TREND REPORTS
Most Popular U.S. Undergraduate Degrees (2011–2021)
[Consumer]
2023/09/05 09:05
In an era of soaring tuition fees and mounting student debt, choosing which undergraduate degree to pursue has become a crucial decision for any aspiring college student. And it always helps to see which way the winds are blowing.This visualization by Kashish Rastogi, based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), examines the changing landscape of undergraduate degrees...
This SEGA Handheld Gaming Console Doubles as Pocketable Digital Calendar
[Design]
2023/09/05 09:04
Handheld gaming propped up in the form of Merlin console with interchangeable cartridges way back in 1978. The trend for handheld gaming consoles was later sparked by Nintendo Game Boy in 1989. Then SEGA jumped into the bandwagon with Game Gear, its first ever handheld in 1990 and followed it up with the Genesis Nomad released in 1995.Almost a decade later Sony changed the dynamics of handheld...
Scientists Discover a Gel That Whitens Teeth and Kills 94% of Bacteria
[Tech]
2023/09/05 09:03
When scientists tested this hydrogel on mice, they had cleaner teeth than most humans.Asmile is always in style (even at funerals), and nothing boosts confidence like a mouth full of healthy, pearly white teeth. Unfortunately, however, “healthy” and “pearly white” rarely go hand in hand. Brushing doesn’t remove deep stains, and whitening treatments can erode the enamel, increasing the risk...
(Patent) Microsoft Filed a Patent for an AI Backpack Straight Out of a Sci-fi Movie
[Tech]
2023/09/04 09:10
Students and office workers who carry heavy laptops and a plethora of personal items with them every day rely on backpacks to hold their belongings. For those people, there's good news: Microsoft may soon be infusing backpacks with artifical intelligence (AI) to take a backpack's function to a new level.A patent filed by Microsoft that showcases the concept of the AI backpack was filed on May 2...
(PDF) Bain - The New Era of Immersive Entertainment
[Business]
2023/09/04 09:09
How will media companies navigate the shift from “lean back” to “lean forward” ?The media industry is entering a new era of more immersive content.Revenue streams from immersive platforms could grow US media revenues by as much as 20% by 2030.To prepare, media companies should build up their capabilities to develop “lean-in” content, real-time operations, and nonlinear storytelling.The me...
(Video) Meta has a Secret VR Headset That May have a Key Advantage over Apple's Vision Pro
[Tech]
2023/09/04 09:08
The headset, named Flamera, solves the biggest problem with mixed reality, and the solution is right in front of our eyes.There's one thing that all mixed reality (and some virtual reality) headsets have in common but not one has truly perfected yet, and that's passthrough. Through the meticulous arrangement of cameras and lenses, headsets like the Meta Quest Pro, Apple Vision Pro, and even the...
In U.S., 4% Identify as Vegetarian, 1% as Vegan
[Consumer]
2023/09/04 09:07
While it may feel as though the plant-based section of your local grocery store is always growing, and that more veggie offerings are cropping up on your favorite menus, the number of strict vegans and vegetarians in the US has actually been trending in the opposite direction in the last 4 years.The survey finds that meatless dietary choices have fallen to their lowest popularity since the late...
Apptronik Unveils Apollo Humanoid Robot
[Product]
2023/09/04 09:06
Apptronik launched its long-awaited Apollo humanoid robot today. The company joins a growing list of robotics companies in the race to commercialize a humanoid.Until now, the company has had a low profile, working primarily on research and development projects with exoskeletons and bipedal locomotion for the U.S. government and the Department of Defense (DoD). While this is Apptronik’s first c...
Google's Chrome Has Taken Over the World
[Business]
2023/09/04 09:05
According to data from web-tracking firm StatCounter, Chrome is the world's number 1 internet browser. Between July and August 2023, Chrome was used by 63.6 percent of internet users worldwide. Safari ranked in second place, having been used by just under 20 percent of the world’s online community. Edge (5.4 percent), Firefox (2.9 percent), Opera (2.7 percent) and Samsung (2.3 percent) trail m...
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