As demand for exports continues to slip and the real estate sector cools, China expects consumption and the service sector to help pick slack. The nationwide shopping spree on Single's Day (Nov. 11) offered solid proof of the spending ...
Recently a US startup company named MOLT launched a crowdsourcing project for its latest product on Kickstarter. The product is called Mstick, a user- friendly LED light bar that suits everyone’s daily use, according to the campaign ...
All the world's cropland is a difficult task. Yet the competition for land among developers, growers and other parties makes getting an accurate count of the world's arable acres especially important as the planet's population grows. The ...
Tags: cropland map, Global Agriculture
The interactive puppet is inspired by the advances in wearable tech to help girls and boys get to grip with core curriculum subjects. A new collection of puppet/tech toy hybrids has taken to Kickstarter with the aim of solving the gender ...
Tags: wearable tech, navigate tablets, Toys
Minted, the online design marketplace that connects consumers with the world’s best stationery and artwork creators, is branching out in textiles. The e-commerce design startup has raised around US$ 38 million in a round led by ...
Tags: Minted, e-commerce design, Textile
GE Lighting is making a play for the smart home market after it hosted a panel discussion on the Internet of Things and launched a quirky television commercial for its new smart lamp in the United States. Contrary to recent rumours that ...
Tags: GE Lighting, Smart Lamp
Kickstarter campaign in full swing for toys that transform into hoodies and jackets. A new collection of plush characters with the power to transform from toys into wearable jackets have landed on Kickstarter. Called Hoodsbee, the range ...
Tags: Plush Toys, Hoodsbee, Toys
Draughts has now secured over £15,000 with 18 days remaining on the crowdfunding site. The team behind London’s first board game café, Draughts, have been left “amazed” after smashing its Kickstarter goal ...
Tags: Draughts, Kickstarter, Toys
Start-up based on smoking Thailand - with seven days to develop the cigar socket that can also help , just to achieve the goal of the crowdfunding , it's a goal within reach . Because counting the cigarette to provide support for smokers ...
Tags: Electronic Cigarette, Cigarette, E-Cigarette, E Cigarette
The FMCG giant, one of the UK’s biggest users of packaging, has released its latest sustainability update which said it used around 178,000 tonnes of packaging, including glass, aluminium and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, ...
Will your child be a slim adult A novel new study published in PLOS ONE asked 532 international English speaking adults to submit or "crowd-source" predictors of whether a child is going to be an overweight or a slim adult. Each ...
Tags: PLOS ONE, Obesity, BMI, fresh ingredient
The technology of 3D 'bioprinting', the medical application of 3D printing to produce living tissue and organs, is advancing so quickly that it will spark a major ethical debate on its use by 2016, according to Gartner. At the same time, ...
Tags: 3D Printing, 3D printer
Automotive electronics and emerging technologies are at the forefront of the connected car experience. Advancements in these technologies and ever-changing lifestyle demands are shifting the driving experience. The international ...
Tags: Continental, emerging technologies
InnoCentive, Inc. the global leader in open innovation crowdsourcing competitions, and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), today announced the Oil-Sol Challenge to expand the use of Dow's novel oil-soluble polyalkylene glycol (oil-soluble ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A new app where users can link their lighting environment to a story is to be launched next year. amBX UK Ltd is developing a Luminous Tales app, where families can download the storytelling app and, through wi-fi communication, ...
Tags: Lighting Industry, New Immersive Experience App, Luminous Tales app