TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Deloitte - Everything-as-a-Service : Modernizing the Core Through a Services Lens
[Business]
2017/05/14 10:10
Everything-as-a-service isn’t just a new revenue stream or business plan—XaaS is a strategic and operational blueprint that may soon begin upending business and operational models, along with redefining the fundamental goals of core modernization.Many organizations are reorienting their business capabilities and approaching business products, offerings, and processes as a collection of servic...
(Patent) Walmart’s IoT Patent Application Takes Aim At Amazon Dash
[Tech]
2017/05/14 10:09
In yet another example of Walmart’s effort to increase its online presence and best rival Amazon, the big box retailer has filed a patent for an automatic home ordering subscription system similar to Amazon’s “Dash” buttons. According to the patent, Walmart’s tech follows the same concept as Amazon’s where a product is easily re-ordered, but goes a step farther. Instead of physically push...
(Video) Great Ball Of Fire : Elide Fire Ball Puts Out Fires Easily, Instantly, And Safely
[Product]
2017/05/14 10:08
Fire extinguishers are important safety equipment to have in any building, but in order to put out a fire with it, you’d actually have to walk directly towards the blaze. Probably not what your instinct would tell you to do.That’s why one man invented an alternative, the Fire Ball. Yes, you read that correctly. The Elide Fire Ball claims it is full of chemicals to extinguish all class A, B, C...
(PDF) BCG - How to Position Your Company on the 3D-Printing Value Chain
[Business]
2017/05/14 10:07
After 25 years of much-hyped development, additive manufacturing (AM)—the industrial version of 3D printing—is finally in the next phase of maturity and moving into production. Suddenly, a process that once seemed far in the future is fast becoming a reality, and it is poised for rapid growth. [click to enlarge]In 2015, the entire 3D-printing market—which includes products made from plastics...
Twiggle Raises $15M in New Funding to Make E-Commerce Search More Intuitive
[Investing]
2017/05/14 10:06
Twiggle, a Tel Aviv-headquartered startup focused on making searching for products online as simple as talking to a store clerk, announced today that it has raised $15 million led by MizMaa Ventures and Korea Investment Partners.This brings Twiggle’s total funding so far to $33 million. Its other investors include Alibaba, Naspers, and Yahoo Japan. The company was founded in 2014 by CEO Amir K...
Consumers Understand Smart Homes and Cars, But Don’t Want to Pay for Them Yet
[Consumer]
2017/05/14 10:05
About 86 percent of Americans say they know what the term “smart home” means, but not nearly as many are willing to pay for one. Roughly 59 percent say that cost is the main barrier to adopting smart home technology, according to a survey by technology consultancy firm Finn Partners.The survey found varying levels of excitement for technologies such as smart phones and driverless cars, while...
Energy Generating Solar Panel Window Blinds - SolarGaps
[Product]
2017/05/14 10:04
Each SolarGap slat is equipped with an array of solar panels.Regular window blinds already help people to save electricity – by keeping incoming sunlight from heating a room up, they reduce the need to run an air conditioner. SolarGaps, however, take things a step further. Each slat is equipped with an array of monocrystalline solar panels, which generate electricity via the very sunlight that...
Aedas References Traditional Chinese Architecture with Plans for Luxury Resort and Hotel
[Design]
2017/05/14 10:03
International firm Aedas has revealed plans for the ‘zhuhai hengqin tianhu hotel development’, a luxury resort to be built in southern china. the coastal city of zhuhai is currently undergoing a major urban transformation, and will soon include a high density financial hub. The development is located on hengqin island, overlooking the niujiaokeng reservoir. ‘this hotel development sits in th...
(Infographic) Top Mobile Commerce Trends for 2017
[Business]
2017/05/11 11:15
We are living in a mobile era. In fact, nowadays, mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, are highly in use as compared to previous years. In addition, mobility advantages have won minds and hearts of the people of all strata. Rapidly developing mobile technologies have set mobile commerce trends in the recent past and it is likely continuing in the coming year 2017. Therefore, mobile com...
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