TREND REPORTS
Apple Watch and Other Wearables Can Detect Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
[Tech]
2021/07/12 09:05
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of studies have set out to determine whether wearables such as the Apple Watch can detect early signs and symptoms of COVID-19. A new paper published today in the journal JAMA Network Open highlights that wearables like the Apple Watch and Fitbits could also provide data on the long-term effects of COVID-19.As reported first by the New York Ti...
Newzoo Global Games Market Report 2021 - Game Market Will Hit $200B in 2024
[Business]
2021/07/12 09:04
The global game market will grow from $175.8 billion in 2021 to more than $200 billion in 2024, according to the 2021 Global Games Market Report from Newzoo.From 2019 to 2024, the market should grow with a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7% to reach $218.7 billion in 2024, surpassing the $200-billion threshold in 2023.With just under 3 billion gamers, the global games market sho...
Portable Electric Vehicle Charger with Cable Coiled Up
[Design]
2021/07/12 09:03
The global electric vehicle market is expected to grow up to about 34,756 thousand units by the end of the decade.However, the popularity of electric cars is not matched by the infrastructure so the required charging stations aren’t as widespread to instigate a larger fan base to adapt the new form of eco-friendly transportation. The increasing government involvement globally is however workin...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Why Retail Outperformers Are Pulling Ahead
[Business]
2021/07/09 09:10
Retailers’ relative performance in capital markets starkly demonstrates a pandemic-driven acceleration of ongoing industry shifts. This means those that wish to keep up need to speed up.The seismic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the retail industry continues to reverberate more than a year after the pandemic struck the globe. Forced to shutter stores overnight and rapidly escalate their shif...
(Video) You Can Actually Swim in This Adidas Billboard
[Business]
2021/07/09 09:09
Outdoor stunt in Dubai promotes brand's inclusive swimwear range.Women were invited to swim in a billboard last month at one of Dubai's most popular beaches, in an outdoor stunt for Adidas, promoting its new inclusive swimwear collection for women.What the brand claims is the "first ever liquid billboard" was actually a mini-swimming pool five meters high, three meters deep, made of reinforced...
(Video) A Company Called Mmhmm Just Raised $100 Million
[Investing]
2021/07/09 09:08
The creator of Evernote is getting into video.When Phil Libin created note-taking app Evernote in 2007, he was making a bet that smartphones would be the next big thing. Now, he has a new company built around what he thinks is the next transformative trend: video chat.Libin’s new company Mmhmm Inc. (yes, that’s its legal name), is a souped-up video communications service. It works alongside e...
(Video) World’s First 3D-Printed School Opens in Malawi
[Design]
2021/07/09 09:07
14Trees, a CDC joint venture with construction company Holcim, builds world’s first 3D-printed school. Built with minimal material use and carbon footprint at record speed. Potential to bridge world’s infrastructure gap at scale.The school was built in Malawi’s Salima district (pop. 38,000), and its walls were printed in just 18 hours, compared to several days with conventional building mate...
A Third of Americans Deny Human-Caused Climate Change Exists
[Consumer]
2021/07/09 09:06
IN RECENT WEEKS Canada’s west coast and much of America’s Pacific north-west have experienced an extreme heatwave. Lytton, a village in British Columbia, reported record temperatures three days in a row: a new record was set on June 29th when thermometers read 49.6°C (121.3°F). The warm, dry conditions proved perfect for wildfires, and on June 30th residents were evacuated as a blaze engulf...
(Video) The World’s Smallest Portable Espresso Maker - Wacaco Picopresso
[Product]
2021/07/09 09:05
Small enough that you can wrap your hand around it, Wacaco’s Picopresso pushes the boundaries of how tiny a coffee machine can be… while still being able to produce a phenomenally robust and creamy espresso.You’ve got companies like La Marzocco, Breville, and De’Longhi that make the most high-end coffee machines, and then you’ve got Wacaco, a company that’s dedicated to compressing those...
