TREND REPORTS
Monthly Trend Report - October 2023
[Trendbird]
2023/10/04 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - October. 2023 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve."
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Do Consumers Perceive In-Car Connectivity and Digital Services ?
[Consumer]
2023/09/22 09:10
It’s a connected world—and a recent McKinsey survey suggests that digital solutions are increasingly important along the entire mobility value chain.Connectivity solutions and in-car digital offerings, such as entertainment and advance hazard warnings, will play an increasingly important role in the future mobility experience. Many of these features are already in demand, and the market is gr...
AirPods with Watch Ultra Styling is Most Unusual Apple Earbuds for Sports
[Design]
2023/09/22 09:09
There are some designers who have taken Apple products by their neck to recreate them in unfathomable conceptions. After the iPhone 13 Pro camera array case for the AirPods, designer Taiseer Zarruk is now influenced by the idea of the Apple Watch Ultra. So much so that, following the naming spree in favor of the ultra moniker, the designer has gone on to name his outrageously exciting creation...
Google and the DOD are Building an AI-Powered Microscope to Help Doctors Spot Cancer
[Tech]
2023/09/22 09:08
The Department of Defense has teamed up with Google to build an AI-powered microscope that can help doctors identify cancer.The tool is called an Augmented Reality Microscope, and it will usually cost health systems between $90,000 to $100,000.Experts believe the ARM will help support doctors in smaller labs as they battle with workforce shortages and mounting caseloads.In his office at the VA...
The Breakfast Category is Under Pressure
[Business]
2023/09/22 09:07
It's crunch time for manufacturers of the ‘breakfast of champions’: next month Kellogg’s, the iconic cereal brand that brought us Corn Flakes, will snap, crackle and pop into two divisions. On Oct 2nd, shares in WK Kellogg, a spin-off focused solely on cereal production, will begin trading, while the remaining Kellogg Company will rebrand to ‘Kellanova’ as it hones in on global snacking an...
An Ultra-Thin Battery Powered by Saline for Smart Contact Lenses
[Tech]
2023/09/22 09:06
Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and which could one day power smart contact lenses.The battery’s development was led by Associate Professor Lee Seok Woo from NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE).Smart contact lenses are high-tech contact lenses cap...
AI Has Already Created As Many Images As Photographers Have Taken in 150 Years
[Tech]
2023/09/22 09:05
In the past year, dozens of communities dedicated to AI art have accelerated across the Internet, from Reddit to Twitter to Discord, with thousands of AI artists practicing their skills to create precise prompts and sharing the results with others. The amount of content created during this time is hard to measure, but whatever it is, it’s incredibly big. We’ve kept track of some AI image stat...
TRLab Secures $5M in Seed Funding to Expand Digital Art Endeavors
[Investing]
2023/09/22 09:04
TRLab, a fine art-focused tech startup with bases in New York and Hong Kong, has successfully raised $5 million in a seed funding round, signaling a robust growth trajectory for the firm that stands at the intersection of art and technology.The funding round, led by Hivemind Capital Partners and OKX Ventures with participation from HashKey Capital, marks a pivotal moment for the women-led start...
Haptic Lingerie Uses AI to Craft Erotica Based on The User's Touch
[Design]
2023/09/22 09:03
Designer Summer Chen has combined artificial intelligence and sensor-embedded lingerie to create a "touch-to-text" system generating erotica, developed as part of her studies at the Royal College of Art.Titled Enigma, the project involves a lingerie set laced with haptic sensors that capture data such as where a person is touching themselves, for how long and with what kind of pressure.This dat...
