New paths for the roads of tomorrow
Transportation news feeds are filled with tech innovations and new start-ups willing to improve our daily mobility…
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Swimming is back in town (it’s still summer!)
Among other natural elements, water surely is one of the most appreciated in cities – or even a symbol, as the famous …
How cities deal with the climate change risks
According to the non-profit organization “100 Resilient Cities”, urban resilience is the ability of individuals,…
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The "Facebook-powered" vending machine
British confectionery brand Cadbury partnered with Red Agency to set-up the "Joy Generator" in Sydney, a vending…
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A multifunctional car park in Copenhagen
As part of a competition organized by Copenhagen Port and City Development, JAJA Architects imagined a car park concept…
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A limit to the average number of apps used by smartphone owners?
According to a recent study published by Nielsen, the time spent each month by U.S. iPhone and Android owners using…
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An illuminated crosswalk to improve pedestrians' safety
Russian designer Alexey Chugunnikov created the "Smart Crosswalk", an innovative ground signage project aiming at…
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An algorithm to determine the most "pleasant" route between two points
A team of researchers at Yahoo Labs Barcelona created a GPS mapping algorithm able to automatically determine not the…
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Benches to celebrate London's literary heritage
As part of the "Books about Town" campaign aiming at encouraging reading and celebrating London's literary heritage,…
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Asia and Africa will drive global urbanization by 2030
According to a report published by the United Nations, nine of the ten most populated cities in the world in 2030 will…
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Innovative signage for enhanced urban mobility
The emergence of digital and mobile technologies has given birth to numerous innovations in the field of signage in…
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A futuristic monorail to reduce urban congestion
SkyTran is an on-demand personal rapid transit system using Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) propulsion to run along a…
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The rise of mobile devices in digital media consumption
According to a report published by comScore, smartphones and tablets accounted for 60% of total time spent on digital…
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How people move...
In the same vein as the maps based on RunKeeper data we recently mentioned on the blog, activity tracking app Human…
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Examining morning habits in big cities around the world
Ikea recently released a study examining morning habits of 8,000 people in 8 major cities around the world (Berlin,…
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Taking a rest at the red light
"Curbee" is a street-furniture allowing riders to take a rest while waiting at a red light.It consists in a simple…
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A giant scoreboard made of cars' LED headlights
Audi found an original and impacting way to display World Cup scores in real time.It set-up on the Brooklyn waterfront…
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Restoring damaged signs with Scrabble letters
American toys and games manufacturing company Mattel partnered with Spanish agency Lola to launch, in Madrid, a…
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Smart solar-powered benches for Boston parks
The City of Boston is about to set-up connected benches in several of its parks, allowing citizens to charge their…
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A vending machine turned into a tiny football field
Here is another campaign testing people's football skills, after the one organized by Pepsi a few weeks ago. To…
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The LEGO bus shelter
As part of the "Year of the Bus" organized in London, a bus shelter entirely made of LEGO bricks was set-up along…
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Is it worth climbing?
Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing in its famous double-decker buses a system aiming at informing…
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Smart devices and connected objects under the spotlight at Futur en Seine 2014
Founded in 2009 by Cap Digital and held every June in Paris, Futur en Seine is a festival aiming at promoting digital…
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Activity trackers dominate the wearable devices market
According to a report published by ABI Research, the global wearable devices market is clearly dominated by activity…
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The most walkable cities in the US are...
In partnership with Smart Growth America and the Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis at George Washington…
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Using a Kit Kat as a train ticket
As part of campaign aiming at reviving tourism in the region that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami,…
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Design your own bus network!
TransitMix is a tool created by a group of developers from the Code for America organization that lets people design…
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Amazon enters the Smartphone market
Amazon just unveiled the "Fire Phone", a smartphone equipped with a "dynamic perspective" technology able to display 3D…
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Samsung unveils its smart bike
As part of its Maestros Academy, Samsung unveiled at the Milan Design Week the prototype of a smart connected bike…
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Hijacking Banksy
This might be considered as a sacrilege by street-art fanatics... German agency Grey was commissioned by online shoe…
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Queuing up for a free snack
Following the "How far would you go..." trend, Australian snacks brand Fantastic Delites partnered with Clemenger BBDO…
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This ad only appears when it rains
To promote the Philippines as a touristic destination, Cebu Pacific airline company partnered with Ogilvy & Mathers…
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An international standard to measure city services and quality of life
Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued a new standard to measure the performance of…
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Wake me up!
Google Now, the intelligent personal assistant developed by Google, offers a new feature for mobile devices able to…
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Enhancing urban heritage with technology
The growing use of Smartphones and the emergence of new technologies such as augmented reality have given birth to new…
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Tokyo offers the best traveler experience, according to Tripadvisor users
Travel website Tripadvisor announced the results of its second Annual Cities Survey, revealing how its users rate…
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Smart transportation market to reach $104.19 billion by 2019
Global smart transportation market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 18.3% from $45.05 billion in 2014 to $104…
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Using the Oculus Rift for urban planning
As part of the "Disrupt NY 2014 Hackathon" organized in May by TechCrunch, software programmer Angel Say created Vrban,…
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An interactive vending machine rewarding talented football players
As the 2014 football World Cup is about to begin in Brazil, Pepsi UK created an interactive vending machine inviting…