TREND REPORTS
This Modular Phone has Detachable Rear to Shed Weight When Needed
[Design]
2022/04/04 09:03
Smartphone designs have hit a bit of a bottleneck when we consider any radical evolutions. Yes, we do have the foldable form factors and the exciting rollable designs, but there’s got to be more than just flamboyance to a phone’s design that appeals to the users. Belarusian designer Andrey Avgust wants us to look beyond the eye-candy appeal, and into a function that is important in everyday u...
(PDF) Accenture - Tech Trends 2022 : Meet Me in the Metaverse
[Business]
2022/04/01 09:10
The continuum of technology and experience, reshaping business.The next wave of digital change is here, providing forward-looking companies with an opportunity to act today to be ready for the future.Welcome to the Metaverse Continuum—a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business models poised to revolutionize life and enterprise in the next decade.It applies to all aspects o...
(Video) Dyson Unveils "Dyson Zone", The First Air Purifying Headphones
[Product]
2022/04/01 09:09
Global pollution. A stubborn pandemic. The Dyson Zone is here to shield you from the worst of what our air has to offer.Six years ago, mask mandates and a global pandemic were beyond the public’s imagination. And yet Dyson began development of a new product all the same. It was a wearable air purifier, necessitating an oxygen mask and a backpack. Some 500 prototypes later, the company is annou...
Contemporary Art has Outperformed Over The Last 25 Years
[Investing]
2022/04/01 09:08
In the 993 days since starting this newsletter, we’ve seen thousands of charts about investing. But few struck us like this one above.When you see numbers like this, it's easy to see why billionaires and hedge fund managers battle for paintings in auction houses across the globe.Going once, going twice...The heavyweights might duke it out for $100 million+ pieces, but you can harness the compo...
(Video) NVIDIA Research Turns 2D Photos Into 3D Scenes in the Blink of an AI
[Tech]
2022/04/01 09:07
Instant NeRF is a neural rendering model that learns a high-resolution 3D scene in seconds — and can render images of that scene in a few milliseconds.When the first instant photo was taken 75 years ago with a Polaroid camera, it was groundbreaking to rapidly capture the 3D world in a realistic 2D image. Today, AI researchers are working on the opposite: turning a collection of still images in...
Nike Built a Kids' World in the Metaverse for Air Max Day
[Business]
2022/04/01 09:06
Nike promoted its Air Max sneakers to kids on Air Max Day this year by building them a special experience in the metaverse.Called Airtopia, it lives within Nike's Nikeland game on Roblox, which the brand unveiled in October. Running for a limited time, it promotes Nike's launch of its Air Max Motif shoe, aimed specifically at children.It's the first time Nike has specifically targeted kids on A...
Europe's Fastest Growing Companies Top 100 - No.1 is Swappie
[Investing]
2022/04/01 09:05
Which are the fastest growing companies in Europe? And which industries do they operate in? To answer these questions the Financial Times teamed up with Statista and in this infographic we highlight companies on the FT1000 list with exceptionally strong sales growth over the least few years.As described by the FT, "The companies that made the final cut were sufficiently resilient — and, in som...
(Video) Philippe Katerine Invades Paris' Le Bon Marché with Massive Bubblegum Pink Sculptures
[Design]
2022/04/01 09:04
French musician, composer and artist, philippe katerine, presents le mignonisme (cute-ism) at paris’ le bon marché. both light-hearted and irreverent, the exhibition discloses the artist’s philosophy of ‘simply open your eyes: you can always find something cute somewhere, it’s just a matter of perception.’ Set along the central atrium of the renowned parisian department store, the show ex...
Monthly Trend Report - April. 2022 Edition
[Trendbird]
2022/04/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - April. 2022 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve."
