had invented a future iPhone system that would be able to open your car door, start your engine, shut off your engine for...
(Infographic) Disrupting Banking : The Fintech Startups That Are Unbundling Big Banks
[Investing]
2016/05/25 10:57
Traditional banks are under attack from a number of emerging specialist startups. Here are the FinTech startups unbundling banking.[click to enlarge]In November 2014, Tom Loverro of RRE Ventures first wrote that “banks are under attack” and showed a few of the major players leading this trend. Inspired by his post, back in May 2015 we dug in to see how banks are being unbundled by startups an...
"Total-Encapsulation" Headphones Promise Wireless Audio and Language Translation
[Product]
2016/05/25 10:57
The as yet unnamed earphones are intended to enable multiple wearers to tune into the same device.Some pretty imaginative personal audio gear is already riding in on the wave of improving wireless connectivity, but there's none more ambitious than the so-called Sound program from startup Human Inc. Its debut earphones may look like somebody spray-painted sea-shells and asked you to tune into th...
Have You Ever Had a Bath in a Glass Bubble ? Meet Bathsphere
[Design]
2016/05/25 10:57
The lines between the bathing space and the bedroom are forever blurred with Bathsphere, the bathing (or relaxing) bubble in the air. Bathsphere is a glass bubble sphere, suspended in midair. It allows you to create your own mood and unwinding space. You can simulate rain, change the temperature inside the ball, control the humidity, the light, the sounds - and even smells. Isn't it incredible?...
Sensor Detects Signs of Cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
[Tech]
2016/05/25 10:57
An inexpensive portable biosensor has been developed by researchers at Brazil's National Nanotechnology Laboratory with FAPESP's support.A biosensor developed by researchers at the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNNano) in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil, has been proven capable of detecting molecules associated with neurodegenerative diseases and some types of cancer.The device is basi...
AI Design Service Can Automate a Full Branding Package
[Business]
2016/05/25 10:57
Algorithmic logo-makers Tailor Brands will now generate unlimited branding material for companies via a subscription service.Good design and visual branding is no longer the privilege of companies with the money to pay great in-house designers or outsource the work. We have already seen startups thinking outside the box to provide more affordable design services. This platform offers unlimited,...
Virgin Australia Business Class Cabin Promises Privacy And Luxury
[Design]
2016/05/25 10:56
This airline's business class overhaul offers futuristic comfort.Long haul flights to Australia will feel a little less long for Business Class fliers thanks to the new cabin on Virgin Australia’s Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus 330 fleets. The new business class ensures amenities expected of business class such as seats that lay flat into beds, but with added design elements to take the luxury up...
(PDF) BCG - Time to Accelerate in the Race Toward Industry 4.0
[Business]
2016/05/24 11:04
Throughout the world, companies recognize that their success depends on adopting the new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0. To assess how quickly this fourth wave of technological advances is gaining momentum, The Boston Consulting Group recently studied the status of adoption in Germany and the US.BCG’s study focused on a survey of more than 600 manag...