TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Mckinsey - Augmented and Virtual Reality : The Promise and Peril of Immersive Technologies
[Business]
2017/10/11 11:12
Immersive technologies, namely virtual and augmented reality, will fundamentally alter how we interact with content.We are at the cusp of a major revolution from mobile to immersive computing. Last year was seen as the dawn of a third wave of devices employing augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR), which define the two spectrums of immersive technology that could replace mobile computing.A...
(Video) Instaglasses Design Concept
[Design]
2017/10/11 11:12
А visual perspective of two crazy designers about Instaglasses. Тhe project is non-commercial and it has nothing to do with Instagram. The glasses will not go into production. Designer : Angel Petkov & Blagovest Dimitrov Watch Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3wUTsg-kTE [design-inspiration]
The Trillion Dollar Club of Asset Managers
[Investing]
2017/10/11 11:12
$1T+ club is dominated by U.S. based asset managers.In the late 1700s, it was the start of the battle of stock exchanges: in 1773, the London Stock Exchange was formed, and the New York Stock Exchange was formed just 19 years later.And while London was a preferred destination for international finance at the time, England also had laws that restricted the formation of new joint-stock companies....
SoftBank Leads $164 Million Bet on Digital-Mapping Startup Mapbox
[Investing]
2017/10/11 11:05
Mapbox, a company that competes against Google and Here to work with companies like Airbnb, Instacart, Snap, and MasterCard to build maps to power their services, is today announcing that it has raised $164 million in funding. Location and mapping been two of the key features underpinning a wide array of smartphone services. Now a startup that has been at the center of building those location...
(PDF) 1 in 4 Men Would Consider Having Sex with a Robot
[Consumer]
2017/10/11 11:04
49% of US adults expect that, within the next 50 years, having sex with robots will be common practice. Anthropomorphic, hyper-sexualized robots are no longer just the stuff of science-fiction fantasies. In fact, mechanical lovers are becoming increasingly realistic and technologically advanced, so much so that Dr. Ian Pearson, a futurist known for his 85% accuracy record, guesses that, by 205...
Toshiba's New Fast-Charging Battery Could Triple The Range of Electric Vehicles
[Tech]
2017/10/11 11:03
Toshiba has tested out a 50-Ah version of its new SCiB battery.A key focus of electric vehicle (EV) makers is maximizing the range users can get from each charge, and for that reason new battery technologies are poised to play a huge part in driving their adoption. Toshiba has developed a new fast-charging battery it claims could allow EVs to travel three times as far as they do now, and then b...
Walgreens Teams Up With Customers To Develop A Skin Care Line
[Product]
2017/10/11 11:03
YourGoodSkin seeks to help women maintain healthy skin. Retail pharmacy Walgreens has partnered with a community of customers to create YourGoodSkin, a new skin care line made up of products that seek to eliminate skin problems before they occur. The products are available at Walgreens.com, select U.S. Walgreens stores, Boots.com and Boots stores in the U.K. and Ireland. An online community at...
Tourists In Japan Can Soon Go Cardless And Cashless
[Business]
2017/10/11 11:03
Fingerprint technology could be the backbone of tourism in Japan. In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will be rolling out fingerprint scanning technology that can make payments, check-ins, and other services a lot more seamless for tourists. The next time a tourist drops by the neighborhood Family Mart or purchase a ticket for a Shinkansen ride, a finger scan might be all tha...
(PDF) PwC : Workforce of The Future - The Competing Forces Shaping 2030
[Business]
2017/10/10 10:49
Shaping our own destiny.. Accelerate your thinking about the world you want to shape.We are living through a fundamental transformation in the way we work.Automation and ‘thinking machines’ are changing the skills workers need, while demographic changes promise a talent shortage, longer lifespans, and other significant shifts that will affect the workplace.These changes raise huge organizatio...
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