TREND REPORTS
(Video) Dior Uses Virtual Reality to Grant Backstage Passes
[Business]
2015/05/25 11:09
In a trend dubbed "retailtainment," the French label has created a branded VR headset that gives a look behind runway curtains.With the runway being held in bigger venues, live-tweeted and relentlessly shared online, fashion has created a new inner sanctum—the backstage—and Dior is using VR to give more people a pass for that too.Fashion, especially luxury heritage brands, live for exclusivit...
Samsung is Losing Share in China
[Business]
2015/05/25 11:08
Earlier this week, Samsung revealed that it shipped 10 million units of its latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy S6, which launched about a month ago. Considering Samsung’s last flagship phone, Galaxy S5, sold - not shipped - 11 million units in its first month of release, the S6 seems to be struggling to gain steam in the market. It’s unclear how many of the 10 million units shipped the S6 act...
This Kitchen Table Uses No Electricity to Regulate the Temperature of Your Apartment
[Tech]
2015/05/25 11:07
Paris-based industrial designer Jean-Sébastien Lagrange teamed up with French engineer Raphaël Ménard to create the Zero Energy Furniture table, also known as the ZEF Climatic Table.The ZEF table looks like any other with the sleek design of a solid plank oak top and angled legs — but it could hold the secret to cutting energy costs by as much as 60%.“We wanted to see if it was possible to...
College Majors : The Highest Starting Wages
[Consumer]
2015/05/25 11:06
If you want to earn serious money in your very first job after university, you should major in architecture or engineering. According to Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, students in architecture and engineering can expect to earn an impressive annual salary of $50,000 in their first job after college, more than any other major.[statista]
Bendable Sofa Tray Table
[Design]
2015/05/25 11:05
These cool new Sofa Tray Tables are flexible wooden tray tables that fit over a rectangular armrest on a sofa and easily roll up for easy storage when no longer needed.The bendable sofa tray is a unique wooden tray that you can set on the arm of your sofa and it will bend and fit the shape of it so you have a makeshift table to rest your tea, cocktail, or cheeseburgers on. No longer will you ha...
Ecocapsule is The Egg-Shaped Tiny Home That Can Go Off-Grid and Off-Pipe
[Design]
2015/05/25 11:04
Bratislava based Nice Architects introduce the very nice and very boat-like Ecocapsule, " a low-energy house packed into a compact form. It merges an energy efficient shape, compact volume and off-grid capabilities with the luxuries of a warm bed, running water and a hot meal."The designers claim that it "is fitted with all essentials necessary for a comfortable prolonged stay without a need to...
(Infographic) The Rise Of 'Generation #Hashtag'
[Consumer]
2015/05/25 11:03
Just as digital forms of media have largely replaced their physical originals, a third wave of media content is now rising fast. Native digital content breaks free from physical legacies, delivering streaming video and music, casual mobile games, short e-books and other forms. Consumers of this media, who we call Generation #hashtag, have different preferences for the content they like and how...
(Patent) Google Patents a Way to Win a Text Message Argument
[Tech]
2015/05/21 11:20
With the proliferation of smartphones, arguments tend to last about as long as it takes someone to Google the answer to whatever they’ve been arguing about. Now, however, Google might have found a way to settle such arguments almost instantly.In a patent awarded May 12, Google outlined a system for getting search results without having to leave a voice, instant message or text message conversa...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Building the Cities of the Future with Green Districts
[Design]
2015/05/21 11:20
Better design can make sense aesthetically, environmentally—and economically.At the current pace of urbanization, the world’s cities will add 65 million inhabitants a year between now and 2025.1 The resulting demand for infrastructure will mean that each year, India alone will need to add as much floor space as exists in all of Chicago, and China more than twice that. The way the world builds...
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