TREND REPORTS
Ditching the Needle for a Less Painful Injection - Portal Instruments
[Product]
2016/10/16 11:06
Portal Instruments will pitch its injector for treatment of chronic diseases like MS, rheumatoid arthritis, and hemophilia.Title Chief executive officer of Portal Instruments, a 30-employee company in Cambridge, Mass.Form and function : Designed for patients to use on themselves, the needle-free injector delivers drugs through the skin using a small piston that the company says is less painful...
Uber and Lyft are Demolishing New York City Taxi Drivers
[Business]
2016/10/16 11:06
The price of taxi-cab medallions in New York seem to have hit a new low. Early this month, a medallion — basically the right to operate a yellow cab in New York — was listed for $250,000 on nycitycab.com.That's a stark contrast from 2014, when the value of a medallion was listed around $1.3 million.Medallions are tightly regulated, and you cannot operate a taxi in New York without one. They'r...
Thought-Provoking Child Labor Ads Remind You To Speak Up, Or It Will Never Stop
[Design]
2016/10/16 11:04
Child labor is very much a problem in certain parts of the world like Brazil and India—however, it’s rarely spoken or written about in the public eye. In this powerful campaign by Sao Paulo-based agency Agência Um, it reminds viewers to speak up about the problem, or it will never end. Using the lips of adults, the three ads show an illustration of a child with a heavy load on their heads. O...
Juice Disposable Charger : It’s a One-Time Use Charger to Stay Connected Wherever You Are
[Design]
2016/10/16 11:03
Large and bright screen of your smartphone sucks the power of battery in just hours, that’s why portable charger is very lucrative business on the market nowadays. Juice is a disposable charger, it powers your cell phone battery on-the-go, a device that you can count on to charge your phone anytime, anywhere. The compact size fits perfectly in your pocket or purse, it can charge your phone fro...
Understanding the Top Drivers Behind Shoppers' Store Choices
[Consumer]
2016/10/13 13:36
In today’s retail environment where dollar sales growth has been small and unit sales growth flat, the main driver of retail channel and retailers’ sales levels has been changes in store count. While an uptick in penetration will always be an important part of any retailer’s strategy, it’s not the only tool in their tool belt. Keeping current shoppers happy and engaged boosts competitive ad...
(Video) BMW's Self-Balancing Motorcycle of Tomorrow
[Design]
2016/10/13 10:56
BMW imagines motorcycle of the future.In the distant future, motorcycle riders will have no need of helmets or padded clothing. They also won't need to put their feet on the ground when they stop. That's because, according to BMW, the motorcycle of the future will balance itself and will help the driver avoid crashes.BMW, which is famous for motorcycles as well as cars, unveiled a new concept m...
(PDF) Disney's One-Legged Robot Hops Into Action Without a Tether
[Tech]
2016/10/13 10:56
The Disney hopping robot is the first to operate without a tether or outside power.Bipedal robots, such as Boston Dynamics' Atlas may be able to balance on one leg, but Disney Research has gone one better and built a one-legged hopping robot. This unidexter automaton isn't the first hopping robot, but it's the first to not rely on a tether or external power source to keep bouncing.Hopping robot...
(Video) Why Augmented Messaging App, Tribe Could Change How We Chat
[Business]
2016/10/13 10:55
Cyril Paglino, CEO of Tribe, is developing a new way to communicate that blends video and text.With the massive success of messenger platforms such as Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, WeChat and the like, it seems as though there isn’t much space for a newcomer. Against convention then, Cyril Paglino (CEO), Ryan Morris (Head of Marketing) and the rest of their San Francisco-based team are steppin...
Paul Smith & Caran d'Ache Release a Second Edition
[Product]
2016/10/13 10:55
Paul Smith and Caran d’Ache continue their colourful collaboration with a second edition of eye-catching pens, plus a special 8-pen collector’s box set." With its famous hexagonal body and its ultra-thin case, the Caran d’Ache 849 has been regarded as a design classic since its release in 1969. A regular user of Caran d’Ache’s ‘849’ pen, Paul Smith first teamed with the Swiss manufacture...
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