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(PDF) Mckinsey - Mastering Off-Price Fashion in an Omnichannel World
[Business]
2022/04/20 09:06
The diversity of off-price channels and the emergence of online players requires fashion brands to develop clear strategies that protect their brands while reaching new consumers.Off-price, a large segment within the overall fashion market, stands out for several reasons. First, off-price has increasingly been a growth engine: it expanded faster than the overall industry before the pandemic, it...
(Video) The World's First Laser Height Measurer & Smart Scale - Kiko
[Product]
2022/04/20 09:05
While it may not rate way up there on a list of life's annoyances, measuring a child's height in the traditional wall-marking fashion can be a tad fiddly. That's where the Kiko comes in, as it uses a laser to do the job quickly and easily.Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Kiko Laser Height Measurer is manufactured by electronics company Magpie Tech. And yes, it can also be ut...
Annual Revenues for AR/VR Displays will Reach $9.3B in 2027
[Business]
2022/04/20 09:04
The updated forecast has been published in the new Biannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Display Technologies and Market Report. The report includes a breakdown by display technologies and predicts that LCD will have the largest share of shipments until 2025.After that, OLED on Silicon (SiOLED) will become the dominant technology.“A lot has happened in a year, including several high-profile a...
The Portable Energy Storage Power Supply
[Design]
2022/04/20 09:03
This Portable Energy Storage Power Supply is designed for outdoor activities. It’s ideal for travel, hunting, or even home emergency use. This 600Wh power station offers several ports that support most gadgets and appliances. This thing comes with solar panels, so you know it’s very eco-efficient.Fully charging the Portable Energy Storage Power Supply with the 30watt solar panels take 30 hour...
(Infographic) The Business of Energy Drinks
[Business]
2022/04/19 09:10
The energy drinks industry is hugely lucrative, with analysts forecasting that global sales of energy and sports drinks will reach $225 billion by 2026, but why?Infographic : https://bit.ly/3xAC4uq[Pre-WorkoutWorld]
(Patent) IBM Seeks to Patent an Ultrasound Emitting Contact Lens
[Tech]
2022/04/19 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20220107514, discloses an ultrasonic contact lens emitting ultrasonic pressure waves from a plurality of piezoelectric transducers. The piezoelectric transducers convert mechanical energy applied upon the contact lens when the eyelid blinks into electrical energy. The ultrasonic pressure waves destroy airborne microorganisms near the contact lens. The figure below ill...
(PDF) BCG - The 2022 Media Value Creators Report
[Business]
2022/04/19 09:08
Value Creation Soared Amid a Pandemic-Inspired Media Boom. The surging popularity of streaming services, gaming, and digital and social media over the past two years added to the industry’s substantial shareholder returns.The past two years gave media companies a big boost. As the pandemic shut down in-person events, people flocked to screens, bolstering subscription streaming services, gaming...
Mytaverse Raises $7.6M for Enterprise Metaverse Platform
[Investing]
2022/04/19 09:07
Mytaverse has raised $7.6 million for a platform that enables enterprises to launch metaverse applications.Gaming companies aren’t the only ones with a newfound passion for the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One. Driven by tech leaders like Nvidia and its Ominverse simulation tools, enterprises are embra...
Gartner - Evolution Spectrum for the Metaverse
[Business]
2022/04/19 09:06
The metaverse will evolve across three overlapping phases and won’t be fully mature before 2030, but tech product leaders must start to evaluate the opportunities now.In short:The metaverse will evolve across three overlapping phases: emerging, advanced and mature. Distinctive shifts in technology, markets and products/services will characterize each phase.Tech product leaders must not wait to...
