TREND REPORTS
(Video) Biometrics Could Become Standard Practice for Dating Apps
[Business]
2016/01/21 11:43
If your heart skips a beat, a genuine connection is not far off.In dating apps, the first connection happens based on a photo and a clever description. But Once wants to make that connection more organic by measuring a user’s excitement about a potential date through their heart rate.When it first debuted, Once emphasized its careful process of choosing just one match for users per day. This c...
The Biggest Hurdles for Hyperloop Are Still Land Rights and Bureaucracy, Not Tech
[Tech]
2016/01/21 11:43
Today Hyperloop Transportation Technologies filed a permit to build a 5-mile prototype in Quay Valley — a utopian, eco-friendly community planned for Central California. And while we’re rooting for them to succeed with their test track, it still doesn’t change the Hyperloop’s largest challenges. Because the biggest hurdle isn’t the tech behind Hyperloop, it’s the land rights and every oth...
Trend Watch : Apartment Farming
[Product]
2016/01/21 11:42
Hands-off farming brings the locavore movement closer to home.In 2007, the term “locavore” was added to the Oxford American Dictionary as the word of the year. The term was defined as: “locavore (n.): a person whose diet consists only or principly of locally grown and produced food.” According to a study by the Food Marketing Institute, shoppers often prefer these items as they support the...
(Video) Signature Touch Smartphone for Bentley
[Product]
2016/01/21 11:42
Introducing the Signature Touch smartphone for Bentley. An upgrade from the previous sans touchscreen model, Bentley has continued its partnership with Vertu to make the more luxurious smartphone in the world. Even at first glance the handmade Signature Touch sets itself apart. Underneath the beautiful leather casing is the Snapdragon 810 processor to make navigating the 1080p touchscreen displ...
Deloitte - Virtual Reality Market to Hit $1 Billion This Year
[Business]
2016/01/20 11:15
Virtual reality (VR) will have its first billion dollar year in 2016, with about $700 million in hardware sales, and the remainder from content, a report said.Sales of about 2.5 million VR headsets and 10 million game copies are estimated for the year, according to the 15th edition of the report entitled Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Li...
(PDF) BCG - The Design-to-Value Advantage
[Business]
2016/01/20 11:15
To survive in today’s environment of low growth and rapid product life cycles, companies need to consistently deliver products and services that provide both the greatest total value to customers and the most attractive economics over the entire life cycle. Design to value (DTV) is a cross-functional development process that achieves these dual objectives by translating top-level strategy into...
(Video) Dynamic Touchscreen Could Display In Braille
[Tech]
2016/01/20 11:14
A special touchscreen tablet, made by a team at the University of Michigan, aims to bring braille into the future, by creating a readably tactile surface.One of the weaknesses of screen-based media is how inaccessible it can be for people with impaired vision, who must instead rely on screen readers and other specialized tools to speak aloud the words in an online article. Developed in the 19th...
IMF Sees Weaker Growth in China and the World in 2016 and 2017
[Investing]
2016/01/20 11:14
- Global growth forecast revised down—3.4 percent in 2016 and 3.6 percent in 2017- Emerging market and developing economies facing increased challenges- Key risks relate to China slowdown, stronger dollar, geopolitical tensions, renewed global risk aversionThe pickup in global growth is weak and uneven across economies, with risks now tilted toward the emerging markets, says the IMF’s latest...
Neura Raises $11M to Create Digital Identities From Consumers’ Connected Lives
[Investing]
2016/01/20 11:14
Neura, an Israeli Internet of Things startup that pulls together data from users’ connected devices, has raised $11 million to expand its “business reach and make the service ubiquitous.” The Series A round was led by AXA Strategic Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital, with participation from Liberty Israel Venture Fund and Lenovo Group.Founded in 2013, Neura launched in the U.S. out of UpWe...
