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ONYX BOOX Tab Ultra ePaper Tablet Launches with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
[Product]
2022/11/07 09:03
The e-Paper market has enjoyed steady growth over the last decade, starting with the introduction of the Amazon Kindle back in 2007. While there are many vendors attempting to make a mark in the technology required in this space, E-Ink's offerings have ruled the roost.The most popular category of products using E-Ink's technology has undoubtedly been eBook readers. Recently, digital notebooks a...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Hungry and Confused : The Winding Road to Conscious Eating
[Consumer]
2022/11/05 09:10
Half of consumers call healthy eating a top priority; one-third say sustainable eating is too. But to satisfy consumers’ commitment to eating more healthily, food producers and retailers need to get innovative.Well before COVID-19 hit, consumers of diverse demographic stripes had been experimenting with conscious eating to achieve a range of health and sustainability goals that have become as...
Volvo Street Configurator App Turns World Into Car Showroom
[Business]
2022/11/05 09:09
How do you get people to think about their next car in a pandemic, when showrooms are closed and motor shows are canceled? Volvo's agency in Belgium has come up with a plan. The Brussels Motor Show 2022 was due to take place in January but was postponed for a whole year due to COVID. So Volvo's agency FamousGrey developed an app, "Volvo Street Congifurator," that's aimed to "turn the streets in...
Xiaomi Flaunts Phone With Detachable Leica Lens as Sales Drop
[Product]
2022/11/05 09:08
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept with a removable mounted lens. The concept device has little hope of ever going on sale. Chinese phone makers have endured a tough year at home.Facing flagging global demand for smartphones, Chinese producer Xiaomi Corp. has given a novel one-off redesign to its flagship smartphone to remind people it has a very powerful camera inside -- by strapping a Leica lens to...
Despite Physical Retail’s Resurgence, Malls’ Relevance Diminishes
[Business]
2022/11/05 09:07
Despite the recovery of brick-and-mortar retail, malls—especially lower-tier ones—are struggling to stay relevant. While high-end developers like Simon Property Group command premium prices for square footage, class B, C, and D mall operators find it difficult to attract tenants and shoppers.The haves: Simon continues to thrive. The developer raised its full-year guidance thanks to higher occ...
(Patent) Honda Patents This Teeny Tiny Electric Motorcycle That Snaps Together with Others
[Tech]
2022/11/05 09:06
Honda may have its eyes on the lucrative shared electric mobility market, based on new patent images showing a fascinating little electric motorcycle or e-scooter variant.Companies like Bird, Lime, Veo, Tier, and others have rolled out increasingly interesting electric scooters and e-mopeds designed for sharing applications in dense urban areas.While stand up scooters were the original kings of...
(Infographic) Gen Z’s Favorite Brands, Compared with Older Generations
[Consumer]
2022/11/05 09:05
Generation Z’s favorite brands, in absolute terms, aren’t wildly different from preferences of other generations, with Walmart, Google, and Netflix ranking high. But when it comes to the brands that do the best with Gen Z compared to their elders, the list shakes up dramatically.This ranking uses consumer preference data from Morning Consult to show which brands are favored considerably more...
The World's Largest Inflatable Sculpture for Diesel Show
[Design]
2022/11/05 09:04
Dutch design office Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck looked to ancient statues to inform the design of the world's largest inflatable sculpture, which was created for Italian fashion brand Diesel's Spring Summer 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week.The Guinness World Record-breaking inflatable sculpture was the centrepiece of Diesel's Spring Summer 2023 show, which took place on 21 September at the Allian...
Minion-like Robots Servers May Become Our Cute New Robot Overlord
[Design]
2022/11/05 09:03
I grew up on The Jetsons and I loved seeing all of the “futuristic” things that they showed, some of which are actually a reality now. One of the things that I thought would be really cool is to have robots serving you at your house. That is until I watched Battlestar Galactica and that was replaced with the fear of robots eventually becoming our overlords. Still, having little, harmless robo...
(Patent) Apple Patent Reveals a Foldable Device that Could Fold in a Double-Fold
[Tech]
2022/11/03 09:10
Apple's first foldable device related patent application published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office covered the hinge mechanism of the foldable device. In Apple's second patent application published today, Apple delves into the bendable aspects of the display that could provide a double fold configuration and the processes to the glass to allow it to be flexible.Apple's second fold...
(Video) KFC Brainwave Bucket Helmet Challenges People to Experience the Power of Comfort Food
[Business]
2022/11/03 09:09
KFC and ad agency Edelman brought a giant, interactive bucket-shaped pop-up to KFC’s flagship store in Hong Kong with their Brainwave Bucket campaign. For one day only, the event challenged stressed and overthinking Hong Kongers to experience the power of comfort food with the new brainwave reading helmet inspired by the iconic chicken bucket. Encouraging participators to think less and indulg...
(PDF) Capgemini - Intelligent Product and Service
[Business]
2022/11/03 09:08
Progress in digital technologies and rapidly evolving customer demand have led to a new level of interconnectivity, driven by advanced software and unprecedented volume and quality of data.Fueled by data, a product can be connected interactively with a broader ecosystem offering enhanced CX, optimized product performance and services, agile supply chain, and delivering new sources of value more...
