How can media and entertainment companies develop lasting relationships with discriminating consumers? Our latest survey reveals a world being reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and generational trends.After a historic and challenging year, US consumers have become more reliant than ever on media for entertainment, information, and social connection. The pandemic has accelerated preexisting indu...

U.S. patent application, US20210105232, describes a method for providing a continuous conversation experience for a message recipient of one message type (e.g. email, text, etc.) to continue the conversation with a different message type (e.g., a chat session, instant message, etc.) without manually providing message context for communicating via the second message type. The figures below repre...

It’s a delightful mashup of previously showcased flexing and rolling concepts.TCL is once again teasing a foldable phone concept — and it’s a Frankenstein’s monster of some previously showcased flexible concepts. Called Fold ‘n Roll, it combines the company’s “dragonhinge” technology with an extendable display panel. The result is a 6.87-inch phone that can expand to an 8.85-inch phable...

Synthesia, a startup using AI to create synthetic videos of avatars for marketing, today announced it has raised $12.5 million. In a press release, the company said the funding will be put toward expanding its workforce as it invests in product R&D.As the pandemic makes virtual meetups a regular occurrence, the concept of “personal AI” is rapidly gaining steam. Startups creating virtual b...

The condition will remain a feature of work life, even after employees return to the office.HAVING ENDURED endless virtual meetings over the past year, many workers are unsurprisingly complaining about “Zoom fatigue”. Videoconferencing can be exhausting. Having to stay within the camera’s gaze leaves limbs stiff and bottoms sore. Looking at your own face on screen can be bad for self-esteem....

Fitbit's new Luxe tracker is meant to be a fashion-forward fitness tracker. It comes with core health features like heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring in a stylish design. Fitbit announced the Fitbit Luxe on Monday, the company's latest effort to make a wrist-worn fitness tracking device that looks more elegant than a traditional fitness band. The Luxe, which starts at $149.95, is sleeker t...

Hoping for children’s safety and security, and to leave a better world behind: Plant-based crayons focused on zero waste and eco-friendliness. When japanese graphic designer naoko kimura couldn’t find a brand of crayon that was safe enough for her children to use — and put in their mouths as kids often do — she decided to make her own from discarded vegetables. a few years later, the idea l...

A silver lining from the COVID-19 global pandemic is the rapid acceleration of digital health and telemedicine. In early 2021, Real Chemistry set out to better understand the impact of this digital transformation in healthcare, surveying 1,000 patients and 500 physicians across specialties, and conducting qualitative interviews of senior leaders from biopharmaceutical companies. The findings sh...

heatherwick studio has collaborated with chinese electric vehicle brand IM motors on AIRO — a concept electric car with a customizable interior that filters pollution.Heatherwick studio has collaborated with chinese electric vehicle brand IM motors on AIRO — a concept electric car with a customizable interior that filters pollution. launched at the shanghai motor show, the car — which is exp...