TREND REPORTS
EMBRACE Autonomous Vehicle 2040
[Design]
2015/07/16 11:59
EMBRACE Autonomous Vehicle, a futuristic concept car designed for Interior Motives Award 2015. It’s a driverless vehicle that offers much safer and better road management for our future. In the year of 2040, there are high probability that 75% cars are self driven in smart cities that coexist with human centric environment, creating harmonized colonies of human beings where architecture has he...
(PDF) Pew - The Evolving Role of News on Twitter and Facebook
[Consumer]
2015/07/15 11:28
The share of Americans for whom Twitter and Facebook serve as a source of news is continuing to rise. This rise comes primarily from more current users encountering news there rather than large increases in the user base overall, according to findings from a new survey. The report also finds that users turn to each of these prominent social networks to fulfill different types of information nee...
Unfortunately, This is Not a Lumia 940 Leak
[Design]
2015/07/15 11:28
Based on rumors and speculation floating around about Microsoft’s much anticipated Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL, Jonas Daehnert’s vision for the smartphone is a softer alternative to the original square designs with curved, cushion-like front and back sides. It’s a sensible, ergonomic and stylish shift for the brand’s attempt at a high-end device. Along with rumors about iris scanners and ext...
Investors Put $4.6 Billion Into Cybersecurity Startups In The Last 2 Years
[Investing]
2015/07/15 11:27
Q2'15 was strong for cybersecurity funding, with $704M invested across 47 deals. It was the highest quarterly funding total since Q2'14.Cybersecurity is increasingly a hot sector for investment, especially as more valuable information goes digital, and corporations continue to suffer high-profile data breaches. We used CB Insights data to take a look at the overarching financing trends in cyber...
Deals That Win
[Investing]
2015/07/15 11:27
Twelve years of data shows that mergers and acquisitions that apply or enhance capabilities produce superior returns..In May 2015, industrial conglomerate Danaher agreed to buy the Pall Corporation, a maker of biopharmaceutical and medical products, for US$14 billion. Although it was far from the biggest deal of 2015 — plenty have dwarfed it — Danaher–Pall attracted a lot of attention from t...
Online Food Delivery Ordering is About to Overtake Phone Ordering in the US
[Business]
2015/07/15 11:27
Getting your dinner to your door is now easier than ever, and thanks to the internet, almost no human interaction is required.While phone orders dominated delivery only five years ago, the balance between meal orders placed over the phone versus those placed online have nearly switched, with internet orders on track to surpass phone orders any minute now.In the year ended May 2010, approximatel...
(Video) Lego-Compatible Prosthetic Arm Lets Kids' Imaginations Run Wild
[Design]
2015/07/15 11:27
After a fair bit of tinkering, Torres developed a functioning prototype of a prosthetic that lets kid use their imagination to build their own arm.For Colombian designer Carlos Torres, how to best tackle the low self-esteem and social isolation felt by child amputees is about more than finding the the most advanced prosthetic money can buy. His IKO Creative Prosthetic System is aimed at unleash...
More Than 40% of Americans Say Smartphones Will Never Replace Cash
[Consumer]
2015/07/15 11:26
Apple Pay is launching in the UK today. So now it's just a matter of time before everybody uses their smartphones to pay for everything, right?Maybe not. Apple Pay has been around in the US since October, and Google Wallet for several years, but according to a February Harris survey, compiled here by Statista, 43% of Americans think their smartphones will never replace cash for the majority of...
Wind Turbines Power Liquid-Air Energy Storage
[Tech]
2015/07/15 11:26
One startup energy company is looking to reinvent not only wind energy, but also energy storage.Keuka Energy recently launched a 125-kilowatt prototype vessel that uses its novel floating wind turbine design paired with liquid-air energy storage to create a steady source of electricity.Unlike traditional wind turbines, which have three blades and a central gearbox, Keuka’s turbine is a pinwhee...
