TREND REPORTS
The 2021 Gartner Hype Cycle for Customer Service and Support Technologies
[Business]
2021/09/23 09:06
Gartner Says Contact Center as a Service Will Hit Mainstream Adoption for Customer Service and Support Organizations in Less Than Two Years.Contact center as a service (CCaaS) will likely hit mainstream adoption in less than two years, according to Gartner, Inc. Positioned in the Slope of Enlightenment on the 2021 Gartner Hype Cycle for Customer Service and Support Technologies (see Figure 1),...
(Video) IKEA's New $40 Sticky Wireless Charger May Be Its Easiest Build Ever
[Product]
2021/09/23 09:05
You can skip the hex keys, screwdrivers, and frustrations for Ikea's latest smart home upgrade.Buying furniture with a pre-installed Qi wireless charging pad helps minimize loose cables floating around, but it also means you don’t get to pick where you plop your devices down to charge. With Ikea’s new self-installed Sjömärke charger, you can add wireless charging to almost any table, and po...
Airbus Reveals the Next Generation of CityAirbus
[Product]
2021/09/23 09:04
Airbus has revealed a next-generation CityAirbus electric plane, a "flying taxi" built for urban areas. CityAirbus is in the design phase but is being developed to fly a range of 80 km at 120 km/hour.Noise reduction is a key feature of the plane, which is expected to operate at lower than 70 dBa.Airbus has revealed the latest edition of CityAirbus, the company's zero-emission electric vehicle b...
(Infographic) Are Hybrid Workplaces Here to Stay ?
[Consumer]
2021/09/23 09:03
Remote work was a nearly overnight transition for many, and now some are going back to the office. Can we find a happy medium with hybrid workplaces? Learn more about the benefits and drawbacks of each model, courtesy of TrackTime24.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3zhpJbV[TrackTime24]
(PDF) 'Into the Metaverse' Report - Emerging Consumer Trends and Brand Opportunities
[Business]
2021/09/22 09:10
New report defines the metaverse, how it's changing people's lives and why brands need to pay attention.Wunderman Thompson Intelligence announces "Into the Metaverse" - a unique global report which serves as a playbook for brands and agencies, defining the metaverse and explaining its implications for brands.Interest in the metaverse - a world in which digital and physical spaces are blurred -...
(Video) Kinetic Touchless 3.0 - Touchless Symphony for the Joy of Movement
[Tech]
2021/09/22 09:09
"When we came across Google Arts and Culture's Blob Opera, we thought, why stop at controlling these singing blobs with your mouse?" says Singapore's Stuck LabsStuck Labs.Toward the end of 2020, digital artist David Li collaborated with Google's Arts and Culture lab to release a fun machine learning experiment called the Blob Opera. Now Stuck Labs has developed a touchless interface that allows...
Disney's Big Bet. Disney is Betting Big on The Box Office
[Business]
2021/09/22 09:08
On average the US box office has taken about ~$250m a month this year, way down on what would be considered "normal". Back in 2019 an average month would routinely see takings of $900m-$1bn, if not more (data from Box Office Mojo).The 2021 numbers may not be stellar, but they clearly haven't put off industry giant Disney, which recently announced its decision to release the rest of its 2021 sch...
Rooom Raised $7M to Take 3D Virtual Events a Step Closer to the Metaverse
[Investing]
2021/09/22 09:07
The Jena, Germany-based company has integrated game-like 3D virtual experiences, as well as other means of communication, into its events platform. You can join in on a Rooom experience using a virtual reality headset, augmented reality on a smartphone or tablet, or simply in 2D on a desktop browser screen.While it was in stealth mode last year, the company used its tool to host more than 200,0...
(Video) Rice’s Flexible Carbon Nanotube Fibers Woven Into Clothing
[Tech]
2021/09/22 09:06
Rice’s flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG, heart rate. There’s no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.That’s the idea behind “smart clothing” developed by a Rice University lab, which employed its conductive nanotube thread to weave functionality into regular apparel.The Br...
