TREND REPORTS
This Tablet Folds Down To Half Its Size - NOTE
[Design]
2019/01/14 11:10
The idea of a folding display might sound like a sci-fi fan’s dream, but the flexible future is already here!Following the release of a few bendable displays in recent years, designer Kizuku Kitada takes things to an entirely new level with this tablet notepad that features a complete 180-degree fold. The design, dubbed éf NOTE, is distinguished by its seamless display and ability to fold dow...
China's Car Sales Just Fell for First Time in Over 20 Years
[Business]
2019/01/14 11:10
Automakers’ expansion plans in doubt as demand stalls. Stimulus plan, trade-talk progress offer ray of optimism.The growth engine for the world’s car industry has been thrown into reverse, with China recording the first annual slump in auto sales in more than two decades -- though progress in trade talks with the U.S. and planned government incentives offer a ray of optimism.Sales in the worl...
(Infographic) The World’s Top 10 Economies by 2030
[Investing]
2019/01/14 11:08
Seven of the world’s top 10 economies by 2030 will likely be current emerging markets.The prediction for a shake-up of the world’s gross domestic product rankings comes in new long-term forecasts by Standard Chartered Plc, which includes a projection for China to become the largest economy by 2020, using purchasing power parity exchange rates and nominal GDP.India will likely be larger than t...
(Video) Bose's QuietComfort Noise-Canceling Tech Could be Coming to Cars
[Tech]
2019/01/14 11:08
Best known for its range of noise-canceling headphones, the company has announced that it's making its QuietComfort technology available to vehicle manufacturers, in a move that could make car, SUV, and truck cabins a place of peace and quiet.The new noise-cancelling system, called QuietComfort Road Noise Control, uses your vehicle's audio system, accelerometers, microphones, and Bose's own sig...
Meet Caper, The AI Self-Checkout Shopping Cart Autonomous Retail Beyond Amazon Go
[Tech]
2019/01/14 11:07
The Amazon boogie-man has every retailer scrambling for ways to fight back. But the cost and effort to install cameras all over the ceiling or into every shelf could block stores from entering the autonomous shopping era.Caper wants to make eliminating checkout lines as easy as replacing their shopping carts while offering a more familiar experience for customers.The startup makes a shopping ca...
U.S. Venture Capital Funding Reaches Dot-Com Era Level
[Investing]
2019/01/14 11:07
Venture capital activity in the United States reached its highest level since the turn of the millennium in 2018.According to PwC and CB Insights’ quarterly MoneyTree Report, U.S. venture capital funding jumped to $99.5 billion last year, the second highest recorded total since the peak of the dot-com boom in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of completed deals dropped to the lowest level since 2013...
Nike Unveils Its First-Ever Yoga Line
[Product]
2019/01/14 09:24
Nike announced Tuesday the company is releasing its first apparel line designed specifically for yoga, including its first ever yoga apparel for men, according to a Nike blog post. The line is available in stores and online this month, per the post.The retailer is using a group of professional athletes across various sports to promote the new yoga apparel, including NFL linebacker Khalil Mack,...
(PDF) Accenture - Discover Where Value's Hiding
[Business]
2019/01/13 09:10
How to unlock the value of your innovation investments- A significant amount of money, to the tune of $3.2 trillion, has been spent on innovation-related activities over the last 5 years.- To convert that investment into value, companies need to put innovation to work, at the right pace and in the right place.- Learn how high-growth companies we surveyed are turning innovation investments into...
(Patent) Microsoft Patents ‘Awareness Engine’ To Help Surface Popular Social Media Content
[Tech]
2019/01/13 09:09
When displaying results, search engines don't account for the viral content driving discussion on social media. Microsoft wants to change that.If you thought search engine algorithms were complex already, here’s a brand new twist, courtesy of Microsoft and its recently granted patent. It’s called the “Awareness Engine.”With it, Microsoft wants to have your typical search engine query result...
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