These days, there is a lot of concern and angst about artificial intelligence, automation, and robots becoming too much of an influence in our lives. Specifically, many are concerned about robots taking our jobs. Robots have long been used in manufacturing, performing...
By K&A Staff Last week, the K&A team escaped the frozen tundra, and headed to sunny Orlando, Florida to trend-spot at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show and the International Builders’ Show. During the three-day event, manufacturers debuted their...
Popularized during the financial crisis of 2008, the term “staycation” was added to our lifestyle vocabulary when people began enjoying vacation time in their own places of residence, in order to save money. Today, that trend continues to grow for reasons...
So we’ve talked about the amount of walking we did, the trends we saw and the sentiment among the attendees. What about new products? You can’t have a trade show issue without discussing the star attraction. Our team compiled their favorites and we left it...
If there is one thing we know from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show it’s that the smart home is no longer something from a sci-fi flick; it’s existing in neighborhoods today. Imagine waking up and your lights have already turned on and the coffee has...
