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(PDF) BCG - 5 Retail Trends That Will Outlast the Pandemic
[Business]
2021/06/15 09:10
Consumers fundamentally shifted the way they spent money and time during the pandemic. While retailers continue to look for a fast recovery due to pent-up demand, additional stimulus checks, and accelerating vaccination rates, some shifts in the retail landscape will take years to normalize. Other shifts, however, are here to stay.Though India and Brazil continue to struggle with soaring COVID-...
(Patent) Intel Aims to Patent Physical Keyboards for Multi-Display Computing Devices
[Tech]
2021/06/15 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20210173447, discloses a stowable physical keyboard for a multi-display computing device.The keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. A coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys passes light to illuminate the plurality of keys and obscures the plurality of keys when viewed...
How Shiseido Cornered China’s Skincare Market
[Business]
2021/06/15 09:08
Shiseido’s sales in China jumped to $600 million in Q1 2021 — trailing just behind the $687 million made in Japan — signaling a closing gap between the two markets.Chinese consumers have gravitated towards J-beauty as they’ve become more skincare educated, seeking sustainable results over trendy gimmicks. In 2020, imports of Japanese cosmetics to China grew more than 30 percent to $4.3 bill...
The Most Popular Chat Apps in the U.S.
[Business]
2021/06/15 09:07
Apple kicked off its annual developers conference with a jam-packed keynote on Monday, introducing a slew of new features for its entire product range. Aside from a focus on health and and privacy, Apple put an emphasis on features that help people stay connected in the digital world, including SharePlay that enables users to watch video content or listen to music together via FaceTime.Speaking...
(Video) Silent Wind Turbines with Style to Spare - Flower Turbines
[Product]
2021/06/15 09:06
A new style of silent wind turbine doubles as an art installation that wants to overcome objections that turbines are ugly.The turbines are designed to resemble colourful tulips, and to run silently, eliminating many of the issues with their use in urban areas An often-voiced opposition to wind turbines is that they are unattractive and noisy. But what if wind turbines could be turned into sile...
The World's First UV Sanitizer Combining Wireless Charger with a Smart Speaker - MyStation
[Design]
2021/06/15 09:05
The MyKronoz 'MyStation' Plays Music, Sanitizes Devices and MoreThe MyKronoz 'MyStation' is a feature-rich device for users looking to enjoy an all-in-one solution that can keep up with their daily lifestyle. The unit maintains a rounded design that will play music in a 360-degree manner via a Bluetooth connection, while the interior section offers a dedicated space for sanitizing devices. This...
This Wild Concept Car Snaps Together Like Ikea Furniture
[Design]
2021/06/15 09:04
For now, it’s just a student project, but it’s still a captivating idea.Would you buy an electric car from Ikea? And if you did . . . would you have to assemble it yourself?The answers to both those questions are yes, according to Ryan Schlotthauer, a recent graduate of the College of Creative Studies in Detroit. For his thesis project, he was inspired by the French auto manufacturer Renault...
(Infographic) The Anatomy of a Local Landing Page
[Business]
2021/06/15 09:03
It can be challenging to wrap your head around trying to rank at scale for a multi-location SEO strategy. Check out the following infographic and guide, courtesy of Wiideman on how to get there, along with a template in designing local landing pages.Infographic : https://bit.ly/3wpWPWq[Wiideman]
10 Winners from iF Design Award 2021 Creatively Respond to the Pandemic
[Design]
2021/06/15 00:10
With the urge to fight the pandemic, designers from all over the world put their skills to the test by showing their own creative response. from hundreds of proposals, iF design award 2021 recognizes some of the most inspiring designs. With inspiring visions ranging from self-cleaning robots to anti-disinfectant public showers, smart technology proves how it can adapt and evolve in any given si...
