TREND REPORTS
Amazon’s Dash Buttons Hint at a Future of Interface-Free Shopping
[Business]
2015/08/12 10:25
You had to know a 'Buy Me!' button was comingLast Friday, 16 Larabars and an 80-count box of Glad garbage bags arrived at my door. These items are unremarkable, except for this: I ordered them by pressing some buttons on or near my kitchen countertop. Online shopping — or we’ll-certainly-need-this-for-the-apocalypse impulse shopping — can now be done with a light press on a small, plastic "B...
The Future is Ear - The Emotion Headphones
[Design]
2015/08/12 10:24
The Google Glass experiment didn’t go well, but it sure paved the way for a lot of innovation in the smart headgear area. The Emotion Headphones for Pantech Sky’s Vega mobile may just be the perfect Glass divergent. Designed to work as many different things, the Emotion headphones also house a camera, a touchscreen, and sensors for heart rate monitoring, etc.The nifty thing about these cans i...
(PDF) KPMG - An Eye on The Future : Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
[Business]
2015/08/12 10:24
Almost 1 in 2 finance professionals say annual budgets are 'politically agreed numbers', which cease to be relevant after they’re set. Over 2/3 of respondents agreed that within 5 years the traditional budgeting process would be transformed into rolling forecasts. Planning, budgeting and forecasting: an eye on the future is the first of three pieces of research KPMG's Enterprise Performance Ma...
Samsung Cuts Intel’s Semiconductor Sales Lead to 16% in 2Q15
[Business]
2015/08/11 11:17
Top 20 semiconductor suppliers’ sales increase by just 1% in 2Q15 as compared to 1Q15.IC Insights will release its August Update to the 2015 McClean Report later this month. The August Update will include an in-depth analysis of the IC foundry market and a look at the top 25 1H15 semiconductor suppliers’ sales results and their outlooks for 3Q15 (the top 20 1H15 semiconductor suppliers are co...
(Video) Wize Mirror Measures a Person's Overall Health Score
[Tech]
2015/08/11 11:17
Wize Mirror measures a person's overall health score and dishes out friendly health advice, too.Worlds away from talking mirrors of fairy tale fame, a group of researchers are developing a smart mirror that can actually tell if you are healthy or not. Semeoticons leads the study and development of the Wize Mirror that aims to detect early signs of disease in the person.With the Wize Mirror, sta...
Teens Still Prefer Texting to Instant Messaging
[Consumer]
2015/08/11 11:17
All those messaging apps are OK, but teens in the US still heavily prefer traditional texting.Messaging apps are everywhere: Facebook has Messenger and WhatsApp, Snapchat is ubiquitous among teens, and special-purpose apps like Kik, Yik Yak, and Whisper are all having their time in the sun as well.But despite all these choices, US teens still prefer the good old text message. According to Pew R...
The New Geography of M&A
[Investing]
2015/08/11 11:17
Before industrial companies sell assets, they must understand the motivations of the full array of potential buyers, especially those emerging in the East.Consumer-facing companies have long known that it pays to tailor products for local tastes as they enter emerging markets. McDonald’s offers a McAloo Tikki sandwich in India — a patty made of peas and potatoes. In China, Kraft’s iconic Ore...
(Video) Young Israeli Fashion Designer Prints World's First 3D Collection
[Design]
2015/08/11 11:17
Fashion designer and innovator Danit Peleg, 27, is giving the world something to talk about. The creator of the world's first 3D printed clothing collection, Peleg explains:My goal was to create a ready-to-wear collection printed entirely at home using printers that anyone can get. I've spent the past year searching for the best solution.She adds:Just imagine the potential… if you're cold, pri...
Electronic gift card startup CashStar raises $15M
[Investing]
2015/08/11 11:17
CashStar, the company behind the Starbucks, Best Buy, and Aeropostale’s electronic payment and gift card system, announced that it raised $15 million for its series D round.The company, created by coupons.com founder and CEO Steven Boal, partnered with LivingSocial in 2012 for a Starbucks campaign to boost the coffee giant’s sales for its 4th quarter. The result was a Guinness World Record fo...
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