Our 2021 Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study shows how brands can build on their historic rebound.Over the past two decades, the Bain & Company Luxury Study has become a reference point for the industry, but it has never seen a year of surging performance to match 2021. With personal luxury goods sales likely to be up by almost a third, the 20th edition of the study—released in collaborati...

Microsoft's Triple-Screen Phone Concept Is So Ridiculous. Microsoft may join TCL and Samsung in creating a folding phone with three screens.Microsoft hasn’t quite stuck the landing with its Surface Duo folding smartphone attempts, but the company is already eyeing the next major advancement, and it could be as simple as adding another screen.A patent discovered by Patently Apple suggests Micro...

One of the Greeneye camera modules, which reportedly spots weeds amongst crop plants. Greeneye Technology states that its system has been proven to reduce herbicide use by an average of 78 percent.Not only are herbicides harmful to the environment, but they're also one more expense for the farmers who use them. That's where the Greeneye selective spraying system comes in, as it's claimed to onl...

The smart home trend – which allows us to interact with devices — is only set to get stronger in 2021 as the coronavirus and its mutations continue to upend our daily routines and keep the new standard as “remote everything.”1. NanitIsraeli-founded company Nanit, a smart monitor to predict the growth pattern of an infant through camera tech, was named in New York Magazine among “The Best B...

How do you represent yourself on social media? For most people it’s a selfie, a photo with their friends, or a picture of their pet—but what about a digitally-created character?Profile picture NFTs are pieces of digital artwork that people use to express themselves online. Each item is a depiction of a character’s face, and has a unique mix of attributes that gives it a sense of collectabili...

GoodTrust has raised $5 million to protect your digital legacy as the “death tech” startup tries to solve what we do with our online account after we die.GoodTrust is a digital life and legacy platform that helps families organize their digital lives today and prepare their online assets for the day they pass away. It addresses the growing problem of what happens to our priceless online accou...

NFTs experienced a meteoric rise this year but continue to divide opinion. As part of our 2021 review, Dezeen speaks to both sides of the debate to explore what the future might look like for NFTs in 2022.Digital fashion designer Amber Slooten believes non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are allowing artists to "tak[e] back ownership over their work", with the potential to create "a new society" through...

The Snowbot S1 is made to autonomously clear snow from large areas such as parking lots.Although using a snow blower may be easier than shovelling, even pushing a blower around can be tiring if you have a large area to clear. That's where the Snowbot S1 comes in – it's a snow-blowing robot that's designed to do the job all on its own.Not related to the prototype SnowBot that we covered in 2019...

A recent McKinsey survey provides new insight into the future of autonomous vehicles, including those with advanced capabilities.When will autonomous vehicles (AVs) hit the road? What enablers will contribute to their widespread adoption? And what technologies will be critical on the road to autonomy? To answer these questions and more, we surveyed 75 executives from automotive, transportation,...