TREND REPORTS
Google Glass App Lets Tesco Shoppers Navigate Aisles Digitally
[Tech]
2015/01/21 11:20
Tesco released the wearable app to give grocery-seekers an enhanced experience in their stores. Google Glass users in the UK now have the option to navigate grocery store aisles with high-tech help. Available as of this week, a new app will offer a variety of shopper-eye insights into the products on a major chain’s shelves.British supermarket chain Tesco recently announced its release of the...
Futuristic Qoros Qloud Qubed Concept Car for Average Chinese Family with 2 Children
[Design]
2015/01/21 11:20
Qloud Qubed (Q) demonstrates the vision of Qoros that wants to create multi-dimensional personal management assistant in physical world. It reflects anything that this brand stands for: elegance, simplicity, and dynamism. Qloud Qubed or Q represents trust since the depth and value of human relationships are connected to the level of trust between individuals, this concept works similar. The dyn...
Futuristic World Illustrations
[Design]
2015/01/20 13:13
Futuristic graphic illustrations combine real life and imagination to show you a world in science fictions.They come from different series of the artist, like “Past in the Future”, “Cataclysm Happens” and “Wonders of the World”.[inewidea]
(Infographic) 2015 Consumer Goods Trends
[Business]
2015/01/20 13:13
As consumers, media, and markets splinter, packaged-goods companies must figure out how to profit from fragmentation.[click to enlarge]Manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG) face two key challenges in 2015. The first is continued slow or negative growth in people’s disposable incomes. The second is changing consumer attitudes toward products and brands, as the the great fragmentation o...
(Video) PureLiFi Raises $2M to Create Wireless Networks from Light Bulbs
[Investing]
2015/01/20 13:12
Scottish startup PureLiFi has announced a ?1.5 million ($2.25 million) funding round ? valuing the company at ?14 million ($21 million) ? as it looks to introduce Internet connectivity via light bulbs around the world.Founded in 2012, PureLiFi ? previously known as PureVLC ? is a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland’s capital, and is led by Professor Harald Haas. During a TED...
Yes, Your Shoes Really are Getting More Expensive
[Consumer]
2015/01/20 13:12
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics just released a report showing that clothing got 2 percent cheaper on average over the last year in the US. Underwear, sweaters, jewelry, and watches have all gone down in price. But it will probably surprise no American who has recently shopped for new boots, loafers, or heels to learn that one category has gotten more expensive: shoes.On average, BLS reports...
(Video) Tiny, Ultralight Geco 1080p Action Cam Mounts to Sunglasses
[Product]
2015/01/20 13:12
The Geco Mark II weighs just 20 grams.The idea of video eyeglasses and sunglasses always sounds great at first ? forget strapping a boxy camera to your head and get footage straight from your glasses. What's not so great is the limited selection and acquired taste nature of the options currently available. Not everyone is into the "Red Bull-chuggin' extreme" styling of the Pivotheads or the "fo...
3D Printing’s Impact on the Transportation Industry
[Tech]
2015/01/20 13:12
As more products and their parts can be made locally, the need to ship them to market will be reduced.As 3D printing becomes more common, many products, their parts, or the raw materials needed in their manufacture can be made locally?reducing or eliminating the need to ship them to market. Footwear and toys, for example, are likely to require much less shipping in the future because they are c...
A New Type of Glass Could Double Your Smartphone's Battery Life
[Tech]
2015/01/20 13:12
Vanadate-borate glass could almost double the amount of time lithium-ion batteries last between charges.The batteries inside our smartphones and laptops are fighting a losing battle when it comes to keeping these devices juiced up, but researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered a new type of glass material that could make a major difference: vanadate-borate glass. The glass can be used as an e...
