TREND REPORTS
The Earth will Spend $91.5B on Video Games This Year
[Business]
2015/05/11 11:07
We’re going to spend a great big pile of cash on games in 2015.The global gaming market will reach $91.5 billion this year, according to an upcoming report from research firm Newzoo. That will represent a 9.4 percent increase compared to 2014’s $83.6 billion. Revenues will increase on PCs, consoles, and tablets, and smartphones will lead the way with 21 percent growth year over year. Spending...
MirrorMirror Reflects You and Your Digital Info
[Tech]
2015/05/11 11:06
MirrorMirror displays digital info, along with the user's reflection (Photo: Purdue University)Doing your hair and brushing your teeth are chores that may become a little more interesting and fun with a new mirror that, besides reflecting, can also display emails, news threads, tweets, public transport times and all kinds of online data. That's because a student team from the College of Science...
(Infographic) Evolution of The IT Pro
[Consumer]
2015/05/11 11:03
Does the cloud mean extinction for the IT Pro ? Or Is It just another professional evolution ? Has there ever been a decade in IT where things didn't change completely ?Infographic : http://blogs.technet.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-89-15/3187.EvoITpro_2D00_v11_2D00_052913.png[technet]
(PDF) Mckinsey - Learning from South Korea’s Mobile-Retailing Boom
[Business]
2015/05/10 11:10
As omnichannel retailing transforms this nation of 50 million people, retailers around the world should be watching—and learning.How much do South Koreans love their smartphones? Well, the country has the highest smartphone penetration in the world: more than two-thirds of South Koreans own one, compared with 47 percent of Americans, 57 percent of Australians, and 52 percent of Britons.1 South...
(IPO) Fitbit is Going Public and It’s Actually Very Profitable
[Investing]
2015/05/10 11:09
Fitbit, the maker of myriad step-tracking devices, has taken the first step to going public, lodging IPO documents with US regulators this afternoon.There have been a string of high profile IPOs lately involving loss-making companies. Think Twitter in 2013, cloud storage company Box or most recently, Etsy. Fitbit, on the other hand, looks as healthy as its own employees are.The company made a p...
Spine Optics Redefines the Hinges on Your Glasses
[Product]
2015/05/10 11:08
Loz models the Spine Optics frames – but are they making HIM look that good, or vice versa?I wouldn't normally pay too much attention to such a seemingly minor thing as eyeglass hinges, but Spine Optic's extraordinary 3D video animation caught my imagination. The company's range of frames feature a nifty self-closing hinge inspired by the human backbone that holds the glasses firmly in place o...
Blockchain - The Next Big Thing
[Business]
2015/05/10 11:07
ASKED TO NAME an event that has reshaped finance in recent years, bankers will point to the collapse of Lehman Brothers on September 15th 2008, the nadir of the financial crisis. Fintech types are more likely to mention something that happened six weeks later. [click to enlarge]On October 31st 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonymous cryptography buff whose real identity remains a mystery, unveile...
Footwear Companies Leverage 3D Tech for Customized Products and Services
[Product]
2015/05/10 11:06
The days of struggling to find a shoe that fits perfectly without squeezing toes or rubbing heels could soon be over. Indeed, several companies specializing in 3D technologies, including printing and scanning, have launched apps and services that now make it possible for consumers to identify the footwear most suitable for their own personal orthopedic health and, in some instances, to create t...
Star Trek-like Transparent Aluminum Could Protect Phones, Windows and Lenses
[Tech]
2015/05/10 11:05
Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have announced a breakthrough in the construction of spinel, also known as transparent aluminum. The substance is named after an iconic scene in Star Trek, in which Enterprise’s Chief Engineer hands over the chemical formula for an advanced 23rd-century building material to a manufacturing company in 1980s San Francisco.Spinel — chemical f...
