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2012/08/01 19:55
TRENDBIRD - SiliconValley VC Funding Report - Q1. 2012 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's Next Big Thing ?). "Crowd-Sourced, Expert-Curated"is a Future Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers to you Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve.* 이 보고서는 기존 프리미엄 멤버쉽 고객와과 신규...
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Trendbird
2012/05/30 07:01
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - May. 2012 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's Next Big Thing ?) is a Future Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers to you Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve. 보고서의 주요 카테고리 및 목차 서비스 모델, 프로세스, 방법론 Annual Trend Report 2012 Credit / Conta...
Enterprise, Video Led The $25.1B In M&A Deals Last Quarter
Investing
2012/05/17 17:17
Instagram, Schminstagram. While flashy consumer deals keep getting all the headlines, it was actually cloud computing, enterprise and video that fueled the biggest deals of last quarter’s $25.1 billion in mergers and acquisitions, according to top-tier accounting firm Ernst & Young.[click to enlarge]The total value of all deals fell by 12 percent from the year before while the number of de...
(Video) Bar Codes Apps Allow Consumers To Make Informed Choices
Business
2012/05/17 17:16
Consumers are becoming more socially conscious. A Nielsen survey released in March found that 46 percent of global consumers are willing to pay extra for products and services from companies that have implemented sustainability programs. Nielsen defines those consumers as socially-conscious consumers. The survey found that 76 percent of socially conscious respondents said they look for opinion...
MIT - The Guiding Light and The Glass Infrastructure
Tech
2012/05/17 17:16
THE GUIDING LIGHT AND THE GLASS INFRASTRUCTURE - New Developments in Way FindingFinding one’s way around a large unfamiliar building can sometimes present a major challenge, but researchers at the Media Lab have come up with a pair of new approaches to solving wayfinding problems.Guiding Light, an augmented reality app, literally points people in the right direction. The system consists of a b...
(Patent) RIM Patent Proposes Battery-Charging Cellphone Holster
Tech
2012/05/17 17:16
Even after the many announcements at this year's BlackBerry World Conference, Waterloo is keeping that patent train a-rollin'. In a filing granted today, we get a glimpse of what RIM could have up its sleeve, er, on its hip. The claims detail flexible batteries built into holsters that recharge your phone when you're on the go -- all the while communicating to your BB's CPU to bring you alerts...
The TV Set Begins To Fade As Viewers Turn To Laptops & Tablets
Consumer
2012/05/17 17:16
According to Nielsen’s global survey of multi-screen media usage, watching video content on computers has become just as common as watching video content on television among online consumers. More than 80 percent of Internet respondents in 56 countries reported watching video content at home on a computer (84%) or on TV (83%) at least once a month. By contrast, in 2010, more online consumers r...
Kitchen Design Gets a Digital Renovation
Product
2012/05/17 17:15
Even with the advancing versatility of tablet computers, it still may feel counterintuitive to set a boiling pot or slice a juicy tomato atop one. However, technologically-inclined home chefs will be able to expand their arsenal of digital cooking tools beyond recipe apps and connected cookbooks in the not-too-distant future.As demonstrated by the below design concepts, the tablet-powered kitch...
(Video) Synergy Personal Aircraft with Better Fuel Economy Than Cars
Design
2012/05/17 17:15
Flying in the air has always been costlier than having a ride on road in a car. But it seems that the scenario is for an immediate overturn or so claims designer John McGinnis, the man behind the innovative Synergy aircraft. The current evolution of aircraft engineering gives us enough confidence to think so. We have earlier told you about Yuneec electric sport airplane prototype priced at arou...
(Infographic) Auto Sales “On the Road Again”
Business
2012/05/17 17:15
Between 2006 and 2009, U.S. Auto Sales declined massively. Fast forward to 2012 and the industry is moving in the right direction. With projections in the range of 14.5 million vehicles for 2012, the auto industry has made a solid recovery from those bleak days of 2009. Details below in an infographic published by Auto Sales.com.Full Image : http://autoblog.autosales.com/wp-content/uploads/2012...
