Is this the end of the EV battle? Xiaomi had more than 50.000 orders during the first half hour of disposing its brand new SU7 (or 30 orders per second). Within three years, the Chinese colossal phone maker built from scratch a beautiful EV car (in its own production plant), with spectacular specs and innovations…
One Last Thing, Tim September’s Apple Event, was yet another spectacular show. It reminded me somehow of the “Now you see me” movie. We were once again dazzled by the new products’ enhancements and improved specs. The real magic is how Tim Cook and his team continue to impress us still with less actual innovation…
The Great Reset 2020 made us redefine things. First, we appreciated everyday things like a simple walk, a handshake, dinner out. Second, we realized that Businesses can operate differently, in a more disciplined and organized fashion, taking advantage of the technology’s full potential (5G signal, 200Mbps internet speeds). Third, data transfer demand grew exponentially, as the…
Shipping Market Review and Forecasts While Covid-19 has had major impacts across the shipping industry, some sectors have been further affected like car carriers (Ro-Ro), with trade falling more than 60% y-o-y. As previously written (Nov. article) we ‘re past the negative peak, and although uncertainty remains, the world community expects significant improvement for 2021…
The “Tesla Inc.,” Phenomenon It was in the mid 00s when Tesla produced its first electric car, a roadster based on the legendary Lotus cars, the Elise model. This car was beautiful, classic, very light, ideal to experiment on and transformed in electric. In January 2010 Tesla received a $465 million loan from the U.S.…
The Apple Effect on the Design Industry Big Sur, Apple’s new Operarting System presents a new set of redesigned icons, setting once again a new trend for the design industry, as it has done time and again in the past. Apple -no doubt- will influence the globe with its new 3D-ish, round corner-ish design. Gradually,…
Shipping review and highlights The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the shipping markets this year. Although there were some signs of improvement a few weeks back, shipping experts are warning for a bumpy road ahead. Shipping is accustomed to a long history of managing disruption and constant market cyclicality. Projections suggest that…
BMW New Logo: Trading Classic for Trendy Earlier this year (March 2020), BMW replaced her logo by a new flattened, simplified version of her previous 3D classic emblem, following the existing design trend. There is a controversy as to whether this new ambiguous, transparent, flat logo is equivalent to the company’s prestigious Image. The main argument…
