TREND REPORTS
What Will The Bank of The Future Look Like ?
[Business]
2016/02/23 11:06
Lionel Barber, the editor of the FT, summed it up at Davos: “Nobody wants to be in banking, everyone wants to be in fintech”. Fintech - or financial technology - has reached the mainstream, but what does this mean for the banks?The Fourth Industrial Revolution is taking hold in banking. The rise of fintech came about over the last five years primarily as the result of five key developments:1....
Posture-Correcting Eyewear Turns Off Devices - EyeForcer
[Product]
2016/02/23 11:04
EyeForcer is a wearable for children that monitors their posture and shuts down their devices if they refuse to straighten up.Gameboy disease is a catch-all diagnosis for those who suffer from conditions such as backache, headaches and vision problems induced by a combination of bad posture and frequent device usage. The symptoms are particularly worrying in young people, whose bodies are susce...
United States to Get Its First Vegan Supermarket
[Product]
2016/02/23 11:03
Portland will be host to an array of immitation cheeses, meats and, yes, vegan cookies.The world’s first all-vegan supermarket, Veganz, is finally making its way to the United States, to find a home in the vegan capital of Portland, Oregon. Veganz is a supermarket chain founded in 2011 by Jan Bredack, a former manager at Mercedes-Benz.The store imports products from 30 countries around the wor...
The Rich Are Already Using Robo-Advisers, and That Scares Banks
[Business]
2016/02/22 11:09
Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a consultant.Millennials and small investors aren’t the only ones using robo-advisers, a group that includes pioneers Wealthfront Inc. and Betterment LLC and services provided by mutual-fund giants...
(Video) Volvo Wants Your Phone To Be The Only Car Key You Ever Need
[Tech]
2016/02/22 11:09
By next year, Volvo wants to become the first manufacturer to sell cars without keys. Instead of a physical key or even a Bluetooth key fob, Volvo customers will use a "digital key" in a smartphone app to access (and share that access) to their cars.Drivers will be able to use the app (and a Bluetooth connection) to start their car, open the trunk, mess with the security system, or — like with...
Amazon Eyes a $400 Billion Opportunity To Disrupt the Global Supply Chain
[Business]
2016/02/22 11:08
Amazon is considering creating its own fleet of air freight shippers to compete head-to-head with UPS, FedEx, and the USPS. A new report suggests that Amazon's logistics ambitions could be even grander than anyone realized.Internal company documents obtained by Bloomberg suggest that Amazon senior management reviewed a proposal to create a global logistics and fulfillment infrastructure as far...
(PDF) BCG - Can Your Network Deliver the Potential of the Cloud ?
[Business]
2016/02/22 11:08
The IT industry is undergoing a technology and data revolution. Technology is accelerating the pace of change, creating new pathways for managing the customer experience and delivering services—and generating new business models. More than 50% of consumer touchpoints are now via online, mobile, or social media channels. These changes have already become embedded in consumer behavior, and many...
(Video) Brighton's Novel Observation Tower Named World's Most Slender
[Design]
2016/02/22 11:07
The tower rises 160.469 m (526.473 ft) above the ground and has a diameter of 3.9 m (12.8), giving it a height-to-width aspect ratio of 41.15:1.While it has been claimed for some time, the British Airways i360 in Brighton, UK, has now been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most slender tower in the world. Also said to be the world's tallest moving observation tower, the attraction wil...
Mushroom Burial Suit for Sustainable Deaths
[Product]
2016/02/22 11:05
The Infinity Burial Suit is embroidered with special fungi spores that cleanse the body of toxins and help break it down to compost.As the desire to live a sustainable life continues to grow, so has the popularity of the green burial. We have already seen a project offer to turn bodies of the deceased into compost, so they can give something back to the earth. Now, Coeio offers a similar servic...
