TREND REPORTS
(CES 2022) Lenovo's New ThinkBook Has a Bizarre Second Display
[Product]
2022/01/07 09:09
If the 17.3-inch, 21:10 display wasn't strange enough, the deck houses a secondary 8-inch touchscreen.CES 2022 has been strange for a lot of reasons, and now you can add another, because one of the coolest things shown at this year’s event is a...business laptop?Lenovo already gave business customers a fun toy to play with when it launched the ThinkPad X1 Fold, and now it’s releasing the Thin...
Gartner - 5 Impactful Technologies for 2022
[Business]
2022/01/07 09:08
Smart spaces, homomorphic encryption, generative AI, graph technologies and the metaverse will disrupt and transform entire markets.Impact Radar for 2022Most of this year's emerging technologies and trends are three to eight years out from reaching early majority. This signals that significant innovation will happen in the years ahead. Let’s look at the five we think will prove most interestin...
(CES 2022) Nanotech Startup Somalytics Shows Off Tiny Paper-based Capacitive Sensors
[Tech]
2022/01/07 09:07
Carbon nanotubes built into the structure of paper form the basis of a sensor technology that could transform the interaction between people and digital devices.Somalytics, a startup launched in November 2021 to commercialise technology developed by researchers at the University of Washington (in collaboration with CoMotion), is showing off two innovative sensor-driven devices at CES 2022. Soma...
NFT Market Surpassed $40 Billion in 2021, New Estimate Shows
[Business]
2022/01/07 09:06
Nearly $41 billion worth of cryptocurrency was sent to two types of Ethereum smart contracts associated with NFT marketplaces and collections from the beginning of 2021 through mid-December, according to a new estimate from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis Inc. [NFT Meebit #1637 by Larva Labs near to a physical representation of the Meebit series arranged, during the press preview of the P...
(Infographic) 8 Emerging Visual Trends for 2022
[Design]
2022/01/07 09:05
It's a new year, and online culture has shifted significantly over the last 24 months. Have you changed your approach to visual content and/or branding in-line with evolving trends?Of course, you don't have to update your visual approach, necessarily, as a key part of effective branding is developing a recognizable, consistent strategy. But even so, updating the presentation style of your posts...
Corona's New Beer Adds Vitamin D, Removes Alcohol
[Product]
2022/01/07 09:04
Starting in Canada, the AB InBev brand takes aim at the burgeoning zero alcohol market. Corona is introducing a new alcohol-free beer blended with Vitamin D called “Sunbrew,” as it seeks to underline its credentials as a brand “born on the beach" and capitalize on the burgeoning non-alcoholic drinks market.The brew, which makes its timely debut as consumers grapple with the quandary of how t...
(CES 2022) Panasonic's VR Headset Looks Like Something a Metaverse
[Product]
2022/01/07 09:03
Building on the VR glasses Panasonic debuted in 2020, the MeganeX was announced at CES 2022 and follows its predecessor’s steampunk spectacle aesthetic. Betting big on the metaverse, Panasonic is positioning these glasses as smaller, lighter, and more comfortable alternatives to the clunky VR headsets you see today. Despite its small size, the MeganeX has the ability to project 5.2K 10-bit HDR...
(CES 2022) Innovation Awards Honoree - BCool : A Battery-Free Smart Thermometer
[Product]
2022/01/06 09:10
Finally - an eco-friendly connected thermometer that's always ready when you need it – because BCool never needs batteries. Instead, it recharges with only a few shakes through Baracoda Daily Healthtech's patented BMotion sensor technology, to deliver fast, accurate, non-invasive temperature readings.Normal body temperatures vary among individuals and with age. When connected via Bluetooth to...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Value of Getting Personalization is Multiplying
[Business]
2022/01/06 09:09
This Next in Personalization 2021 Report reveals that companies who excel at demonstrating customer intimacy generate faster rates of revenue growth than their peers. And the closer organizations get to the consumer, the bigger the gains.Personalization matters more than ever, with COVID-19 and the surge in digital behaviors raising the bar. Three-quarters of consumers switched to a new store,...
