TREND REPORTS
(CES 2024) Samsung’s Music Frame Makes Audio Look as Good as It Sounds
[Product]
2024/01/15 09:04
It’s basically Samsung’s take on the Symfonisk picture frame speaker from Sonos and Ikea. If you want a speaker that looks nothing like tech, this might be just the thing.Samsung’s The Frame TV has enjoyed huge success in recent years because it blends into the home in a way that’s much more aesthetically pleasing than the drab black rectangles you get from conventional TVs. With customizab...
(Infographic) How to Reach Financial Happiness
[Consumer]
2024/01/15 09:03
Many Americans believe that you need $1.2 million to reach financial happiness. So, it follows that 71% of Americans feel more money would solve their problems. This leaves us to wonder: how happy are Americans with their finances?To answer this question, Empower explored how to stay on the road to financial happiness.Despite the seven-figure price tag, only 17% of Americans believe financial h...
(Patent) Disney Patents A System for “Predicting Need for Guest Assistance”
[Tech]
2024/01/12 09:08
Disney wants to know what you’re up to in the “Happiest Place on Earth.”The company wants to patent a system for “predicting need for guest assistance,” which would track guests’ behavior at Disney properties using machine learning analysis of video data. Disney’s filing lays out an AI-based system which determines whether or not a guest’s behavior is normal, and uses that to predict if...
(CEC 2024) L’Oréal’s Futuristic Hairdryer Uses Infrared light for More Hydrated Hair
[Product]
2024/01/12 09:08
The AirLight Pro promises to dry hair up to 30 percent faster, use less power, and reduce heat. It also comes with smart attachments.L’Oréal has been a staple of CES for years, showing up with surprising twists on beauty products like a wearable UV sensor, a lipstick printer, and an AR-powered brow applicator. This year, the company is taking on the classic hairdryer with the AirLight Pro, an...
Bain - Present Shock and Future Sensing
[Business]
2024/01/12 09:07
When turbulence spikes, the ability to recognize patterns and develop options becomes vital.A stream of disruptive events is reshaping the business environment through eight major trends, ranging from slower growth of financial capital to more activist governments.The effects of these trends will be uneven across markets and industries, raising the value of capabilities around future sensing.Fo...
(CES 2024) The Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL Flying Car
[Design]
2024/01/12 09:06
Numerous flying car concepts have come and gone. Some remain in the pipeline after decades and a few have evolved into enticing prototypes. There are just a handful that are slightly near realism and ready to take off. Not that these are iterations of the dream flying car I have, where I would sit in a normal vehicle driving to the office for an urgent meeting and when I hit traffic, I’d just...
(Infographic) The Top Global Risks in 2024
[Business]
2024/01/12 09:05
Record global temperatures are leading to increasingly harmful impacts, a cost-of living crisis is making everyday life harder for people around the world, and escalating tensions in the Middle East have the potential to widen into a broader regional conflict.Meanwhile, in 2024 it’s expected to be the world’s biggest election year ever with 4 billion people casting a vote across 60 countries....
OpenAI-backed 1X Raises Another $100M for The Race to Humanoid Robots
[Investing]
2024/01/12 09:04
The race to perfect the humanoid form factor will be one of 2024’s defining tech stories. Last year saw the category heat up, as companies like Tesla, Apptronik and Figure debuted their systems, while Agility inched closer to the finish lining, announcing a warehouse pilot with Amazon.1X is a name (well, a number and letter) that surprisingly doesn’t get as much column space as most of the ab...
Americans Are Getting Married Older Than Ever
[Consumer]
2024/01/12 09:03
Americans are delaying (or putting off altogether) getting married for longer than before, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The median average age for men to first get married has risen to 30.2 years in 2023, while for women the figure is 28.4 years.As the following chart shows, there has been a pretty steady upward trajectory to the present day since the 1950s, when the lowest me...
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