TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Rice University Team to Present Lensless FlatCam
[Tech]
2015/12/16 11:03
How thin can a camera be? Very, say Rice University researchers who have developed patented prototypes of their technological breakthrough.FlatCam, invented by the Rice labs of electrical and computer engineers Richard Baraniuk and Ashok Veeraraghavan, is little more than a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.Making it practical are the sophisticated comput...
Shadowless Illumination
[Design]
2015/12/16 11:03
Good visuals are paramount when it comes to the operating room. The Halo conceptual surgical light substitutes high power LEDs over halogen lights to offer efficient illumination with consistent and stable lighting. Less physical handling is achieved through an integrated robotic system to monitor and target specific facts of an operation or follow the movement of the surgeon’s hand around cer...
Quarterly Trend Report - Q.4 2015 Edition
[Trendbird]
2015/12/15 14:56
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q4. 2015 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?). "Crowd-Sourced, Expert-Curated" is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve. TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report는 빠...
(PDF) Disney Software Lets Directors Change Actors' Expressions in Post-Production
[Tech]
2015/12/15 12:12
FaceDirector takes prerecorded shots (top) and combines the actor's different facial expressions from each one.Already, audio engineers can use software such as Pro Tools to change the inflection of a person's voice after it's been recorded. Soon, however, movie directors may likewise be able to alter an actor's facial expressions after their performance has been shot. They could do so using Fa...
Morgan Stanley : We May Look Back at 2015 as 'Peak iPhone'
[Business]
2015/12/15 12:11
Morgan Stanley dropped a bomb this week when analyst Katy Huberty predicted that Apple's iPhone sales will drop in its 2016 fiscal year for the first time ever. (Apple's fiscal year ends September 30, before the big holiday quarter.)This chart compiled by Statista shows how amazing Apple's run has been. The huge jump between FY 2014 and FY 2015 is particularly impressive given the large base Ap...
Canon's Digital Billboards Help New Yorkers Take the Perfect Instagram Picture
[Business]
2015/12/15 12:11
Here's a fun way to step up your Instagram game. Starting today, Canon and 360i are setting up pop-up digital billboards around New York's most photographed locations to help people snap their best photos.The outdoor campaign includes trucks that pop open to display digital screens in three of the city's most-photographed areas: the Flatiron District, Central Park South (at 59th Street and 5th...
Vinted Raises $27M More to Grow Its Secondhand Clothing Marketplace Globally
[Investing]
2015/12/15 12:11
Vinted, a marketplace for people to buy, swap, or donate unwanted clothing, has raised another $27 million to grow into new markets outside Europe and the U.S.Founded out of Vilnius, Lithuania in 2008, Vinted claims north of 11 million members around the world, and is open for business in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, and Lithuania, though it is particularly...
Bicycle Inner Tube is Promised to Pump Itself Up as You Ride
[Tech]
2015/12/15 12:11
The PumpTube is claimed to use wheel motion to draw air into itself.It was three years ago that we first heard about inventor Benjamin Krempel's PumpTire – it was a prototype bicycle tire that used wheel motion to keep itself inflated. While it was an interesting idea, it would require users to give up their existing tires, plus the peristaltic pumping mechanism would be compromised once the t...
(Video) High Desert Maker Mill & Digital Scan 3D Present Shapify Booth & Artec 3D Scanners
[Product]
2015/12/15 12:11
Bend, Oregon is not just all about tourists headed to the snowy slopes or backpackers making tracks on scenic trails–just as their High Desert Maker Mill is not just about a group of makers showing up to casually huddle around a 3D printer or two. A couple hundred miles southeast of Portland, Bend has had a population explosion in the past two decades even with its more remote locale, and is n...
