TREND REPORTS
Airport Sleep Pods Are Here for Stranded Passengers - Napcabs
[Product]
2017/11/01 10:37
Weary travelers are trading in coffee-stained carpets and back-cracking chairs for comfy tubes with Wi-Fi.For decades, a thunderstorm or missed connection meant you might have to sleep in the airport, leaving frustrated travelers with a truly tired dilemma: Is the boarding gate chair-curl worth a try, or is it better just to grab some floor?Some airports are considering a better way to accommod...
Adidas Grit - That sole, Folks !
[Design]
2017/11/01 10:37
3D printed shoes are coming for sure. There’s no denying how insanely effective the technology will be to create footwear that isn’t just unique or difficult to counterfeit, it also means designers and scientists have zero constraints. Designing for pure function and aesthetics, shoe production will not be hindered by molding/manufacturing capabilities, and the Adidas Grit seems like a prime...
Monthly Trend Report - November. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/11/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - November. 2017 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." 500여개의 글로벌 리딩기업 CEO/경영진과 미래전략실에서 열독하는 재계약율 +85%의 Trendbird Premium M...
(PDF) The State of Artificial Intelligence for Enterprises
[Business]
2017/10/26 14:16
It's Time for a New C-Suite Position : Chief AI Officer. A survey of 260 large organizations suggests enterprise adoption of AI is growing at a remarkable pace. That's a huge opportunity for savvy IT employees.AI is spreading to the enterprise at a phenomenal rate. Let's get this out of the way: What is AI?Like "Big Data," it's a buzz phrase and technology category that's at once alluring and e...
(PDF) DeformWear : Deformation Input on Tiny Wearable Devices
[Tech]
2017/10/26 14:16
Smartwatches may be handy, but their small touchscreens can make them awkward to use with our big ol' fingers. It was with this in mind that computer scientists at Germany's Saarland University created a system known as DeformWear. It lets users control a linked smartwatch by using their fingertips to finely press, push or pinch a wearable sensor that's about the size of a pea.So far, DeformWea...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Remaking The Bank for an Ecosystem World
[Business]
2017/10/26 14:16
Global banking-industry performance has been lackluster. Now comes the hard part: the rise of nonbanking platform companies targeting the most profitable parts of the banking value chain.The global banking industry shows many signs of renewed health. The recovery from the financial crisis is—at long last—complete, capital stocks have been replenished, and banks have taken an ax to costs. Yet...
The Winners and Losers of The Electric Car Race
[Business]
2017/10/26 10:08
After years of false starts and broken promises, electric vehicles are finally hitting the road. But for all the hoopla around companies like Tesla, the electric car market has barely put a dent in the sales of gas-powered cars and trucks. Of the 17.5 million cars sold in the US each year, less than 1% are fully electric.It will not stay that way for long: Britain, France, Germany, India, and N...
(Video) Amazon Key Opens Your Home for Indoor Deliveries
[Business]
2017/10/26 10:07
Would you trust a courier with access to your home ?Amazon's gone to a lot of effort to make its services as convenient as possible -- free delivery, lightning fast delivery, delivery from the sky (well, soon, probably). Now it's eliminating the need for you to even be at home to receive your packages (or to have a designated safe place), because its couriers can now simply let themselves into...
Asia's Tech Scene Gets a New Warren Buffett
[Investing]
2017/10/26 10:06
Move over, Masayoshi Son. Pony Ma of Tencent Holdings Ltd. is emerging as the true Warren Buffett of Asia's tech scene.As many technology firms grow, they start to suffer what's known as a conglomerate discount. SoftBank Group Corp. and South Africa's Naspers Ltd. are prime examples. How can SoftBank be a "tech-focused Berkshire Hathaway," as Bernstein Research calls it, if the technology-compa...
