TREND REPORTS
(Patent) Apple Invented a Laptop Concept That Reimagines the Keyboard
[Tech]
2016/04/10 11:10
Apple's newest and thinnest laptop, the MacBook, has a keyboard with a mechanism in which its keys have nearly no depth, meaning that the device can be thinner than ever.But Apple might be considering killing off the laptop keyboard entirely, and moving to a completely flat touch surface, according to a patent it filed last fall that was published on Thursday.The invention, a "configurable, for...
(PDF) PwC - 2016 Engineering and Construction Industry Trends
[Business]
2016/04/10 11:09
Engineering and construction companies need better technology and a clear crystal ball to break out of the commoditization trap.It’s easy to pinpoint why the engineering and construction (E&C) sector is in the doldrums. Demand has fallen significantly as the sudden collapse of oil prices in 2015 led virtually every energy company to slow down, postpone, or outright cancel major projects al...
Facebook, The World’s Most Addictive Drug
[Business]
2016/04/10 11:08
FACEBOOK has defied even optimists’ projections of how big the 12-year-old firm could one day become. Today the company’s flagship social network claims 1.6 billion users, around a billion of whom log on each day. Facebook has attracted and engaged so many users by engineering features that are highly addictive and relevant to their lives, so people keep coming back for more hits (otherwise k...
Office Space That Encourage Collaboration Through Design Are Profliferation
[Design]
2016/04/10 11:07
Recent years have seen an influx of physical spaces that encourage communal activity, such as co-living apartments and coworking offices that emphasize open layouts and shared amenities. As spaces that boost collaboration continue to grow in popularity, employers are updating their office design and amenities to further promote young people’s quest for togetherness—or just plain fun—in the w...
IKEA - Reality (VR) Kitchen Experience for HTC Vive on Steam
[Business]
2016/04/10 11:06
IKEA announced the release of a pilot virtual reality app, the IKEA VR Experience, on Valve’s world leading game platform Steam. The test app, featuring a virtual kitchen experience, is the first foray from IKEA into VR technology. The launch of the app is intended to solicit consumer feedback as IKEA continues to explore the possible implications of the technology for the home. In recent year...
Startup Funding Deals Fall to Lowest Level in 4 Years
[Investing]
2016/04/10 11:05
Venture capitalists are making fewer bets and focusing their investing on more mature companies, such as Snapchat and Lyft.Venture capitalists made fewer bets in the U.S. last quarter, while putting a larger proportion of their money into the most mature private companies, according to research firm PitchBook Data. The findings show that venture investors are trying to play it safe by backing p...
The World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted Without Surgery
[Tech]
2016/04/10 11:04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable pacemaker that doesn’t require wired leads, which often lead to complications.The one-inch long Medtronic-built device, called the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, is about a tenth the size of traditional pacemakers—making it the smallest in the world.It’s intended for patients with atrial fibrillation (an irregular or rapid...
The Earth’s Very Own Sunglasses - The Global Cooling skyscraper
[Design]
2016/04/10 11:03
The Global Cooling skyscraper is by all means a financial and logistical impossibility…in the present tense. However, if we think of the global cooling skyscraper as a concept, it sounds like a marvelously eccentric idea. Think of it, a massive greenhouse that stands in front of the earth and the sun. Its transparent design allows sunlight to pass through, but it absorbs a great deal of the sh...
(PDF) MIT Media Lab Develop Camera That Removes Reflections
[Tech]
2016/04/07 10:31
MIT computer scientists have developed a new camera that removes reflections so objects can be clearly photographed through glass.Computer scientists from MIT, in collaboration with Microsoft Research, have developed a new camera system that is able to remove reflections so that clear photographs can be captured even when taken through glass.At the moment, no cameras are able to detect and remo...
