TREND REPORTS
Wearables are Making Gains, But They still Face Major Barriers to Adoption
[Consumer]
2015/06/15 10:12
With the launch of the Apple Watch, and a slew of smartwatches and fitness bands on the market from competing companies, the devices seem to be taking off among consumers. But there are still several barriers that could inhibit this new device category from becoming a ubiquitous, mainstream computing platform.In a recent report on the wearable computing market from BI Intelligence, we look at h...
(Video) Wearable Power-Assist Device Goes on Sale in Japan
[Tech]
2015/06/15 10:12
Tokyo University of Science and robotics venture Innophys Co. said they were shipping a new wearable power-assist device intended for use by nurses, factory workers and farmers.The Muscle Suit, which weighs 5.5 kilograms (12 pounds), can be worn knapsack-style and uses a mouthpiece as its control. Unlike other similar suits that rely on motors, it uses specially designed rubber tubes and compre...
(Video) Medical Microbots Take a Fantastic Voyage Into Reality
[Business]
2015/06/15 10:12
Engineers explore ways to take robotics to the limits of size and function.In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, scientists at a U.S. laboratory shrink a submarine called Proteus and its human crew to microscopic size and then inject the vessel into an ailing scientist. Once inside, Proteus motors its way through the bloodstream and into the brain, where members of the crew don scuba gear and use...
2015 Electrolux Design Lab Finalists - Purify Ball
[Design]
2015/06/15 10:11
Among the 2015 Electrolux Design Lab finalists, João André Ozório’s Purity Ball is not only an object of desire for children, but a functional way to clean the air while playing. As the ball moves, nuisance particles are captured by micro-filters and removed from the surrounding air. The more kids play, the cleaner the air becomes!Designer : João André Ozório[yankodesign]
(PDF) Picasso = Genius : This Algorithm Can Judge “Creativity” in Art
[Tech]
2015/06/14 11:10
An analysis of 1,710 paintings. The horizontal axis corresponds to the year the painting was created, and the vertical axis corresponds to its creativity score according to the algorithm. (A chart from "Quantifying Creativity in Art Networks")Art is seen as unquantifiable. Great paintings are creative forces that transcend their brush strokes, colors, and compositions. They can’t be reduced to...
Apple is Setting Itself Up for a Giant iPad
[Business]
2015/06/14 11:09
Some of the most interesting features Apple unveiled this week for its iOS 9 operating system were new controls specifically designed for the iPad.These included:A new split-screen mode to quickly open a second app in the right column and then slide it away. For example, you could quickly slide the Twitter app into view while you’re reading a website.A second, more powerful split-screen mode t...
(Video) L'Oréal Made 100 Women Cry In A Cinema To Test Its Waterproof Mascara
[Business]
2015/06/14 11:08
As a cosmetic company, how would you test the resistance of your waterproof mascara? By making your customers cry of course. That’s exactly what beauty brand L'Oréal did in its latest campaign, titled ‘The Waterproof Experience’. Created with the help of McCann Mexico, the brand invited 100 women to watch the emotional blockbuster Titanic. Before the show, the women had their makeup done by...
The World’s Most Expensive Housing Markets have One Thing in Common : Chinese Buyers
[Investing]
2015/06/14 11:07
Hong Kong, Vancouver and Sydney are some of the world’s most unaffordable housing markets, according to recent analysis by the OECD. They’ve also been attracting significant inflows of capital from Chinese homebuyers. In Vancouver, politicians and locals have been grumbling about Chinese buyers making housing unaffordable. In Hong Kong, money flooding in from mainland China is making it tough...
(Video) Smart Windows can be Tuned for Privacy, While still Letting the Light Shine Through
[Tech]
2015/06/14 11:06
Imagine if you could turn up the opacity for a bit of privacy, just as you would with regular blinds, without compromising on brightness? The glass panels that let light into our homes and offices have been seen as huge windows of opportunity for engineers in recent times. If the amount of light pouring through can be managed throughout the day, it could lessen reliance on energy-sapping air co...
