TREND REPORTS
Electric Truck Startup Nikola Motors Claims $2.3 Billion in Preorders Before Prototype Is Even Ready
[Product]
2016/06/15 11:17
In May, Nikola Motors made two big announcements: The first was that it existed, and the second was that it was developing a US $375,000 hybrid electric semi truck called the Nikola One. The company promised that the truck, powered by lithium battery packs and a compressed natural gas generator, would be better than the current generation of semi trucks in every single way. Nikola said it would...
This Agency Says It Just Invented the World's Perfect Beer Glass
[Design]
2016/06/15 11:16
Coors Light may have its double-vented wide-mouth cans and its two-stage activation bottles, but it doesn't have a monopoly on beer technology. Another Molson Coors brand, Cobra, is out with a notable invention—not with its own packaging, but with a special glass it claims is revolutionary.London agency Karmarama helped design the glass, with help from hydrodynamics and fluid mechanics special...
Mobile-Only Service Provides Quick-Fire Car Hire - Virtuo
[Business]
2016/06/15 11:16
Once a booking has been made, customers use the app to geolocate their car and to receive a digital key.A new start-up has taken the often protracted process of hiring a car back to the drawing board and rolled out a new streamlined take on the service. Virtuo employs a mobile-only approach, with customers registering, making bookings and gaining access to vehicles all via their smartphone.Repo...
(Infographic) Foot Acupressure Points for Foot Massage
[Consumer]
2016/06/15 11:16
This creative infographic provides a beautiful representation of the acupressure points on the human foot. Great information for giving the perfect foot massage or just helping overall health, if you know where to apply pressure. See below this infographic for a list of the pressure points in the foot and how they correspond to your body’s health.Infographic : http://www.bestinfographics.co/wp...
The Joy of Projecting
[Design]
2016/06/15 11:16
If you’re an office-bum like me, you know that life is all about presentations being projected on virtually every possible surface. In short, life is more about knowing the projector, so imagine my delight when I come across devices like the Hal 2010 – an easy-to-use projector. Designed for home, an innovative high-end 360° speaker system with rechargeable battery that’s been integrated to...
Quarterly Trend Report - Q2. 2016 Edition
[Trendbird]
2016/06/14 16:14
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q2. 2016 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. Thanks. The Trendbird Team------...
Line’s IPO Filing Shows The Asian Chat App is Going Public Past its Peak
[Investing]
2016/06/14 11:14
Line, a messaging app popular in Asia, passed an important landmark on June 9—they filed a F1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, ahead of a July public offering.Link’s IPO is a big moment for the tech industry at large, because finally investors will place a public valuation on a messaging company. More than two years after Facebook purchased WhatsApp for $18 billion and began to...
AR Startup Meta Raises $50M at Around $300M Valuation, Eyes Up China
[Investing]
2016/06/14 11:14
This latest round includes investments from Horizons Ventures Limited (which led its $23 million Series A round), as well as a list that includes several strategic backers with several specifically out of China: Lenovo, Tencent, Banyan Capital, Comcast Ventures, and GQY.Meta is not disclosing its valuation, but filing documents provided to us by VC Experts points to a valuation of up to $307 mi...
In Financial Services, Customer Service Can Be A Deal Maker
[Consumer]
2016/06/14 11:14
So you had a bad day at the bank. And not because your balance was lower than you expected. Perhaps the pen that was chained to the deposit slip holder didn’t have any ink in it. Or maybe you couldn’t remember the PIN you needed to make a deposit. Whatever the reason, you’re not alone—and the displeasure you experienced makes you a flight risk to your bank of choice. In fact, just 60% of Am...
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