(PDF) Consumer Adoption of Freemium Products
Consumer
2012/05/16 12:45
The free sample has been used to tempt grocery shoppers since the invention of the toothpick, yet many of today’s marketers are reluctant to give anything away. Apps, ebooks, access — you gotta give a little and if you do, you’ll get a lot.iYogi just released a new study and infographic all about the power of the Freemium model. Their results show that 100% of the people they surveyed have t...
Honda Unveils UNI-CUB Mobility Device
Product
2012/05/16 12:45
Honda has released details of a new personal mobility device dubbed the UNI-CUB. An evolution of the U3-X unicycle EV that has been shown globally since the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, the UNI-CUB employs the same impressive balance control technology and omni-directional wheel as its predecessor, with the biggest differences appearing to be the addition of an extra wheel, a comfier perch and option...
(PDF) State of Mobile Advertising - April.2012 Report
Business
2012/05/16 12:45
Each month, velti deliver to the mobile world insight into trends in the mobile advertising market. our April data reflects key metrics such as Carrier market share, New iPad impression volume and CPMs based on advertiser spend. Find highlights from our State of Mobile Advertising – April 2012 report below, and download the full report, here! HIGHLIGHTS:AT&T was the dominant player in smar...
(Video) Best Buy Employs Leading Tech Geeks to Appeal to Consumers
Tech
2012/05/16 12:45
The culture of innovative technology and the geeks who create it has completely infected the mainstream, as exampled by the praise heaped upon icons like the late Steve Jobs. But a new clip shows us exactly how much respect even obscure tech geeks are now commanding.A new commercial from Best Buy, the retail electronics giant, has been running on U.S. television showcasing some of the premier i...
Multi-sensory Outdoor Shower System LOOP
Product
2012/05/16 12:44
As summer glows down on earthlings, there is a mad rush for innovative cooling techniques. Despite all the heat, it is also the season that sees a large number of people buckle up for outdoor adventures. But having said that, what’s the point of hitting Canadian lakes or Alpine resorts, when the cooling effect could be created, right here in your backyard? Presenting an exciting variant to the...
Automotive Tire Adapts Automatically to Road Conditions
Tech
2012/05/16 12:44
A new adaptive tire created at the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences can adjust its grooves to suit the current weather and surface conditions.It’s one thing to be alerted by text message when road conditions become treacherous — even better, however, would be to have tires that can adapt to these conditions automatically. Enter a new adaptive tire created at the Leipzig University of Ap...
Audi e-Bike Worthersee Combines Electric Drive and Muscle Power
Design
2012/05/16 12:44
Audi has released its latest prototype bike combined with an electric drive and muscle power, Audi e-bike Worthersee. If you want to check it out, you can try to catch Wörthersee tour in Carinthia, Austria starting May 16. Audi e-bike Wörthersee is a high-performance e-bike, perfect for sports as well as trick cycling, it boasts Audi primary expertise in design, electric, ultra and connect. Y...
(Infographic) Just how well are E-Books doing in America ?
Consumer
2012/05/16 12:43
We constantly get asked if we actually read on our iPad. With the sexy new Retina display in the new iPad, I’m certainly doing more reading on the device, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I use it exclusively for all my reading. That brings up a question. Just how well are E-Books doing in America? The fine folks over at Online Universities have put together a nifty infographic that at...
Why Your Company Needs A Chief Collaboration Officer
Business
2012/05/15 11:10
Collaboration. Everyone talks about it, but only a few know how to do it well. Here's Motley Fool's chief collaboration officer on best practices for working together better.Collaboration. It’s a $1 billion industry, according to an ABI Research study on worker mobility and enterprise social collaboration. And it's projected to grow to $3.5 billion by 2016.No wonder lots of ink has been spille...
Plant DNA vs. Counterfeit Chips
Tech
2012/05/15 11:09
A genetic mark might help keep counterfeit components out of the electronics supply chain. Applied DNA Sciences uses a genetic marker to authenticate chips and other products.Increasingly concerned about counterfeit electronics in its supply chain, the U.S. Department of Defense is attacking the problem on two fronts: It’s cracking down on defense contractors to increase their vigilance, and i...
