TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Deep Shift - Technology Tipping Points and Societal Impact
[Business]
2015/09/14 11:10
Have we reached a tipping point for technology? Hold on tight. We are about to enter a period of unprecedented change, like nothing else you have ever seen in the past.Now, I know that everyone says this, and usually they are overstating the case. Indeed, since the Industrial Revolution, we have had 200 years of consistent change. But while these changes have been astounding, they have often be...
(PDF) Accenture - Customer 2020 : Are You Future-Ready ?
[Business]
2015/09/14 11:09
U.S. “Switching Economy” Up 29 Percent since 2010 as Companies Struggle to Keep Up with the Nonstop Customer, Finds Accenture Despite heavy investment, only 11 percent of U.S. consumers strongly agree companies are effectively converging digital, mobile, social and traditional channels U.S. companies are struggling to keep pace with their customers’ “always on” nature and greater use of di...
The ‘Hospital Bed’ Gets a Makeover
[Product]
2015/09/14 11:08
Sales of adjustable beds get a lift, as retailers promote features such as massage, USB ports and anti-snoring functions.Bed makers have been spiffing up styling for adjustable beds, which include features like massage and remotes. What was once known as the hospital bed has become one of the hottest products in the U.S. furniture industry.Bed makers have stripped off guard rails, spiffed up st...
The 25 Most Popular Mobile Apps in America
[Consumer]
2015/09/14 11:06
A look at the top 25 most popular mobile apps in the US, as measured by comScore, leads to several observations.1. As the US smartphone market matures, the mobile-app leaders aren’t changing.Some 21 of the top 25 apps, as ranked by comScore, were the same in June 2015 as a year ago, when we first published this list. Eight of the top 10 were the same. Those were: Facebook, YouTube, Google Sear...
(Infographic) Apple vs Android Insights from 3,000,000 Results
[Product]
2015/09/14 11:06
With Apple expected to reveal a new iPhone model today, we figured it was an ideal time to dig deep into our 3DMark benchmark data and see what we could learn about the competition between Apple and Android. Working with more than three million 3DMark benchmark results from the last two years we've gathered some unique insights into one helpful infographic.Infographic : http://www.futuremark.co...
How Much Online Shoppers Around the World Are Spending
[Consumer]
2015/09/14 11:05
Over the past few years, online shopping has become increasingly popular around the world. In markets such as the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, e-commerce penetration has already climbed past 70% of the adult population, and emerging markets such as Brazil and China are seeing rapid growth in online shopping adoption.But how much are people around the world actually spending online? Accord...
(Video) Anti-Counterfeiting 3D Barcodes Could be Molded Into Products
[Tech]
2015/09/14 11:04
The first 3D barcode which can be built into products during manufacture has been developed by Yorkshire engineers. The anti-counterfeit marker is virtually invisible to the naked eye and impossible to detect by touch. It can be read using a laser scanner, allowing anything from phones to pills to be tracked and verified as authentic.Made public today, Wednesday 9 September 2015, at the British...
Next Generation Vertical Take-off and Landing Airplane - TriFan 600
[Design]
2015/09/14 11:03
TriFan 600 is a new generation of an airplane that can do vertical takeoff and landing. This six-seat airplane gives you freedom to travel, transporting you door-to-door rather than airport-to-airport. Using 3 ducted fans, this airplane lifts off vertically and in seconds those 2 wing fans rotate forward for a seamless transition to high-speed flight, it’s designed to fly as fast and as high a...
(PDF) BCG - What Really Shapes the Customer Experience
[Business]
2015/09/13 11:10
In today’s omnichannel world, consumers have many more ways to learn about and purchase products and services—such as through websites and social media, in a store, and on a device while on the go—than they have had in the past. With so many channels, platforms, and devices to get right, companies frequently struggle to coordinate and prioritize the many different ways that customers interac...
