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Chinese Millennials Are Clicking Up a Storm Buying Asian Property Online - Uoolu
[Investing]
2019/03/10 09:06
Southeast Asia is among popular destinations for online buys. Thailand attracted keen interest from Chinese buyers in 2018.Ice Chen, a 36-year-old bank manager in Beijing, hasn’t been to Bangkok lately, but she just bought two apartments there.The millennial is among younger Chinese flocking to specialist online platforms to buy international real estate.The biggest of the sites, Uoolu.com, re...
Who Is the Sustainable Shopper ?
[Consumer]
2019/03/10 09:05
Sales of sustainable products are up across the board. In the U.S. alone, we expect that U.S. sustainably minded shoppers will spend up to $150 billion on sustainable fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) by 2021.But as sustainability sophistication in both products and consumers advances, the landscape and what sustainability means to individuals becomes increasingly complex. As consumers become m...
A Baby Thermometer with Fun Sounds for Those High-Temperature Days
[Design]
2019/03/10 09:04
As a mother of two children in their twenties, I know how harrowing unwell kids can be! Even at this age they kick-up so much fuss, so imagine what toddlers can do. The worst is taking temperature, especially if you need to monitor it every few hours. Although ear thermometers are a boon in comparison to the mercury ones, keeping kids still during the intrusion, can be tricky. To overcome this...
(Infographic) 5 Ways Technology is Transforming the Healthcare Industry
[Tech]
2019/03/10 09:03
Whether it’s information-sharing between patients and doctors or aiding in a high-risk surgery, it’s clear that dynamic applications of technology are well underway in disrupting the healthcare industry.TECH AT OUR FINGERTIPSToday’s infographic from the Online Medical Care highlights healthcare areas where tech is breaking barriers. Here are five ways that technology is impacting the sector,...
(PDF) Deloitte - The Adoption of Disruptive Technologies in the Consumer Products Industry
[Business]
2019/03/07 10:43
Digital reality applications in the consumer products industry have the potential to create operational efficiencies for companies as well as unique products and buying experiences for consumers.DIGITAL reality is one of the many disruptive technologies that can help build a competitive advantage for consumer products companies. Digital reality comprises newer, innovative technologies (figure 1...
(Patent) Amazon Patents Delivery Robot That Docks at Your House
[Tech]
2019/03/07 10:42
Amazon Patents Retrieval Robot That Would Fetch Your Deliveries.It's not enough to have an Amazon Echo in every room, no — in addition to voice-controlled speakers to order Amazon products whenever you want, the e-retailer has plans for an in-home robot.In a patent approved Tuesday, Amazon shows how getting all your packages could be simplified (and quicker) if a retrieval robot stayed at your...
Music Streaming Accounts for 75% of U.S. Music Revenues
[Business]
2019/03/07 10:42
Over the past few years, streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music have revolutionized the way we listen to music. According to recent figures published by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), streaming, both ad-supported and subscription-based, accounted for 75 percent of music industry revenues in the U.S. last year, up from less than 10 percent in 2010. At $4.7 bill...
(Video) Goodyear Designed a Tire That could Help Cars Fly - Aero Tire
[Design]
2019/03/07 10:42
Flying cars, though still very much science fiction, could one day disrupt Goodyear's tire business. If flying cars ever take over the roadways — and skyways — Goodyear would want a chunk of that market.The company has designed an airless tire, called the Goodyear Aero, which would double as a propeller. The Aero tires would have bladed spokes that act as a fan allowing the wheels to flip upw...
Apple Led Wearables Market in 2018, with 46.2M of the Total 172.2M Devices Shipped
[Product]
2019/03/07 10:42
Apple devices continue to lead the wearables market, according to a new report from IDC out today, which claimed the Cupertino-based company shipped a total of 46.2 million wearables for the year. The firm also reported the worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2018, to reach 59.3 million units shipped, while shipments for the year grew 27.5 percen...
