TREND REPORTS
(Infographic) The Office of the Future
[Tech]
2015/01/07 11:39
This infographic from Dublin Office Centre on the Office of the Future looks at predictions for the future workforce. These include the most covet-able skill-sets, the advancements in display screens and sensors and the continued rise of telecommuting and wearable technology. It gives an overview of what our office spaces will look like by 2020.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/wp-con...
(Trendbird) Annual Trend Report - 2015 Edition
[Trendbird]
2015/01/06 16:58
TRENDBIRD - Annual Trend Report 2015 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) Annual Trend Report 2015는2014년 한해 동안 글로벌 시장에서 포착된 핵심적인 “글로벌 트렌드 및 미래사업 기회”를12개의 주요 Industry와 핵심 Function으로 분류하여 발행하는 보고서 (총12권)입니다TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) Annual TREND Report 2015는 지난 한해동안 글로벌 시장에서의 핵심적인 “...
Warren Buffett, Corporate Raider
[Investing]
2015/01/06 16:58
Warren Buffet had a pretty good 2014, with the famously costly A-shares at his holding company Berkshire Hathaway producing returns more than double that of the market. That’ll be a nice cushion as the 84-year-old investing guru prepares for his annual meeting with shareholders, where he’ll lay out his plans for Berkshire’s next 50 years?i.e. Berkshire post-Buffett.The stock did so well last...
(Video) TempTraq Thermometer Patch Tracks Kids’ Fevers for 24 Hours
[Product]
2015/01/06 16:58
If you’ve ever tried to take a sick baby’s temperature with a thermometer through their ear, you’ll understand how quickly it escalates into a difficult wrestling match, complete with screaming, kicking, and lots of “shhh, it’s alright”. Blue Spark Technologies, a Westlake, Ohio company that makes flexible batteries, is unveiling a solution at CES this year, called TempTraq, and it aims t...
14 Striking Findings from 2014
[Consumer]
2015/01/06 16:58
In 2014, Pew Research Center published more than 150 reports (not to mention, some 600 blog posts) covering a wide range of topics ? including demographic change, media habits, technology adoption, religious affiliation, and public opinion in the U.S. and worldwide. Here are 14 facts we found particularly striking, as they illustrate some major shifts in our politics, society, habits or familie...
Fintech Trends for 2015 : Investing Services, Anti-Social Trading, and Digital Crowdfunding
[Business]
2015/01/06 16:57
We look at three fintech trends that are slated to grow during 2015 but that also have their risks. The uniform theme of each is that they use technology to bring efficiency to the financial markets.Fintech was a great sector to be in during 2014, being the beneficiary of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars of venture capital. The year ended with a bang, with alternative non-bank...
Google Ventures Shifts Focus to Health Care
[Investing]
2015/01/06 16:57
Google’s venture-capital arm is moving strongly into health care and life-sciences startups, mirroring shifts at the Internet giant.More than one-third of the money Google Ventures invested in 2014 went to health care and life-sciences companies, up from 9% each of the prior two years. The venture group plans to continue investing in the area, looking to capitalize on an explosion of health da...
Self-Tinting "Breathing" Window Doubles as a Transparent Battery
[Tech]
2015/01/06 16:57
A smart window doubling as a transparent battery could replace blinds and curtains and even provide a small net power output (Photo: NTU)Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a smart window that is able to tint itself blue, partially blocking incoming light, without the need for an external power source. The device also functions as a small transpa...
(Infographic) World Design Rankings
[Design]
2015/01/06 16:57
Welcome 2015, the world of design is awaiting your take on the future. Like Karim Rashid once said that he has learnt to embrace change from a very early age, we too should brace ourselves for change in the early part of the year. Syncing in with changes, is the A’ Design Award & Competition and along with it are the World Design Rankings. We are sure you’d be curious to know if your coun...
