TREND REPORTS
There are Now 229 Unicorn Startups, with $175B in Funding and $1.3T Valuation
[Investing]
2016/01/19 14:48
Tales of the tech unicorn’s impending demise might be somewhat exaggerated. [click to enlarge]Spoke Intelligence and VB Profiles released a report recently that counted more than 208 of the mythical creatures, not to mention an additional 21 of the even more rarely spotted decacorns — startups with a valuation in excess of $10 billion.healthcare and biotech unicornsAlmost half of them live in...
The ROK Espresso Maker Uses No Electricity, Is As Hands-On As It Gets
[Product]
2016/01/19 14:47
There’s an entire sub-culture devoted to discussing ways of crafting the perfect espresso. Very often these guys talk about maintaining the perfect temperature, and perfect pressure during the extraction process; it’s a very precise technique some manufacturers claim to have honed to a science. The ROK Espresso Maker takes a completely different approach; call it an artistic interpretation of...
(Video) Biowearable Tech Tattoos Monitor Your Vitals
[Tech]
2016/01/19 14:47
Mobile development company Chaotic Moon unveiled its idea for biosensors that might one day find themselves replacing credit cards.Austin-based mobile development company Chaotic Moon recently revealed their latest project in biowearables—electronic tattoos or Tech Tats. Tech Tats are biosensors that are placed on the skin like a tattoo and uses the skin itself as an interface.The electronic t...
Adidas Reveals Full Details of Laceless Boots
[Product]
2016/01/19 14:47
In 2015 adidas stunned the football world by revealing that laceless football boots would be hitting the pitch in 2016. Revealed by some of the world's best players on Instagram a black out prototype boot appeared on training pitches across the globe.Now, the boot that dominated headlines is ready to dominate pitches and boss everyone.The ACE 16+ PURECONTROL, the world's first high performance...
This Drone Concept for FedEx
[Design]
2016/01/19 14:47
Despite not being in action, drones are nothing new to the game of home package delivery. This drone concept for FedEx, however, introducing modularity to the system to carry not only cargo but passengers. Based around a single flying unit that can be equipped with a passenger module or cargo module, thereby transforming FedEx into the ultimate transporter of goods and people. To maximize effic...
(PDF) IBM IBV : A New Relationship - People and Cars Report
[Consumer]
2016/01/18 11:04
42 percent of consumers said they were very interested in alternative ownership models.In the future, the car will know who the occupants are, make decisions for them, and even be a trusted companion. Consumers are eager to welcome the car as another smart device – albeit one weighing 3,000 pounds – that is embedded in the Internet of Things (IoT).Consumers expect to use cars differently – s...
(Patent) Apple Watch 'Magnetic Wristband' Patent Could Double as Protective Case
[Tech]
2016/01/18 11:04
The United States Patent and Trademark Office today published a patent filed by Apple last August, which detailed an Apple Watch band accessory that could double as a "protective cover" for the device itself when not on a user's wrist.Referred to as the "Magnetic wristband," the accessory would be similar in function to the Leather and Milanese Loop bands sold today but include multiple "config...
The Future of the Wearables Market
[Business]
2016/01/18 11:03
Smartwatches, fitness trackers are still relatively new products.The product category of fitness trackers, smartwatches and other devices worn on the body is relatively new. But analysts predict that device makers will soon offer more holistic systems—including clothing with embedded sensors—that collect better data to provide consumers more constructive lifestyle advice.[wallstreetjournal]
Amazon Is Completely Shaking Up Another Market
[Product]
2016/01/18 11:03
Amazon may sell its $199 Amazon Echo device as a digital assistant for the home, but it looks like it completely dominated the wireless-speaker market in 2015, too.That's according to a new report by 1010data, a company that anonymously tracks the purchases of millions of online shoppers.And it's good news for Amazon, which first released the Echo in November 2014.Per that data, the Echo has be...
