TREND REPORTS
Reading Is a Top Spare-Time Activity for All Generations
[Consumer]
2015/12/06 11:08
Our spare time is precious. How we unwind says a lot about what we value. With a wide array of pastimes available, respondents in a recent Nielsen global survey were asked to select their top three spare-time activities. While certain activities skew younger than older and vice versa, if you think technology-driven younger people don’t read anymore, think again.In this third of a five-part ser...
(Video) LifePrint Brings Photographs to Life by Embedding Video within Prints
[Product]
2015/12/06 11:07
The LifePrint printer and app allows users to create augmented reality photos that can play up to 15 seconds of video with audio. A picture is worth a thousand words, so the saying goes. But how many words is an image that springs to life with sound and moving video when viewed through a mobile device worth? LifePrint has launched a wireless portable printer and companion app, designed to print...
A Stay at the Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel Will be a Drop in The Ocean
[Product]
2015/12/06 11:06
Hotel rooms will boast panoramic views through clear acrylic wall and ceiling panels.The world of underwater hotels seems to be saturated with promises as much as it does promise. One firm hoping to make waves is Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel. It is waiting for a developer to splash out on one of its "world first fully self-contained affordable mini-luxury underwater hotels."We've seen a number...
Yusuke Oono’s 360-Degree Diorama Picture Books
[Product]
2015/12/06 11:05
Loftwork, the agency behind the original awards, has got together with publisher Seigensha to offer Oono’s design as two “360-degree” picture books.One retells the fairy tale of Snow White as a beautiful 360-degree diorama. Open out the book like a fan; half green, half white. Apples, which make such an important appearance in the story, cut through the diorama in striking red.The second boo...
A New Form of Real Gold, Almost as Light as Air
[Tech]
2015/12/06 11:04
Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a new type of foam made of real gold. It is the lightest form ever produced of the precious metal: a thousand times lighter than its conventional form and yet it is nearly impossible to tell the difference with the naked eye. Even when it seems unbelievable: this is a genuine photograph, in which nothing has been faked. The 20 carats gold foam is lighter t...
Grasslamp - The Modern Desktop Garden
[Design]
2015/12/06 11:03
‘Grasslamp’ is an elegant hydroponic lamp that lets you grow a miniature garden, and doubles as a desktop lamp, at home or in the office. The modernist design enables you to grow micro-greens like wheatgrass, mirco-salads, and edible flowers, using just LED lights and water, without the need for messy soil. Simply soak the seeds in the water, put on the greenhouse lid, and spray them with wat...
(PDF) BCG - The 50 Most Innovative Companies 2015
[Business]
2015/12/03 10:37
Apple tops ranking of most innovative companies for tenth straight year.Innovation continues to rise in importance. In The Boston Consulting Group’s tenth annual global survey of the state of innovation, 79% of respondents ranked innovation as either the top-most priority or a top-three priority at their company, the highest percentage since we began asking the question in 2005, when 66% said...
(Infographic) The Most Active VCs In The IoT and Their Investments
[Investing]
2015/12/03 10:37
CBInsights ranked the top VCs and corporate VC investors in the Internet of Things (IoT) and visualized their IoT portfolio companies.[click to enlarge]Many corporate investors and smart money VCs have placed significant bets on the Internet of Things industry, which is expected to see nearly $2B in funding through the end of 2015.Which firms are most active? We used CB Insights data to rank VC...
(PDF) System Trains Machines to Look at Images and Answer Questions
[Tech]
2015/12/03 10:37
A picture, the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. When a person is asked about something in a photo, they’re taking in a lot of details – a lot of words – to answer questions about it.Now, a team of Microsoft researchers, together with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University, has created a system that uses computer vision, deep learning and language understanding to analyze images an...
