TREND REPORTS
The Weight of The World
[Consumer]
2016/01/07 10:36
TWO-THIRDS of Americans are overweight, but they underestimate the scale of the problem. The average guess from Americans responding to an Ipsos MORI poll in December estimated the portly population at just 50%. Britain is not much different, where 62% of people are over the recommended healthy weight; most think the population is slimmer, guessing that only 44% are too heavy. France, Germany a...
Bosch's Smart Car Wraps The Driver in Digital Displays
[Design]
2016/01/07 10:36
The Light Cocoon loses its top and gains some serious cabin tech.If CES concept cars are any reliable indication, the automobile interior is going to have a load of digital screen space in the future. Whether we're talking about the array of large displays in fully autonomous concepts like the 2015 Mercedes F 015 or the touchscreen controls of the 2015 VW Golf R Touch, concept car designers are...
May The Faucet Be With You
[Design]
2016/01/07 10:36
Poor joke aside, there’s something unique about this faucet. Yes, the BB-8-esque water dispensing unit is the first thing you notice. The metal faucet has two jaws that hold together a rubber water-dispensing ball. This ball can be easily swapped when you notice the water purity level dropping. I imagine it also rotates to an extent inside the ball-socket joint type assembly. Why shouldn’t wa...
(PDF) Accenture - Igniting Growth in Consumer Technology
[Consumer]
2016/01/06 11:49
While the tech world will be watching all the new gadgets debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, regular consumers may not be so excited about it.In fact, according to a new survey by Accenture, charted for us by Statista, consumers are increasingly growing bored with new technology, and less people are planning to buy new devices this year.Of the 28,000 consumers surveyed, only 4...
(Video) On a Tesla-Dominated Road, Faraday Future Races Ahead With Design Distinction
[Business]
2016/01/06 11:49
The young automaker represents its high hopes with an electric supercar concept—but how close is it to reaching its self-touted status as the 'iPhone of cars'?Some of the mystery of startup electric car maker Faraday Future (“FF”) was dispelled at their launch event at CES 2016. The U.S.-based company was founded in 2014 with financial backing from Chinese media company LeTV owner Jia Yuetin...
5 Ways Marketers Are Already Putting Sensors to Work
[Business]
2016/01/06 11:49
Next-gen ideas are sure to be the talk of CES. Sensors are sparking trends in wearables, clothing and virtual reality.For tech-savvy marketers and brands, sensors are bound to be big business—once everyone has figured out what to do with them.According to branding and marketing experts, we're still in the early days for sensors, which are devices that detect or measure a physical property and...
(Video) Neonode AirBar Sensor Transforms Conventional Display Into Touch Interactive Device
[Product]
2016/01/06 11:49
Touch screen PCs or Laptops are still pretty expensive, but you can transform your existing PC screens to respond to touch and gesture using AirBar. AirBar sensor comes with zForce Air technology, providing user new touch functionality on new or existing non-touch PCs with Windows or Chrome OS. Designed as a slim module, user can magnetically attached at the bottom of the display, it won’t blo...
Magical Gadget Scans Your Food to Reveal Its Nutritional Value
[Product]
2016/01/06 11:49
Curious just how many carbs and calories are sitting on your dinner plate? A new gadget promises to reveal the nutritional value of your meal by scanning its chemical makeup.French startup DietSensor launched at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show a pocket-sized, Bluetooth-connected molecular sensor called SCiO. It uses near-infrared spectroscopy (the analysis of how molecules inte...
Recruitment Platform Profiles Personalities for Team Fit
[Business]
2016/01/06 11:49
Saberr subscription software uses personality analyses algorithms to suggest how well potential recruits will fit a team.Personality tests have existed for decades, but in recent years we’re seeing the data being used to create algorithms to benefit businesses, such as this platform that optimizes communication depending on the recipient’s personality. Now targeting recruitment, Saberr have d...
