Westone, the manufacturer of high performance in-ear musician’s monitors, earphones and innovative speaker technology, announced the launch of the latest update of their Elite Series of high performance earphones designed by musicians specifically for music professionals and audiophiles. Westone‘s custom True-Fit technology provides the user with earpieces that are cast, sculpted and polished by hand … Read more
Creatif research team to revolutionise ‘smart’ fabric production. An EU-backed ‘smart fabrics’ research team under the Creatif project umbrella will look into the potential of interactive ‘smart fabrics’. Creatif aims to design and develop software and a smart fabric printer that can print electronic materials containing inks with interactive capabilities. Imagine that you could print … Read more
Billions of dollars will be spent on Digital Health over the next few decades by a tech-enabled adult population and by medical institutions. The pace of innovation in the Digital Health arena outpaces all other areas of tech innovation. The doctor is now literally “in your pocket.” 2014 International CES, the world’s gathering place for … Read more
Driverless cars, digital health care, robotics and the future of video distribution and consumption are the five areas that promise to have a dramatic impact on the $203 billion consumer electronics (CE) industry in 2014. These are “5 Technology Trends to Watch” identified by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), each year listing some of the … Read more
The definitive guide to the state of the superyacht industry. Italy is still by far the number one yacht-building nation, but The Netherlands and Turkey have consolidated their places, according to ShowBoats International magazine’s Global Order Book for 2014, the definitive tally of yachts 80 feet (24 metres) and longer under construction. 735 new yachts … Read more
Tea, sodas, vermouth, sour beer and pressed juices are the beverage trends of 2014 identified by Baum + Whiteman‘s New York team of of influential restaurant consultants. Tea: With Starbucks committed to converting America to tea, look for others to amplify the attention. Teavanna opened a tea bar/cafe in Manhattan … with more to come … Read more