TREND REPORTS
Teenage Engineering’s Latest Audio Gadget Looks Like An Alternate-Universe iPod
[Design]
2023/05/15 09:06
In hindsight, it does seem natural that Teenage Engineering would launch a handheld Field Recorder just a week after debuting their CM-15 condenser microphone. Designed to be a part of their broad range of audio recording, production, and mixing tools, the TP-7 is an incredibly minimalist field recorder that looks like a spiritual successor to Apple and Braun’s design language. Built on the mo...
Google's Smartphone Loyalty Problem
[Business]
2023/05/15 09:05
Google revealed its latest smartphone at a launch event yesterday. With the Pixel 7a and Pixel Fold, the tech giant is aiming to wrestle more of the market out of Apple's and Samsung's hands. While the devices may well win over new customers, data from the Statista Global Consumer Survey suggests Google's biggest battle could be to hold onto the ones they've already got.When asked how likely th...
miLens Contact Lens Could Soon be Keeping an Eye on Glaucoma Patients
[Tech]
2023/05/15 09:04
Due to patent concerns, this is the only photo of the miLens that Smartlens can share for nowOver the past few years, we've heard about several experimental devices that monitor the pressure in glaucoma patients' eyes. The miLens contact lens – which is the latest one to cross our radar – has just completed clinical trials, and could be commercially available as soon as next year.Glaucoma occ...
Milan's Botanical Garden Transformed Into "World's Largest Board Game"
[Design]
2023/05/15 09:03
Walk the Talk will be open to the public until April 26 at Milan's Botanical Garden.Milan's annual Design Week (aka Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano) is currently underway and, as part of the event, Italian design studio Carlo Ratti Associatti has transformed a park in the city into what it calls the world's largest board game.The project is named Walk the Talk and is located in Milan...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Gen Z Mental Health : The Impact of Tech and Social Media
[Consumer]
2023/05/14 09:10
A new McKinsey Health Institute survey finds that Gen Z’s social media engagement can feel negative but can also help with finding mental health support and connectivity.Much like many relationships a person might have between ages 18 and 24, the relationship a young person has with social media can be complicated. No matter where they live, respondents in a new global survey said social media...
HiNOTE, Backed by Marissa Mayer and Peter Thiel, is Making Texts More Expressive
[Investing]
2023/05/14 09:09
“The medium is the message” is the common phrase, but entrepreneur Alexis Traina believes that messages, themselves — text messages to be exact — deserve attention, too.Traina is the CEO and co-founder of HiNOTE, an app that helps people create messages, set over personalized backdrops of anything from a tipped-over wineglass to a branded letterhead notebook page. The idea, she said in an i...
Gartner : 70% of Businesses Currently Exploring Generative AI Innovation
[Business]
2023/05/14 09:08
Investment and public discussion has led to businesses playing closer attention to possible generative AI innovation.A Gartner poll has revealed that 70 per cent of organisations are currently in 'exploration mode' when it comes to generative AI innovation.According to Gartner‘s poll surveying executive leaders, the capabilities of generative AI to help create new business solutions are starti...
Meta Announces Generative AI Features for Advertisers
[Business]
2023/05/14 09:07
Meta announced an AI Sandbox for advertisers to help them create alternative copies, background generation through text prompts and image cropping for Facebook or Instagram ads.The first feature lets brands generate different variations of the same copy for different audiences while trying to keep the core message of the ad similar. The background generation feature makes it easier to create di...
ESPN Releases AR Mini Games to Enhance Its Digital Hockey Show
[Business]
2023/05/14 09:06
ESPN is using augmented reality to engage viewers of its digital show "The Drop"ESPN. Fans can try two AR experiences while watching the broadcast. Learn to partner with creators and build customer trust with authenticity. Join leaders from TikTok, the NBA and more at Social Media Week, May 16–18. Register now.To enhance its digital show, The Drop, ESPN Edge and Verizon partnered with the Nati...