Android Economics : The Android Income Statement
Investing
2012/05/15 11:08
This is a continuation of the “Android Economics” series of posts. It deals with how revenues and costs are categorized for Android. The following diagram shows an approximate representation of what Android’s “Income Statement”[1] would look like.I’ll discuss the assumptions that are built into the model as I go along. I’ll begin at the upper left and move toward the lower right in the d...
Panasonic Develops Foldable Substrate for Smartphones
Tech
2012/05/15 11:07
Panasonic Corp. has developed a foldable substrate that it says could eventually be used to allow consumers to wear smartphones on their wrists like a watch."Even if Japanese manufacturers develop new technology, there are many cases in which those companies are overtaken by foreign companies,” a Panasonic official in charge of development said. “This time, it will be much more difficult for...
Let There Be Intelligent Light : The Case for LEDs
Business
2012/05/15 11:06
Light is the fastest known phenomenon in the universe, capable of traveling at 186,282 miles per second. The lighting business, by contrast, is one of the slowest industries in the world.Think about it for a moment. Consumers and businesses around the world spend over $100 billion on light bulbs and fixtures annually, and over $600 billion on electricity to power them.Yet the lion’s share of t...
Marketers Use Growing Number of Tools to Spur Website Engagement
Business
2012/05/15 11:05
Creation of original content demonstrates value of owned mediaMarketers seem to have an ever-growing number of ways to drive customer engagement on brand websites. In a March 2012 online survey of US marketing professionals, trade publication Chief Marketer found that the most popular tool in digital campaigns was tried-and-true email marketing, which 78% of respondents said they used. Email ne...
Paralyzed Patient Moves Robot With Their Mind
Tech
2012/05/15 11:04
Connecting human thought to a machine is a pursuit that once only existed in science fiction, but now Swiss scientists have made the impossible a reality. Researchers at Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have demonstrated that a partially paralyzed person could control a robot by thought alone, giving hope that someday immobilized people will be able to interact with ev...
Handycan by Arman Emami
Design
2012/05/15 11:03
Arman Emami has designed a new beverage can that can be compressed easily and comfortably, Handycan. Yeah we believe you can crush the can with your bare hand, but with this new shape, all those beverage cans can be collected easily for recycling purpose. The shape and design of the can has been adapted to the dimensions of the average human hand. This new design drastically reduces the can’s...
(Infographic) Top 250 Internet Retailers On Social Media
Business
2012/05/14 11:55
What has 4,177,653 Facebook followers, 245,839 Twitter followers, 1,018 YouTube subscribers, 294,467 Google+ fans, but only 67 followers on Pinterest ? The answer is Amazon.com! Those combined numbers landed them in the number one slot on Campalyst’s Top 250 Internet Retailers on Social Media index.The index is proof that not all social media is created equal and that’s a good lesson for ever...
(Trendbird) Nike Unveils Footwear and Apparel Innovations
Product
2012/05/14 11:55
Nike Pro TurboSpeed is the fastest collection of uniforms Nike has ever built; cutting-edge spikes prepare athletes for their greatest performance ever.It’s about speed. For the past 12 years NIKE has been continually evolving Project Swift, with its central goal of maximizing athlete velocity. Incorporating over 1,000 hours of wind tunnel testing and insights from some of the fastest athletes...
Facebook is Killing Carrie's SMS Traffic and Revenue
Business
2012/05/14 11:55
The golden days where SMS traffic and revenue simply continued to grow are almost over, as customers are now moving part of their mobile communication traffic over to Facebook.For many years and in many countries, SMS has been an excellent source of revenue for mobile operators - often generating almost 20% of the operators’ turnover. But those days are almost over. The question is whether the...
(Video) UpNext Releases Vector Mapping iPhone App
Tech
2012/05/14 11:55
UpNext makes beautiful maps. Using a number of clever views, the team has built a wildly unique way to navigate your city and, more importantly, see buildings, points of interest, and even public transit in real time.The company, Raj Advani, Vik Advani, Robin Har, and Danny Moon, have been working in mapping for four years and recently released an iPad version of the app.“UpNext is dynamic, Go...
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