Though widely viewed as a recreational activity, jet skiing and jet ski racing is increasingly being considered a serious competitive sport around the world. The upcoming World Beach Games—which were initially planned to debut in San Diego, California, US this year, but have been pushed back to 2019—are currently one of the major factors driving…
Drones really took off at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with over 40 different exhibitors showcasing everything from selfie drones to underwater drones to drones shaped like ships from Star Wars. As these miniature aircrafts become more popular and their technology becomes more sophisticated, drone manufacturers are targeting the consumer market with diverse and…
A day at the beach is much more dangerous now than it was just a year ago. According to NASA, global temperatures have increased by more than 0.8 degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1880. Last year, global temperatures were roughly 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial temperatures, and they are expected to increase again…
As a leading market research company, Technavio is regularly cited in the media. Our research analysts are frequently quoted in a wide variety of business publications and trade journals as well. Here are some press highlights from January 2017, with short excerpts included in each article. Technavio in the News Daily Mail: Sex toys ‘safer to use’…
Articles and blogs have been flooding the internet over the past few days about the supposed link between the world’s favorite chocolate spread, Nutella, and cancer. This blog is not about explaining the difference between causation and correlation, nor is it about teaching readers how to identify scientific scare articles (for that, please see The Independent’s excellent…
For most of us living north of the Mason–Dixon line, mosquitos are simply annoying pests that we have to deal with in the spring and summer. The worst they can do is give us unattractive spots and make us uncomfortably itchy. But soon all of that may change. As the Earth warms up, mosquitos that…
Hard apple cider isn’t just for the Brits anymore Hard apple cider has been around since the collapse of the Roman Empire. Though it is most popular in Europe, (analysts at Technavio estimate that Europe accounts for 62.95% of the global market), it has been around the United States for a long time. Historical US…
Over the past few years, more and more universities in the US have been dropping certain standardized test requirements: Barnard College and Columbia University dropped the SAT Subject Test and SAT/ACT essay requirements, Hampshire College dropped all test requirements, and Harvard University dropped the SAT Subject Test. In fact, only 13 schools across the US…
While we have had time to come to terms with the eventual departure of the UK from the EU, some of the economic logistics still need to be worked out. One of the things most experts can agree on is that the wine industry in the UK will be greatly affected, but we just don’t…
A recent survey on the automotive industry shows by 2025, 90% of auto executives believe that battery electric vehicles will dominate the global market. The same survey also indicates that 93% of the executives will be investing in electric vehicles over the next five years. These results seem to reflect what many people intuitively know: electric…
