TREND REPORTS
Billboards Help Passersby Maintain Their Health and Wellness
[Business]
2016/05/16 16:00
When creating billboards as of late, marketers have put much focus on making them interactive, giving people a reason to stop and engage with the advertisement. For instance, recent initiatives have provided pedestrians with food and beverages or ways to exercise. Now, brands are using this medium to further promote health and wellness with built-in tools that assist passersby with sickness and...
(Video) Rakuten's New Drone Delivery Service for Golfers
[Business]
2016/05/16 16:00
Japanese etailer Rakuten brings UAVs to the golfing world via Sora Raku, a drone-based delivery service.With its slow pace and abundance of woolen vests, golf doesn’t seem like the most tech-friendly sport. But we have already seen a hovercraft golf cart and tech-enabled, foldable golf kits. Now, Japanese etailer Rakuten brings UAVs to the golfing world via Sora Raku, a drone-based delivery se...
Accion Systems Raises $7.5M to Accelerate Production of Miniature Space Thrusters
[Investing]
2016/05/16 15:59
Accion Systems, the company developing miniature space propulsion systems, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures.RRE Ventures, Founder Collective, and Slow Ventures also participated in the round. The company had previously raised $2 million from seed funding and $6.5 million from partnerships with the Department of Defense.While perhaps best known for their early i...
This is What Happens on the Internet in 60 Seconds
[Consumer]
2016/05/16 15:59
150 million emails are sent every minute on average across the Internet.You thought YOU got too many emails? You’re not alone. 150 million emails are sent every minute on average across the Internet, according to data from consulting and technology solutions company Excelacom. If that’s not proof the Internet is huge, for comparison, the U.S. Postal Service processes just 353,000 pieces of ma...
Cool Clothing for The Hot Future - Cüler Clothing
[Design]
2016/05/16 15:59
Cüler clothing is an exploration into the functionality of future fashions! Unfortunate yet necessary, this advanced apparel’s goal is to keep us cool once our planet has exceeded a comfortable average temperature. In extreme heat, the design relies on system that utilizes an endothermic process similar to refrigerators or air conditioners. Using a simplistic interface on the front of the clo...
Apple R&D Reveals a Pivot Is Coming
[Business]
2016/05/15 11:10
People are focusing on the wrong thing when analyzing Apple's path forward in the face of slowing iPhone sales. Instead of debating how much Apple will try to monetize the iPhone user base with services (not as much as consensus thinks), the company is instead planning its largest pivot yet. There are only a handful of logical explanations for Apple's current R&D expense trajectory, and all...
(PDF) Paper Gets ‘Smart’ with Drawn-On, Stenciled Sensor Tags
[Tech]
2016/05/15 11:09
Real world uses for the technology are practically endless, providing everything from classroom tests with instant results, to controlling music. Paper is one of the most ubiquitous materials around, but it holds a lot of potential. In the past we've seen it used to create origami batteries and even diagnostic tools. Now, researchers have used it as the basis of what they call PaperID, a projec...
(PDF) BCG - Corporate Treasury Insights 2016 Report
[Investing]
2016/05/15 11:08
A global survey of treasurers at multinational corporations around the world reveals that while banks remain valued partners, a more open and digitized playing field has changed what it takes to compete effectively in transaction banking. Treasurers expect banks to do four things: serve as a leading aggregator for the entire treasury ecosystem, use IT capabilities to provide efficient and perso...
(Video) Hyperloop or Over-Hyped ? Latest Demo Does Little to Ease Doubts
[Tech]
2016/05/15 11:07
An early test of Hyperloop - a proposed high-speed transport system - has accelerated a sled to 116 mph (187km/h) in 1.1 seconds in the Nevada desert.Wednesday's demonstration was the first public glimpse of Hyperloop, a system that could send people and cargo through tubes at the speed of sound.Executives hope in five years' time people will be able to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco...
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