A video surfaced recently, featuring stunning footage of Disney animator Glen Keane drawing life size versions well-known Disney characters in virtual reality. Keane, whose credits include the Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Tarzan (to name a few), speaks at length about his approach to animation and how new technologies like VR fit into storytelling. “When I…
Erotic lingerie is soon to be a billion dollar industry. The strong sales of corsets, garter belts, baby dolls, and teddies will drive the global erotic lingerie market past the billion dollar mark in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 7.1% from 2014-2019. Consumers are becoming more adventurous and more open to experimentation, fueling their…
As a society, we have a voracious appetite for online video—in 2013, the number of online videos watched by audiences worldwide increased by 80% over the previous year. However, watching all this video content while hunched over a laptop or tablet screen isn’t always the ideal situation. Enter media streamers, the nifty little devices that…
Drones have gained notoriety and infamy because of their use in military operations. But these unmanned aerial vehicles are no longer solely the domain of combat—everyone from farmers to film directors to e-commerce companies are using drones as their eyes in the sky. And despite the fact that the civilian drone market is currently a…
Want maximum visibility for your product or service? Rapid uptake of mobile devices—the number of smartphones shipped worldwide in 2014 was 1.22 billion units—and the growing popularity of apps means that advertisers can now put ads directly in the hands of their target audience with in-app ads. And with the global in-app ad market expanding…
Everyone has regrets, but some are more permanent than others. Take tattoos, for instance. What may have once seemed like a great idea can easily become a blight that you’d rather just forget. Luckily, tattoo removal is becoming easier than ever thanks to advances in medical laser technology. And it’s not just tattoos that are…
The future of emerging biometrics technologies is certainly bright with governments, gaming industries, healthcare sectors and many other major markets adopting biometric technologies. All four key segments of biometrics (DNA analysis, keystroke recognition, gait analysis, EEG/ECG analysis) are growing at a CAGR of over 11% from 2014-2019. The global emerging biometrics technologies market was valued at…
According to a study published earlier this week, robots are going to take our jobs. The study, published by Deloitte and Oxford University outlines areas that are likely to see more automation in the near future, and indicates that nearly half of US jobs are at risk. Researchers used a Gaussian process to examine how…
With Oktoberfest looming large in the near future—the real deal kicks off on September 19, with various iterations of the event taking place globally—now is as good a time as any to take a peek into Germany’s beer market. Beyond Lederhosen and Steins: Beer in Germany Beer is the drink of choice in Germany, and…
The fact that ‘Netflix and chill’ has become synonymous with sex, widely understood as an invitation to hookup, is a pretty good barometer for just how ingrained digital video has become in our daily lives. Everyone has access to some sort of video content, be it YouTube videos, IPTV or streaming services. The widespread availability…
