TREND REPORTS
(Video) Ultrasonic Cold Brew Coffee in Under 3 Minutes
[Tech]
2024/05/21 09:09
UNSW researchers have managed to make cold brew coffee in under 3 minutes using an espresso machine and ultrasound.Downing a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning can be vital for facing the day ahead, but what if you had to wait up to a day to get your caffeine hit? That's on the menu if you like your Joe brewed cold, but researchers have now managed to cold brew in minutes thanks to ult...
Why Making Computer Chips Has Become Such a Big Deal
[Business]
2024/05/21 09:08
Computer chips are the engine room of the digital economy, and their growing capabilities are enabling technologies such as generative artificial intelligence that promise to transform multiple industries. Their critical role was highlighted when the coronavirus pandemic disrupted chip production in Asia, tipping global technology supply chains into chaos. Small wonder, then, that the devices a...
Hims Debuts $199 Weight-Loss Shots at 85% Discount to Wegovy
[Product]
2024/05/21 09:07
Firm says treatment offers same active ingredient as GLP-1s. Wegovy copycat drug made by undisclosed compounding pharmacies.In just a few years, Hims & Hers Health Inc. reached almost $1 billion in sales by making it easy to buy cheap, generic versions of popular drugs such as Viagra. Now it’s using that playbook to jump into the hottest part of health-care: weight-loss shots.And in typica...
Net-zero Vertical Farm Aims to Solve a Growing Berry Problem
[Tech]
2024/05/21 09:06
Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels.We've seen a bunch of kitchen growing devices over the years, designed to produce crop after crop of fresh greens throughout the year. Many of these have...
The Rise of Chinese Smartphone Vendors
[Business]
2024/05/21 09:05
Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi Command Half of the Global Smartphone Market in Q1 2024.While not quite a duopoly, Apple and Samsung have long been known to produce the most popular smartphones from a global perspective. Over the past years, however, Chinese tech companies have started catching up and, at times, even overtaking Apple's iPhone product lines.Our chart based on data from the IDC Quarter...
LARQ Just Casually Designed The World’s Smartest Self-Cleaning Water Bottle
[Product]
2024/05/21 09:04
Let’s face it. Water is good, but single-use plastic isn’t. The folks at LARQ want to bridge that gap by making hydration easy for you and the planet. After working on a “self-cleaning” pitcher and bottle in the past, the company is back with the LARQ Bottle PureVis 2, or what just happens to be the most cutting-edge bottle we’ve seen. LARQ calls it the “ultimate hydration companion — wh...
Donut-Shaped Bluetooth Speaker Concept Inspires a More Playful Way to Enjoy Music
[Design]
2024/05/21 09:03
Wireless speakers have become all too common now thanks to multiple factors, from the rise of voice-activated smart home assistants to the popularity of streaming services to the demise of the headphone jack from smartphones. These audio devices have also outgrown their initial designs which seemed to be limited to blocks or cylinders, adopting more fluid forms that are almost artful than techn...
The Renaissance of Crocs Continues
[Business]
2024/05/20 09:10
Today we’re exploring the Crocs renaissance, diving into how the ugly-shoe company bounced back from two major slowdowns to become a clog-selling profit machine with margins to rival the luxury goods industry.Two weeks ago, Crocs, Inc. reported that sales of its eponymous shoe brand were up ~15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024. That took revenues north of $740 million and puts the ug...
(Patent) Google’s Robotic Body Language
[Tech]
2024/05/20 09:09
Google wants its robots to understand body language. The company wants to patent “detection and attention estimation” for human-robot interactions. Google’s tech wants to help robots with movement and decision-making by predicting and tracking the movements of the humans working beside them. As tech firms continue to tinker with robots in workplaces, operations, and day-to-day life, “it is...
