TREND REPORTS
Mobile Pushes 2016 Online Holiday Spending Above $80 Billion
[Consumer]
2017/02/22 11:27
The final numbers are in, and comScore determined that $80.2 billion was spent online during the November-December 2016 holiday season, up 17 percent year-over-year, and right in line with comScore’s early season prediction of 16-19 percent growth. While comScore previously released its holiday sales estimates from desktop computers, today it revealed for the first time that mobile commerce gr...
(Video) This Super-Fast 3-D Printer Is Powered by Holograms - DAQRI
[Tech]
2017/02/22 11:27
A startup called Daqri has technology that can print solid objects faster and also powers a new kind of head-up display.A bright-green laser flashes on, shining into a petri dish full of goo. From nowhere, the shape of a paper clip emerges—ghostly at first, then solid. Five seconds later the clip is fished out, cleaned up, and ready for use.The basic principle here is an established 3-D-printi...
Designers Envision Apple Products as the Future iCar Concept
[Design]
2017/02/22 11:26
There have been whispers for the past few years about the development of an apple car, with little concrete information as to when, or if, one will ever be realized. in the meantime, UK-based online mechanic network clickmechanic has come up with a collection of quirky concepts based on some of the tech giant’s most iconic products. drawing from models including classic computer monitors like...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Technology is Reshaping Supply and Demand for Natural Resources
[Business]
2017/02/21 11:23
The ways we consume energy and produce commodities are changing. This transformation could benefit the global economy, but resource producers will have to adapt to stay competitive.The world of commodities over the past 15 years has been roiled by a “supercycle” that first sent prices for oil, gas, and metals soaring, only for them to come crashing back down. Now, as resource companies and ex...
9 Early-Stage Multi-Factor Authentication Cybersecurity Startups To Watch
[Investing]
2017/02/21 11:23
Half of the startups on our list obtained their latest round of funding in 2017. Cybersecurity companies saw a record number of deals last year. This year, multi-factor authentication is one increasingly hot area within the cybersecurity industry.Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a security protocol that requires more than one unique credential to verify a user’s identity for a login, or ot...
Apple: Possible 3D Laser Scanner for iPhone 8, with Facial Recognition, Augmented Reality, 3D Printing Potential
[Tech]
2017/02/21 11:23
As Apple’s plans for breaking into the 3D industry continue to confound, small bits and pieces have been thrown out to tease us over the past few years. We’ve tried to imagine what an Apple 3D printer might look like, along with getting all excited about their in-house use of 3D printing and recent foray into virtual reality and continuing to speculate on their multiple patent applications, s...
(Video) Hoversurf's Scorpion 3 is The World's First Fully-Manned Hoverbike
[Tech]
2017/02/21 11:23
The russian startup hoversurf is making flying as easy as riding a bike. The ATaaS—that’s air transport as a service—company have just unveiled the first commercial hoverbike that the world has ever seen. the craft in question is the scorpion-3, and is a fully-manned quadcopter that aims to make flying accessible to the masses.the unique, electric-powered vessel combines a motorcycle seat wi...
China Leading the Charge for Lithium-Ion Megafactories
[Business]
2017/02/21 11:22
China Leading the Charge for Lithium-Ion Megafactories.Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 has been a center of attention for people interested in the growing momentum behind green energy, electric cars, and battery production. Therefore, it is no surprise that this facility was in the news again last month, with Tesla starting to mass produce batteries as it ramps up to its goal of 35GWh of capacity and be...
Brightwheel Raises $10M to Keep Parents In-the-Know about Their Kids’ Day at School
[Investing]
2017/02/21 11:22
You may have seen the startup Brightwheel scoring an investment from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca on Sharktank last year. Or you may know Brightwheel if you have kids in preschool, daycare, or other early education programs these days.Brightwheel’s mobile app helps pre-K teachers and care providers to manage their business, while sending parents updates about their kids throughout the school day...
