Last year Adidas and LEGO collaborated, and successfully released the LEGO x Adidas ZX8000! They were a pair of colorful and quirky shoes that were well-received and loved. Continuing this tradition, Adidas and LEGO teamed up to create another brilliant shoe that has LEGO lovers and sneakerheads all geared up! They recently announced the launch of the Adidas Ultraboost DNA x LEGO Plates. It’s...

Bold innovation by some firms under pressure of the pandemic could deliver a productivity dividend, but that depends on corporate action broadening and robust demand.The pandemic caused the deepest economic disruption since World War II, disrupting both supply and demand, and the way ahead is extremely uncertain. Will the stars align for economies after the COVID-19 crisis?Despite the pressures...

Without a display driver chip, you can’t build your product. CEO says he can’t “see the light at the end of tunnel yet.”.To understand why the $450 billion semiconductor industry has lurched into crisis, a helpful place to start is a one-dollar part called a display driver.Hundreds of different kinds of chips make up the global silicon industry, with the flashiest ones from Qualcomm Inc. an...

Perhaps in an effort to bolster future Pixel Buds or AR products, Google recently acquired Dysonics, a 3D audio startup. Founded in 2011, Dysonics came out of the UC Davis Technology Incubator and started with a motion tracker for headphones. Google acquired the startup in December of last year. The deal sees Google acquiring IP and patents from the startup. The financials of the deal are unkno...

Digital business projects will mean global information technology spending will surge 8.4% in 2021, according to Gartner.In this special feature, ZDNet helps enterprises and SMBs alike navigate the technical and management challenges of a remote workforce.Global information technology spending is expected to surge 8.4% to $4.1 trillion in 2021 as line of business executives spend on digital tra...

A 3D-printed human figure with the traditionally required supporting structures (left), as compared to one printed using the experimental new bed (center) and the finished product (right).Quite often when objects are being 3D printed, they have to include supportive structures that are subsequently cut off and discarded. A new print bed, however, is designed to minimize or even eliminate the ne...

A lot of designers are coming up with cool packaging designs for various products, but this packaging concept by Nolan Nisbet for the Apple Watch is particularly intriguing! Inspired by the packaging design for the iPod, Nisbet adopted a clear and transparent package for the Apple Watch as well. The transparent packaging comes in two parts, one protects the screen of the watch, whereas the othe...

This week 2 payments giants made big announcements about their intentions for cryptocurrencies.Visa revealed that it would allow users to use USD Coin, a cryptocurrency tied to the value of the US dollar, to settle transactions on its payment network and PayPal announced that US consumers would be able to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay for items from millions of online merchants.Cash,...

After years of research, technical development and prototypes, french design studio constance guisset has introduced its first perfume bottle, named ‘ginza’ for japanese personal care company shiseido. Seeking to achieve a harmonious balance between strength and grace, the design takes shape as a delicate glass bottle with a sculptural biface-like top. ‘Ginza’ by constance guisset studio is...