Star ratings have outsize influence on consumers shopping for appliances and other durables. Companies can use them to initiate a cycle of better product designs, happier buyers, and sales growth.Restrictions and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sharp increase in e-commerce as a percentage of total retail sales. As of June 2021, online sales for consumer durables were fo...

The Aura refrigerator is a modern home appliance equipped with smart technology to optimize storage and use.As we sink deeper into the world of technology, so do our homes and home appliances. Smart technology dictates most of the controls behind modern kitchen appliances like refrigerators and dishwashers, but their overall look has largely stayed in the past. Hoping to bring the refrigerator...

Are you most productive first thing in the morning, coffee in hand, or late in the evening with the quiet of night? According to a report by Adobe, your answer may depend on which generation you come from. As our chart shows, while the ‘norm’ for all age groups resides in the traditional 9-6 office working hours, it’s not the case for everyone, and Gen Z in particular is made up of employees...

Netflix can't chill. The streaming giant has a business model that works... but it's losing subscribers.Here are the key numbers:Earnings per share (EPS): $3.75, vs $2.97 expected, according to Refinitiv survey of analystsRevenue: $7.16 billion, vs $7.13 billion expected, according to RefinitivGlobal paid net subscriber additions: 3.98 million vs 6.2 million expected, according to FactsetNetfli...

An update to the Meta Quest VR headset is allowing improved hand gestures, which includes both clapping and high-fiving in VR.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerburg has often painted a vision of an immersive metaverse, where people could interact almost as if they would in real life. Meta’s ambitions are one step closer, as the company showed off enhanced hand tracking support for its Quest VR headset. They...

Semiconductor companies can take different paths to capture new opportunities as demand continues to outstrip supply.Based on the numbers alone, this appears to be the ideal time to be a semiconductor company. With chip demand soaring, annual revenue increased by 9 percent in 2020 and by 23 percent in 2021—far above the 5 percent reported in 2019. Even before the pandemic, capital markets were...

Audi unveiled Tuesday a concept car designed for customers in China’s megacities, a vehicle that aims to show how passengers of the future can escape the stresses of the city by withdrawing into their own private cocoon.The so-called Audi urbansphere Concept is a long way off from production. However, the six-passenger car does give megacity dwellers a glimpse into the future that Audi envisio...

Researchers at Stanford modified commercially available solar panels to generate a small amount of electricity at night by exploiting a process known as radiative cooling, which relies on, no lie, the frigid vacuum of space. "We tend to think of the sun as the important renewable energy resource," said Shanhui Fan, the lead researcher on the project. "The coldness of outer space is also an extr...

Looking for new ways to ensure that your visuals stand out in ever busy social feeds?The right images can lay a big role in maximizing attention, and a key consideration in this respect is what’s trending, and how that relates to your content.That’s what this new infographic from the team at Depositphotos is all about. Based on visual searches on its platform, Depositphotos has put together a...