TREND REPORTS
Monthly Trend Report - December. 2015 Edition
[Trendbird]
2015/12/01 00:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - December. 2015 Edition Released !"TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) 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." * 글로벌 리딩 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심 전략...
Breaking Down Billion-Dollar AR/VR Investment In The Last 12 Months
[Investing]
2015/11/30 11:07
Augmented and virtual reality are the new hotness, as VCs and corporates get in on the act. While Facebook’s multi-billion dollar acquisition of Oculus got everyone’s attention early last year, it’s only in the last 12 months that investments accelerated.Augmented/Virtual Tech, Real InvestmentThere was a slow trickle of AR/VR investments from 2006 until late 2014. Then Magic Leap raised $542...
(Patent) The New Google Glass Could Look Like A Monocle
[Tech]
2015/11/30 11:07
Get ready for the Google Monocle. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a new patent to Google for a potential upcoming version of Google Glass. The best way to put it is that it doesn’t look like a pair of glasses anymore — it’s a glorious monocle that wraps around your head.Here’s an abstract from the patent:The band is adjustable such that it can be configured by a user to con...
(PDF) Is This Future of The Internet of Things ?
[Business]
2015/11/30 11:07
Imagine that your home security system lets you know when your kids get home from school. As they’re grabbing an afternoon snack, your kitchen takes inventory and sends a shopping list to your local supermarket. There, robots prepare the goods and pack them for home delivery into an autonomous vehicle – or a drone. Meanwhile, your smart watch, connected to a system that senses and analyzes re...
How to explain an iPhone using only the 1,000 most common English words
[Product]
2015/11/30 11:07
If you’ve ever tried to talk about tech or science with a five-year-old, 85-year-old, or speaker of another language, you’re familiar with this problem: It’s really hard to explain everyday one-word concepts like “wifi,” “GPS,” “Bluetooth,” “atoms,” “orbit,” and “energy.” This kind of conversation can become an endless semiotic exercise, in which words only have meanings insofar...
Eat Healthy, Eat Safe, Eat Right
[Design]
2015/11/30 11:06
Google’s made some really nifty advances. Google whatever you’re eating and you’ll get a rough calorie count of your meal. However, you can’t rely completely on Google’s algorithm. Some people use too much butter or fat, some people cut down on unnecessary carbs. Google doesn’t account for that. What you then need is the Telo wristband. Armed with state of the art tech, this little bad bo...
(Video) Jeremy Clarkson Unveils Amazon's New Delivery Drone
[Tech]
2015/11/30 11:06
The new Amazon drone is designed to make deliveries in under 30 minutes.Amazon has made no secret that it wants to start an aerial delivery service using drones and is continuing to invest in the idea. In its latest move, the company has released a video presented by former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson that unveils its latest autonomous drone designed to deliver small packages in under 30 minu...
Room in Room Saves on Heating by Pitching a Tent Over Your Bed
[Product]
2015/11/30 11:06
The Room in Room bed tent is designed to reduce heating bills in wintertime.Heating bills in colder climates can be a nasty surprise and turning the thermostat down on a chilly night can be an unpleasant exercise in economy. Room in Room is a modern take on the four poster bed from tentmaker iKamper that aims to help reduce those heating bills. Based on popular South Korean indoor tents, it's d...
(PDF) The State of Hardware for 2015
[Business]
2015/11/24 11:10
2015 is soon coming to a close, and the world of hardware startups has been changing even faster. Over the past year several trends have emerged that will shape the state of hardware for years to come.First, the good news: more everything!Prototyping is getting better, with the usual platforms (Arduino, Pi) but also new ones like Intel’s Edison and a few more. The price of those still puts the...
