TREND REPORTS
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Shopping Total was Bigger Than Facebook’s Revenue Last Year
[Business]
2015/11/15 11:10
China’s online shopping holiday “Singles’ Day” broke all previous records when it wrapped up at midnight last night (Nov. 11) in Beijing—Chinese shoppers bought $14.3 billion of merchandise through e-commerce giant Alibaba alone, and that figure doesn’t include billions more on competing websites.That $14.3 billion figure blew through expectations, and beat last year’s number by 60%:It d...
Virgin America Lets Prospects “Test Drive” Their Airplane Seat Via Google Street View
[Business]
2015/11/15 11:09
Now Virgin America, the stylish relative newcomer to the US passenger air industry, is launching an outdoor and digital campaign that claims its competitors are doing the very same thing. The airline’s agency for the work is Eleven Inc.“Most airlines promote new products and services that may in reality only be available on a small portion of their fleet — so travelers may see a flashy looki...
Business Schools That Deliver Big Earnings
[Investing]
2015/11/15 11:08
Helpful reminder: It still pays to attend elite business schools.Sofi, an online lender that specializes in refinancing student loans owed by high-earning young people, compiled some data on which MBA programs have graduates with the highest average salary. The information is based on 50,000 MBA student loan refinancing applications from Jan. 2014 to Aug. 2015. Here’s what they found.Sofi’s r...
Owner’s Manuals Should Come In Augmented Reality Form—According to Hyundai
[Tech]
2015/11/15 11:07
Hyundai plans to reinvent the car owner's manual with a detailed virtual guide (available on a tablet or phone)Hyundai has announced a modern take on the traditional owner's manual usually found inside a car's glove box. The automaker will soon be launching an augmented reality guide to help users with repairs, maintenance and vehicle feature information.In the future, virtual manuals like this...
Lightguide Optics Could Soon Make Smartglasses Less Socially Awkward
[Tech]
2015/11/15 11:06
A new display technology can embed smartglass displays directly inside the lenses, resulting in much more streamlined look that won't attract nearly as many stares as current-generation smart glasses. Scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a display technology that may soon spell the end of awkward-looking smartglasses. The resulting displays are thin, lightwe...
(Video) The UN Launches an "ShareTheMeal" App to Let You Donate a Meal to Refugee Children
[Business]
2015/11/15 11:05
Building on the success of these campaigns, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is using tech to help the cause by launching a mobile app that lets you feed a refugee child with just a tap.Called ShareTheMeal, this mobile app allows anyone to virtually “share” the meal they’re having, whether that’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner. “The simple act of sharing a meal is how people all...
An Ultra-Slim Laptop Bag
[Product]
2015/11/15 11:04
The Under-The-Jack Pack by Betabrand. It is an ultra-slim laptop bag that conceals easily under a jacket.Every day, I make a mile-long trek from the train station to my house through a rough neighborhood; I realized I'd feel safer if I wasn't advertising the fact I had a laptop with me. I started thinking about ways to conceal it and came up with the idea of a laptop sleeve with straps.The Unde...
FoldFlat Food Storage
[Design]
2015/11/15 11:03
Take what you know about food storage, put it in your big fat plastic container, and throw it out the window! The FoldFlat tupperware system is food storage reinvented. Inspired by origami, it’s the world’s first fold-down and pop-up container. It brings an end to messy cupboards and lost lids with a unique nestable design that keeps the two parts together. Now it’s easier than ever to pack...
(Video) NEC Turns a Person's Arm Into a Keyboard - ARmKeypad
[Tech]
2015/11/12 11:50
Japanese electronics maker NEC has unveiled a unique input mechanism that allows you to type on your arm using augmented reality.The system is called the ARmKeypad and it combines a set of glasses to visualize the virtual keyboard and a smartwatch to detect how fast you type.Designed as a means to give workers a "hands-free" way of working while maintaining the ability to input text into a data...
