For years, consumers have been promised that their homes will be connected and smart, integrating the latest technology to optimize and control lighting, heating, energy consumption, electronic devices, and security features.However, the future has come a little slower than expected. By the end of 2017, it’s estimated that only 16.3% of Americans will live in a smart home, though this percenta...

How can real estate executives adapt their business models to keep up with the evolution of their ecosystem? Here are four priority areas for 2018 that may help them bridge the gaps while maximizing value and growth. The real estate (RE) industry seems to be on an accelerating disruption curve highlighted by rapid changes in tenant dynamics, customer demographic shifts, and ever-increasing need...

The big box retailer continues to bet on tech, bringing robots to cruise the aisles in more than 50 stores.That light grey machine is one of Walmart's new "shelf-scanning" robots.What we think of as a robot, Walmart calls "shelf-scanning technology." And don't be surprised if you run into these tall, grey machines slowly rolling down the aisle of your local store.The big box retailer said Thurs...

What customers want and what businesses think they want are often two different things. Here’s what customers are looking for.Anyone who has gotten an unsolicited and irrelevant offer related to something they’ve done online knows that creepy feeling that someone is watching me. This kind of reaction is the third rail of today’s drive to personalize interactions with customers.That’s a prob...

More than 50% of global smartphone users want a voice assistant that can help them shop in a store.Over the next few years, shopping in augmented reality, browsing the web without a screen and interacting with computer-based applications instead of humans will become increasingly commonplace, as voice technology becomes more pervasive in our lives. And that’s just fine with the majority of con...

Forget a red wagon for those pumpkins, let Honda's RoboCas take care of it.Think of them as backpacks you don't wear, handcarts you don't pull or cargo bikes you don't ride – autonomous utility carts, like the Gita, promise to do hard work as modern-day mules programmed to shoulder your load. Honda takes the autonomous cargo hauler idea a step further with the RoboCas concept. One of the more...

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...

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...

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