TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Tesla Earning Report : Tesla Posts Surprise Q2 Profit, Ramping Up Cash
[Investing]
2020/07/23 09:10
Tesla (TSLA) posted a profit in the second quarter, defying Wall Street estimates after the electric car-maker delivered more vehicles than expected in the quarter despite virus-related disruptions.Here were the main results from Tesla’s Q2 report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg:Revenue: $6.04 billion vs. $5.4 billion expected vs. $6.35 billion Y/YGAAP earnings per share...
Mobalytics Raises $11M and Adds Eye Tracking Metrics to Its Automated Gaming Coach
[Investing]
2020/07/23 09:09
Back in 2016, Mobalytics wowed the judges at Disrupt SF with its data-based coach for the exploding competitive gaming world, winning the Startup Battlefield.The company is building on the success of the past few years with a new funding round and a compelling new collaboration with Tobii that uses eye-tracking to provide powerful insights into gamers’ skills.Mobalytics began with the idea tha...
(PDF) BCG - How Marketers Can Win with Gen Z and Millennials Post-COVID-19
[Business]
2020/07/23 09:07
Employers are facing a dilemma: Their workforce needs to upgrade their skills, learn new ones Consumers have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by altering their everyday behavior in many striking ways—from where they work to how they occupy their leisure hours to what they buy. Leading the way in making these changes are the generations of consumers who are most adventurous and least settled...
(Video) Roomality Uses AI to Render Window-sized 3D Landscapes without Glasses
[Business]
2020/07/23 09:06
Rendering a 3D world inside a VR headset is pretty easy at this point, and studios have been creating movie theater-scale 3D videos for years. Now a company called Roomality plans to use AI to deliver an immersively large 3D experience at home, without the need for glasses.The concept is fairly straightforward. Two cameras mounted above a large window-sized display combine with an AI system to...
(Video) Inspired by James Bond Movie, Anthenea is Solar-Powered Floating Pod
[Product]
2020/07/23 09:03
Inspired by James Bond classic The Spy Who Loved Me, French architect Jean Michel Ducancelle has created a fully-independent floating eco pod called Anthenea. The deep-sea palace ‘Atlantis’ in the 1977 Bond movie intrigued and inspired the architect to build this mesmerizing floating apartment-like edifice.This 50-meter square stunning floating habitat comprises various living spaces. There i...
Self-Driving Two-Wheeler with Enclosed Cockpit Makes Intra-City Travel Safe
[Design]
2020/07/23 09:03
The Autonomous LDR came about as an idea to Luke Mastrangelo during the quarantine. Over the following days and weeks, Mastrangelo fleshed out his idea for an enclosed, safe, self-driving two-wheeler and the Autonomous LDR was born. Designed to be as comfortable as a car but as compact as a motorbike, the Autonomous LDR comes with an enclosed cockpit between two wheels… sort of like a Tron Lig...
Xiaomi’s Portable Water Dispenser can Instantly Heat Up Your Water for a Quick Cup of Tea
[Product]
2020/07/23 09:02
With a tiny form-factor, a clean design, and a simple UI, the JMEY M2 dispenser from Xiaomi is both convenient as well as functional. Equipped with suction-cups on its base that keeps the small device constantly stable and grounded, the M2 allows you to connect either a bottle or an external water-reservoir to it, effectively turning it into a neat water dispenser you can control by pressing do...
(PDF) McKinsey Electric Vehicle Index : Europe Cushions a Global Plunge in EV Sales
[Business]
2020/07/22 09:10
McKinsey’s recent analysis of global electric-vehicle markets shows both challenges and opportunities ahead.McKinsey’s proprietary Electric Vehicle Index (EVI) assesses the dynamics of the e-mobility market in 15 key countries worldwide (for more information on the metrics evaluated, see sidebar “What is the Electric Vehicle Index?”). EVI results for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 provi...
(Paper) Researchers Show FingerTrak, a Hand Tracking Wristband for AR/VR Input
[Tech]
2020/07/22 09:09
As virtual and augmented reality steadily advance in both visual fidelity and headset comfort, researchers continue to work on input solutions that will feel more natural than holding controllers. Today, a group of researchers announced FingerTrak, a wristband-based solution that uses thermal cameras to track hand movements in 3D, abstracting 20 finger joint positions from contours on the weare...
