TREND REPORTS
AR/VR Investment Hits $1.1 Billion Already in 2016
[Investing]
2016/03/09 10:36
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality investment reached $1.1 billion in the first 2 months of this year.This is the first time that AR/VR investment has topped a billion dollars in any year (let alone 2 months), and shows incredible growth compared to the $700 million invested during all of 2015. (See analysis of last year’s investment here)Nearly $800 million came from the monster Magic Leap...
(Video) Artificial Fingertip Allows Man to Regain Feeling In His Phantom Hand
[Tech]
2016/03/09 10:36
A man missing an arm has been able to feel the sensation of touch in his phantom hand thanks to a newly developed artificial fingertip from Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy. The device interfaces with electrodes implanted into the remaining arm, not far above the stump. The fingertip was actually held by a machine that swept it repea...
Under Armour's 3D-Printed Shoes Bring Computer Designer to Heel
[Product]
2016/03/09 10:36
Under Armour's Architect trainers featuring a 3D-printed midsole will be available as a limited edition offering.3D printing is being increasingly adopted by sportswear companies as a means of producing shoes that are lighter and custom molded for a snug fit. Like Nike, Adidas and New Balance before it, Under Armour has now launched a new trainer produced with the help of 3D printing technology...
The Inhaler That Fits Inside Your WALLET
[Product]
2016/03/09 10:36
- Bloom is still in testing and expected to gain FDA approval in November- Six doses of medication can fit into the sleek-looking refillable device- It uses the 'open mouth' technique, which is similar to using a breath spray- When the device becomes available it is expected to cost $40 (£28.36)It's been more than sixty years since the original, chunky inhaler used by asthma sufferers was firs...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Developing a Customer-Experience Vision
[Business]
2016/03/08 10:47
To provide a distinctive experience for customers, an organization must unite around the goal of meeting their true needs. Done well, the effort can power a vast amount of innovation.[click to enlarge]Almost every successful company recognizes that it is in the customer-experience business. Organizations committed to this principle are as diverse as the online retail giant Amazon; The Walt Disn...
(Patent) Google Takes Books Through The Looking Glass With Augmented Reality
[Tech]
2016/03/08 10:47
The technology could one day serve as the basis for a product that embraces the physical book, while adding cool digital content on top. Technology that would bring the experience of reading a book into the 21st century—and not by replacing the book with a computer—was patented today by Google, according to filings posted today at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.The technology outfits a...
(Infographic) What Millennials Want to See From Branded Events
[Consumer]
2016/03/08 10:47
Most millennial partygoers attend brand-sponsored events for the entertainment. The most popular swag? Reusable bottles. Everyone loves a good party, and brands know that. As more events are sponsored, the ways that brands interact with partygoers before and after is becoming more important.Splash, creator of experiential marketing software, mined its data for trends among millennial partiers w...
The Next Big Tech Revolution Will Be In Your Ear
[Business]
2016/03/08 10:47
Experts in UX, AI, and product design weigh in on the next big modality in computing. "I wish I could touch you," Theodore says, laying in bed. He’s met with silence. Rejection. Until she speaks up, tentatively. "How would you touch me?"It’s a famously poignant scene from the movie Her, as the character Theodore is about to make vocal love to an artificial intelligence living in his ear. But...
(Video) An Incubator for The Afterlife - The Bios Incube
[Product]
2016/03/08 10:47
The Bios Incube is an incubator for the Bios Urn, a biodegradable urn that uses a person's ashes to help grow a tree after their death.Using cremation ashes to help grow a tree is an elegant, sensitive and natural way to memorialize someone after their death. This is what the Bios Urn, from a Barcelona-based company of the same name, is designed to do. The new Bios Incube provides more freedom...
