TREND REPORTS
Clothing Line Grows With Kids As They Get Bigger - Petit Pli
[Product]
2017/07/13 10:30
Petit Pli is a line of garments made with special pleats that are meant to help the clothes expand as kids grow bigger and reduce waste.The old adage,”they grow like weeds,” couldn’t ring more true when it comes to how fast children grow, and consequently how fast parents must buy new clothing for them. Ryan Mario Yasin, a graduate of the Royal College of Arts is hoping to reduce the amount...
A Smartphone You Can Ride In - Deformable
[Design]
2017/07/13 10:30
Imagined for the year 2030, this far out family vehicle is more like a smartphone on wheels! It features large, interactive screens on almost every surface – each capable of being customized to display whatever the user chooses whether it be maps and messages or weather and road conditions.There’s even a rooftop screen for displaying a message to anyone peering above!The “deformable” design...
(PDF) BCG - Global Asset Management 2017 : The Innovator’s Advantage
[Investing]
2017/07/12 10:38
The growing challenges confronting asset management were confirmed by the industry’s global performance in 2016. For the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, the revenue pool of traditional managers fell worldwide, along with their profits. Margins contracted as fee pressures continued to increase.Assets under management (AuM) returned to growth, largely thanks to rising asset values on...
Halcyon is a Smart Flip Phone with a Minimalist Feel
[Design]
2017/07/12 10:38
Halcyon is a modern flip phone that's helping users disconnect from the digital world. This phone embraces the idea of a "digital detox" through offering a device which performs the required functions of a smartphone, without other distracting apps or social media platforms. This minimalist device is compact, but easily accessible when needed, offering users a stress-free experience. The phone...
All-Day Nap Bar Opens In Spain - Siesta & Go
[Business]
2017/07/12 10:38
A new nap bar in Spain provides a variety of rooms for visitors wanting to take a break from the day and relax.A new bar called Siesta & Go in Madrid, Spain allows anyone who is tired or who wants to take a break from their day to take a quick nap or relax in a rented space.The Siesta & Go provides a room, either private or shared, for someone to rent out to take a nap. Anyone intereste...
U.S. Venture Investment Ticks Up In Q2 2017
[Investing]
2017/07/12 10:38
Venture investment in U.S. startups rose sequentially in the second quarter of 2017, boosted by large, late-stage financings and a few outsized early-stage rounds in tech and healthcare.Overall, Crunchbase projects that U.S. startups raised $22.7 billion across all stages, from seed through technology growth rounds. That’s up from $20.6 billion in Q1, which is typically a slightly slower quart...
(Video) Building a Battery-Free Cellphone
[Tech]
2017/07/12 10:38
A team from the University of Washington has built a battery-free cellphone that can harness power from radiofrequency (RF) waves sent to it from a nearby base station. The phone not only harnesses the power it needs to operate from those waves, but can also place a voice call by modifying and reflecting the same waves back to the base station, through a technique known as backscattering.The UW...
(Video) Gesture-Recognizing Watch Strap Lets Its Wearer Fly a Drone
[Tech]
2017/07/12 10:37
A sensor made of piezo-resistive fibers integrated in a wristband measures wrist movements and converts them into electrical signals. This can be used to steer drones or other electronic devices without a remote control.The watchstrap contains piezoresistive fibers produced on a 3D printer. The wrist movements are transmitted to steer the drone.A wave to the left: the drone moves to the left. A...
Wearable Patch Analyses Athletes’ Sweat - Kenzen ECHO H2
[Product]
2017/07/12 10:37
A new wearable patch can analyse sweat to evaluate glucose levels, hydration, electrolyte and other measurements of fitness.If you are an athlete, you probably already use a monitor to track your heart rate, or maybe use a wearable to count your steps or measure your hydration levels. But these types of measurements will not tell you how your body is reacting to stress, or provide an accurate m...
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