TREND REPORTS
The Bluetooth Solar Headphones
[Design]
2017/07/11 09:12
Bluetooth headsets make it easy for active individuals to concentrate on their fitness or other activities without fumbling around with a cumbersome cord. The only problem? They use up their battery quickly, especially if they get hot in the sun. The solution? Bluetooth Solar Headphones! The solar panel surface is beautifully contoured and seamlessly integrated into the ergonomic shape of the d...
(Infographic) 8 Reasons EVs Are The Future of Transportation
[Business]
2017/07/11 09:11
With so much talk about self-driving vehicles on the news, it’s easy to forget about the rise of electric cars. But there’s no stopping their development. Auto Loan Solutions has created an infographic that puts the spotlight on how EVs will change car ownership. The infographic takes a look at the ripple effect these vehicles will have on fuel consumption, technology and more.Infographic : h...
(PDF) PwC : Perspectives from The Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2017–2021
[Business]
2017/07/10 10:25
Entertainment and media companies have been accustomed to competing and creating differentiation primarily based on two dimensions: content and distribution. Now they must focus more intensely on a third: user experience. And as user experience takes centre stage, companies must develop strategies that engage, grow, and monetise their most valuable customers.Download PDF Report : http://www.pwc...
(Video) This Former Google[X] Exec is Building a High-Tech Hat That Makes Telepathy Possible in 8 Years
[Tech]
2017/07/10 10:25
Imagine if telepathy were real. If, for example, you could transmit your thoughts to a computer or to another person just by thinking them. In just eight years it will be, says Openwater founder Mary Lou Jepsen, thanks to technology her company is working on.Jepsen is a former engineering executive at Facebook, Oculus, Google[x] (now called X) and Intel. She's also been a professor at MIT and i...
(Video) Amabrush Automatic Toothbrush Takes 10 Seconds to Clean Your Teeth
[Product]
2017/07/10 10:25
Amabrush is the a fully automatic toothbrush which brushes your teeth in 10 seconds. the flexible mouthpiece which has been in development for over three years vibrates every tooth clean with the simple click of a button. the toothbrush has built-in micro-channels that transport the toothpaste to your teeth. the mouthpiece is made of antibacterial silicone that kills 99.99% of all bacteria and...
Finding The Path to Growth with a View of the Total Consumer
[Consumer]
2017/07/10 10:25
Make no mistake about it: The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail landscape is facing systemic change unlike anything in recent history. While the first quarter of the year kicked off with slowed growth, the recipe for selling hasn’t really changed: retailers need to find more customers and get them to load up bigger baskets while raising prices. Yet slowing U.S. population growth, fr...
(Video) KFC Made a Weird Animatronic Harland Sanders Robot to Take Your Drive-Thru Order
[Business]
2017/07/10 10:24
Wieden + Kennedy is back with another bot.Six weeks after unveiling an animatronic sea creature for Old Spice’s S.Q.U.I.D. campaign, W+K wants you to say hello to—and maybe eventually order some fried chicken from—H.A.R.L.A.N.D., an animatronic Colonel Sanders head that speaks in the voice of the Colonel and is designed to physically pop up and take your order at a KFC drive-thru.The announc...
This Startup is Building AI to Bet on Soccer Games
[Tech]
2017/07/10 10:24
Listen to Andreas Koukorinis, founder of UK sports betting company Stratagem, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that soccer games are some of the most predictable events on Earth. “They’re short duration, repeatable, with fixed rules,” Koukorinis tells The Verge. “So if you observe 100,000 games, there are patterns there you can take out.”The mission of Koukorinis’ company is simple: fi...
DFJ leads $8.5 million investment in Xealth’s digital prescription service
[Investing]
2017/07/10 10:24
Xealth, a health care startup that allows doctors to prescribe digital services like apps and devices, today announced a seed round of $8.5 million, led by DFJ.The company aggregates and filters a range of information in a care provider’s existing electronic medical record (EMR) workflow to determine what to prescribe patients. “We algorithmically surface the relevant digital service against...
