TREND REPORTS
Global Smart Accessories Forecast 2021
[Business]
2020/11/04 09:07
The latest Canalys forecast expects shipments of smartphone accessories, namely wearable bands and TWS devices, to exceed 200 million units and 350 million units respectively in 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic deepened globally, consumers turned their attention to smart wearable and smart hearable accessories. Canalys research shows that compared to smartphones, wearable bands and TWS earbud cat...
MedTech Therapeutic Game Developer SidekickHealth Raises $20M
[Investing]
2020/11/04 09:06
Sidekick Health recently partnered with Pfizer to develop its digital therapeutics platform for patients across Europe.With plans to use video game elements to build care programs for multiple chronic diseases and conditions, SidekickHealth has raised $20 million in venture capital to support its projects. The Swedish digital therapeutics developer’s series A investment round was led by Wellin...
Electronics “Made in Asia”
[Business]
2020/11/04 09:05
Electronics “Made in Asia” are as strong as they ever were. The top 8 of the world’s biggest revenue generators are filled with the who-is-who of manufacturers from different parts of the continent. A first non-Asian company – North Carolina manufacturer Honeywell – comes in rank 10 of the biggest electronics and electrical equipment companies in the world, according to the Global Fortune...
Researchers Create Robots That Can Transform Their Wheels Into Legs
[Tech]
2020/11/04 09:04
Concept illustration of the adaptable Wheel-and-Leg Transformable Robot currently being developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract. A team of researchers is creating mobile robots for military applications that can determine, with or without human intervention, whether wheels or legs are more suitable to travel across terrains. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Ag...
This Electric Scooter + Cleaning Trolley Is the Public Sanitation Solution Your Community Needs
[Design]
2020/11/04 09:03
Here’s the problem. Street cleaning is a physically demanding job that calls for longer hours compared to indoor cleaning jobs and farther distances to travel (sometimes up to 16 km per day). The work is essential yet under-appreciated. It’s unfair to expect these workers, especially if they are older, to cover these distances on foot and pull a trolley of their cleaning supplies behind them....
LG May Launch a Smartphone with Rollable Display within its Explorer Project
[Tech]
2020/11/03 09:10
In the Explorer Project, LG recently launched its first device, the LG Wing that arrived with an innovative and bold design. Now, the company might also be working on another new device within this project as a recent patent suggests that the South Korean tech giant is making another innovative smartphone with a rollable display.According to a LetsGoDigital report, LG filed a new patent with th...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Turning Private Labels Into Powerhouse Brands
[Business]
2020/11/03 09:09
Consumers have recently been snapping up private-label goods at grocery and mass retailers. Will this trend last? Only if retailers develop a compelling private-label strategy and operating model.Private labels, or store brands, are having a moment. Early in the COVID-19 crisis, many consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) brands disappeared from store shelves due to panic buying and pantry loading. Some...
Facebook Future Reality Lab is Developing a Way to Type Using VR on Tabletops
[Tech]
2020/11/03 09:08
Facebook Reality Labs' VR typing research is working, but with specialized marker-gloves for now. Eventually it could be on headsets.Hand tracking and VR, typing away with no keyboard.Doing office work in VR isn't easy. It isn't just the lack of software plugins for VR and most productivity apps, since VR headsets can already transform into wearable monitors. The keyboard part is what gets real...
(M&A) Nestlé Acquires Freshly Prepared-Meal Delivery Service for $950 Million
[Investing]
2020/11/03 09:07
Food and beverage giant Nestlé announced Friday that it has acquired Freshly, a leading fresh-prepared meal delivery service, for $950 million, with potential earnouts up to $550 million contingent to the successful growth of the business.Launched in 2015, Freshly delivers more than 1 million healthy meals to subscribers each weekFounded in 2015, Freshly delivers a menu of fresh, chef-cooked m...
