TREND REPORTS
Oculus Quest 2 Cumulative Sales Hit Record 4.6 Mn as XR Headset Shipments Almost Triple
[Business]
2021/07/19 09:04
The Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments almost tripled annually in Q1 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Global XR (VR & AR) Model Tracker. The Oculus Quest 2 success drove these volumes. Offering great hardware at a reasonable price, Oculus kept improving the performance of the Quest 2 with regular software updates, while growing user engagement. Till Q1 2021,...
Purple’s Luxury Pillow Line Has Changed The Way I Sleep
[Product]
2021/07/19 09:03
My head has stayed cool through the recent miserable heat waves and I never need to fluff or flip my Harmony during the night. Finding the “right” pillow is my white whale. I’m a side sleeper, tend to toss and tense up, and have mind-numbing, days-long migraines if I sleep in the wrong position, even for an hour or two. My doctor has chalked it up to a mix of poor posture and a bad sleep sch...
(Paper) MIT CSAIL - Getting Dressed with Help from Robots
[Tech]
2021/07/16 09:10
Basic safety needs in the paleolithic era have largely evolved with the onset of the industrial and cognitive revolutions. We interact a little less with raw materials, and interface a little more with machines. Robots don’t have the same hardwired behavioral awareness and control, so secure collaboration with humans requires methodical planning and coordination. You can likely assume your fri...
(PDF) BCG - The Rise of the Next Generation of Medtech “Milkmen”
[Business]
2021/07/16 09:09
How would you react if you found out that your main competitor had discovered a new commercial model that is two to three times more effective, enables better outcomes for patients, and delivers greater overall value in health care? Let this sink in.In the medical technology industry, a next-generation commercial model—one that capitalizes on digital and omnichannel interactions—can lead to a...
(Video) Ocado Sales Jump 20% After Shopping Shifts Online in Covid Crisis
[Business]
2021/07/16 09:08
Retailer says new groups of customers have become used to online grocery buying in pandemic. Ocado was serving 777,000 active customers by 30 May, a 22% increase year on year. Ocado, the online grocer, has reported a 20% increase in retail sales and hailed a permanent shift in grocery shopping in the Covid-19 pandemic.Retail revenues climbed by 19.8% to £1.2bn in the six months to 30 May, and...
Wall Street Has Surrendered to the $500 Billion ETF Rush
[Investing]
2021/07/16 09:07
Vanguard leads the way as industry prepares to shatter annual record with months to goU.S. money managers couldn’t stop the march toward exchange-traded funds, so they decided to join it instead. Now it’s more like a stampede.ETFs are on the brink of luring more money in seven months than in any calendar year on record. At $488.5 billion and counting, they’ll likely break the $497 billion fu...
Rockley Photonics Offering a Potential Glimpse at the Apple Watch's Future
[Tech]
2021/07/16 09:06
The new smartwatch system from Rockley—which counts Apple as its biggest customer—is equipped with infrared spectrophotometers for continuous measurement of body temperature, blood pressure, alcohol levels, glucose and more.Smartwatches are about to get a whole lot smarter. Rockley Photonics has pulled back the curtain on a health monitoring platform equipped with high-tech sensors to continu...
Abodu Raises $20M to Build Prefabricated Backyard Homes
[Investing]
2021/07/16 09:05
The need for more affordable housing has never been more urgent as a shortage in the U.S. housing market persists. Investors include Norwest, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs.Startups attempting to help address the shortage in a variety of ways abound. One such startup, Abodu, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Prev...
(Infographic) The Leaders’ Path to Digital Value
[Business]
2021/07/16 09:04
Maximizing the value of digital transformations has new urgency after the crisis. Our recent study shows that digitally mature companies proved the most resilient during the pandemic. After taking a big hit at the start of the crisis, their valuations grew, on average, to 23% above precrisis levels within six months. To be competitive and resilient in the future, companies need to learn how to...
