TREND REPORTS
This is How World Cup Sponsorship Mirrors Global Economic Shifts
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:03
The majority of sponsors of the World Cup are now from Asian countries, marking a shift away from North America and Europe.There’s been dramatic shift in the country origin for World Cup sponsorship in recent years. A third of the top sponsors are now from China, versus none before 2014. Kalin Anev Janse (@kaanev), secretary general and also a member of the management board of the European Sta...
The Frame by Samsung
[Design]
2018/07/16 12:03
A home is an expression of personal taste, functional needs and interests. Every piece of furniture, every work of art on the wall, every object, becomes part of an aesthetic and style. The television is no exception. Whether it is small or large it has a strong visual presence in a room, even if you try to hide it. In our smaller homes and apartments, when a television is off its black square...
The Studied Benefits of Matcha Tea Extend to Topical Beauty and Skincare
[Product]
2018/07/16 12:03
The marriage of food and beauty is attractive to young consumers and it’s appearing now in new product offerings that feature matcha, a powdered green tea gaining popularity. Beauty brands are capitalizing on the tea’s high amount of antioxidants and how its ingestible benefits are accompanied by topical ones as well. Winky Lux NYC-based cult-favorite beauty brand Winky Lux recently launched...
Amazon’s Share of The US E-Commerce Market is Now 49%, or 5% of All Retail Spend
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:02
Amazon is set to clear $258.22 billion in US retail sales in 2018, according to eMarketer’s figures, which will work out to 49.1 percent of all online retail spend in the country, and 5 percent of all retail sales.It started as an online bookstore, but today Amazon is a behemoth in all areas of e-commerce, fuelled by a strong Marketplace network of third-party sellers, an ever-expanding range...
How H&M’s Millennial Brand Nyden is Crowdsourcing Design on Instagram
[Business]
2018/07/16 12:02
Just four months in, H&M’s new millennial-centric brand Nyden is shaking things up for its Swedish parent company with a campaign using Instagram polls and influencers to dictate design.Nyden, which launched in April, is intended to appeal to younger shoppers with a model that bucks timely trends, focusing instead on driving buzz through collaborations with both prominent and up-and-coming...
Yamaha &Y01 a.k.a ANDY01 is An Electrically Power-Assisted Wheelchair that Plays Music
[Design]
2018/07/16 12:02
&Y01 (Andy Zero-one) is the result of cooperation between Yamaha Motor and Yamaha Corporation. It’s an electrically power-assisted wheelchair with built-in drums for the wheel and a TLF (Thin-Light-Flexible) Speaker, it’s a wheelchair that doubles as a mobile performer.The design of &Y01 evokes the idea of a white yacht cutting through waves, just like sailor intends. This design conc...
(Patent) Apple Is Still Believed to Launch a Foldable iPhone in the Future
[Tech]
2018/07/15 09:09
As Apple’s competitors get ready to launch their foldable smartphones, the dream of the Cupertino-based tech giant to launch a foldable iPhone is still alive and kicking readily thanks to the latest patent details.However, it might still be a while before we see one in action from the company. Perhaps they could figure out how to get rid of the notches from their future iPhones till then.Apple...
Meet Care-E, The Automated Airport Assistant
[Product]
2018/07/15 09:08
Watch Care-E, the automated airport assistant from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in action as it scans a boarding pass, carries luggage and guides passengers to their gates.Question: Why do celebrities always look so cool and put-together in airports when the rest of us are exhausted and puffy-faced?Answer: They have personal assistants who haul their stuff and make traveling seamless.And now, you...
The Explosive growth of eSports
[Business]
2018/07/15 09:07
In 2018, the eSports industry is projected to reach $905 million in revenue Image. This sport will soon be a 1 billion dollar business with a global audience of over 300 million fans. But it doesn’t involve a ball, stadiums or grass pitches.Welcome to the world of eSports.E-what?eSports (short for Electronic Sports) is the name given to professional competitive gaming. In a nutshell, competito...
