TREND REPORTS
How Apple Sucks the Profit Out of Mobile Phones
[Business]
2016/02/15 11:12
2015 was a tough year for the also rans. Here’s an interactive bar chart that will give you a sense of how thoroughly Apple dominates the premium end of the mobile phone market, where most of the money is made:To get a feel for what’s going on, click back and forth between the two views—market share and profit share. With 17.2% of the smartphone market in 2015, Apple captured 91% of the prof...
(Video) The PowerEgg Unfolds to Reveal a Fully-Functional Quadcopter
[Product]
2016/02/15 11:12
Which came first, the drone or the PowerEgg ?Conventional drones are often billed as portable, though they're also often a collection of rods, rotors, and other bits and pieces that are perfect for catching on things and getting tangled. To make taking drones into the backcountry a bit less onerous, Beijing-based Powervision Robot has taken the gubbins of a quadcopter and built them into a gian...
(PDF) Digital Media and Society - Implications in a Hyperconnected Era
[Consumer]
2016/02/15 11:12
Ever feel helpless and anxious without your mobile? You're in good company: millions of consumers of digital media, entertainment and information have found their lives revolutionized by the power at their fingertips.Half of us believe that increased use of digital media has improved our lives, according to recent World Economic Forum research. From social networking to how we work, digital med...
The Disappearing Shower
[Design]
2016/02/15 11:12
Designed for micro-living, the My Rups Folding Shower is the first of its kind. Like a giant cocoon crafted in impermeable fabric, users can retract or open the unit to shower and fold to store when not in use. Its supported by aluminum structure frames that hold shape in its expanded form and nest to a compact size when not in use. After a shower, simply fold it up and push flush against the w...
Fashion Photographer Imagines Cars As Supermodels
[Design]
2016/02/15 11:12
What if a spell turned some of the world’s most famous car models into real women? What would they look like? That’s what photographer Viktorija Pashuta decided to explore with her latest portrait project, titled “What if Cars Were Supermodels?” Gathered under one roof top 12 renowned super models, Viktorija envisioned what would of happened if cars as if under the enchanted spell would tur...
(Infographic) Fintech Innovation in China
[Business]
2016/02/15 11:11
Fintech has exploded in China and many innovative startups have benefited from the increased venture capital levels. This infographic looks at how the mobile payments industry in China has evolved. “In China, you see a lot of stuff happening for the first time over the mobile and Internet platforms. China is far ahead of the rest of the world," Tim Pagett, financial-services industry leader at...
(Infographic) South Korea’s Startup Funding Trends 2015
[Investing]
2016/02/14 11:10
Startups attracted over US$1.7 billion in disclosed funding last year, according to Tech in Asia’s database.But local investors agree that this number vastly underestimates the actual transactions, due to difficulties in collecting data such as language barriers and the lack of a local deal reporting system. Nonetheless, there is a lot we can gather from our data, which encompasses most of the...
(Video) i.Dummy : New Breakthrough in Mannequin Technology
[Tech]
2016/02/14 11:09
Shape-shifting dummies could change garment fitting in a big way.Anatomy just went robotic. A new robotic mannequin called i.Dummy is designed to model clothing. This familiar structure that mimics the human body is far from being inanimate; panels on the device can alter the form factor to simulate different body shapes in real-time. This “fitting avatar” enables users to adjust and achieve...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Cutting Through The Noise Around Financial Technology
[Business]
2016/02/14 11:08
We estimate there are today more than 2,000 start-ups offering traditional and new financial services. Here's how banks should respond.Banking has historically been one of the business sectors most resistant to disruption by technology. Since the first mortgage was issued in England in the 11th century, banks have built robust businesses with multiple moats: ubiquitous distribution through bran...
