TREND REPORTS
Global Tobacco Use Is Steadily Declining
[Consumer]
2021/12/13 09:04
In a bid to phase out smoking in its society, New Zealand plans to ban the sale of tobacco to future generations and progressively raise the minimum age for legally buying tobacco. The new law, expected to be passed in 2022, would outlaw the sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2008 or later. "We want to make sure young people never start smoking," the country’s Health Minister Dr. Ayesh...
(Video) The Future of Robotic Mobility - Wheeled, Legged Quadruped Robot
[Tech]
2021/12/13 09:03
The ANYmal robot could already walk on four legs and roll on four wheels, but now it can also stand up and balance on its rear wheels.ETH Zurich's ANYmal robot was already impressive back when it simply walked on four legs. It got more interesting when wheels were added to those legs, letting it both walk and roll. That wheeled version is now also able to stand up, and could soon be used for ur...
(Patent) Apple Invents a Camera for a Home's Front Door with Facial Recognition
[Tech]
2021/12/10 09:10
Apple invents a camera system for a Home's Front Door with facial recognition that communicates with a HomePod mini, Smart TV+Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a completely new Home-based invention that primarily covers a new outdoor camera system that communicates to those in a home who is at the front door via a HomePod mini,...
(PDF) BCG - The Consumer Sentiment : November 2021
[Consumer]
2021/12/10 09:09
It’s a nagging feeling that we just can’t move on—that’s how US consumers seem to be experiencing the pandemic today. On the one hand, concerns over COVID-19 have receded, as only 27% of respondents to our most recent consumer sentiment survey believe that the worst of the pandemic still lies ahead, compared with a high of 77% in March 2020. But on the other hand, more than 50% of responden...
Ralph Lauren will Debut The Ralph Lauren Winter Escape on Roblox
[Business]
2021/12/10 09:08
The holiday-themed experience will allow fashion fans to explore the world of Ralph Lauren through Roblox’s platform. The exclusive gender-neutral digital clothing collection features limited-edition items will launch within the experience.It’s all part of Roblox’s quest to become the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and...
Oppo Teases Upcoming Smartphone with Pop-Out Camera Module
[Product]
2021/12/10 09:07
Oppo is working on a retractable camera module for future smartphones.Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is always keen to share the technologies its working on, particularly when it comes to cameras. Now the company has teased a retractable lens module in a brief video teaser on Twitter.Innovation highlights in the camera department that we've previously seen from Oppo include a swiveling top modul...
Tech IPOs have been a Bad Bet in 2021 — All But One are in Bear Market Territory
[Investing]
2021/12/10 09:06
Of the more than 50 U.S. tech companies to go public this year through an IPO, SPAC or direct listing, only one is less than 20% below its high stock price.More than 20 of the companies in the group have lost at least half their value from their highs.Metromile has dropped more than 80% from its peak, while Robinhood is off by about 75%.The recent downdraft in shares of high-valued, high-growth...
XBox Transforms The Gaming Environment Into A Virtual Museum
[Design]
2021/12/10 09:05
The Xbox Museum marks the brand's 20th anniversary with a showcase of its milestones in an interactive, gamified experience.In 2001, Microsoft launched the original Xbox console, then the only North American gaming console on the market. Twenty years on, while the Xbox would chalk up 24 million in worldwide sales, its successors from the XBox One to the Xbox Series X|S, in addition to the Xbox...
Futuristic Verdant Urban Micro Farming for The City
[Design]
2021/12/10 09:04
Verdant is a thesis project by Kyungtaek Lim that provides future vision of smart agriculture in urban settings. It’s a new form of urban farming that eliminates long distribution channels between producers to consumers, making them more efficient and reduce fuel consumption over the long haul. Under climate change, we have to deal with increased crop losses due to flooding or heavy precipitat...
