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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…

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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A billboard used as a Wi-Fi hotspot

In order to promote its films in a new way and target young urban moviegoers, South Korean distributor CJ Entertainment…

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The most innovative Asian cities are...

Consulting firm Solidiance conducted a study to identify and rank the most innovative cities in the Asia-Pacific region…

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Use your head, wear a helmet!

American bike helmets design company Nutcase recently launched an ambient marketing campaign in the streets of…

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Web traffic from tablets has become more important than from smartphones

According to a survey carried out by Adobe, tablets have surpassed smartphones as a source of traffic for websites. The…

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A terrifying sea creature to promote Vancouver Aquarium

Vancouver Aquarium used street furniture in an unexpected way to promote its latest exhibition "Luminescence",…

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A digital library in the subway...

The "Underground Library" is a new example of the emerging "mobile-reading" phenomenon we already wrote about on…

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Keep Cool!

Willing to illustrate in an entertaining way its slogan "Never lose your cool!", Lipton Ice Tea set up a temperature…

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Microsoft to develop hand gesture recognition for the Kinect

Microsoft just unveiled several details about the next version of Kinect and announced that it will improve the…

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What future for New York's payphones?

In December 2012, the City of New York launched the "Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge" to imagine the future of its…

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Come out and play! Towards the emergence of the "playable" city

The growing use of smartphones, the democratization of mobile Internet and the development of geolocation and augmented…

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iWatch, Google Glass... The battle of connected objects has only just begun

Rumors have intensified lately about the possible launch by Apple of a smart connected watch called the iWatch, even…

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Mirror Mirror...

Japanese clothing company United Arrows recently installed in one of its store windows in Tokyo, half mannequin, half…

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The "magic" billboard that turns air humidity into drinkable water

Whereas Lima's atmospheric humidity reaches 98%, Peru's capital city faces a dramatic lack of precipitations.The…

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A giant snowball fight to take people back to childhood

To celebrate the 40th birthday of its famous "Norwegian Formula" hand cream, American cosmetics brand Neutrogena…

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Amex and Twitter take e-payment one step further

Since March 2012, Amex customers have the possibility to sync their account with Twitter and get special discounts by…

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The explosive growth of mobile data traffic

According to the latest Mobility Report published by telecommunications company Ericsson, global mobile data traffic…

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Creativity and boldness for the Isuda bike share design competition

Singapore's bike-sharing operator Isuda recently launched a design competition in partnership with the Bicycledesign…

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An overview of Tokyo's frenzy...

According to RocketNews24, a press agency specialized in Asian countries, 45 of the 51 busiest train stations in the…

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Any Wikipedia articles nearby?

Wikipedia just added a "GeoData" extension to its mobile application, allowing contributors to attach geographical data…

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Woolly pavements!

To promote the eco-friendly dimension of its Prius Plug-In Hybrid vehicles, Toyota teamed with the London-based "urban…

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2012 was the year of Airbnb

Airbnb, the American social website connecting travelers and hosts around the world, recently published interesting…

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Customize your bike : the latest trends in urban cycling

As urban cycling has gained popularity in the past decade, this traditionally "standardized" object has seen its status…

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China likes records: The world's largest human QR code

2,000 employees, 2,000 umbrellas and a good sense of coordination: that's what it takes to create the largest human QR…

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Google Glass project unfolds a little more

New details were unveiled in the past weeks concerning the Google Glasses. According to the latest information provided…

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What's the future of the traditional fixed office?

The American branch of Japanese electronics company Ricoh led a survey about the future of working places. Respondents…

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"Chewing" street art...

South-African bubblegum brand Chappies became popular in the 40s with the "Did you know? facts" printed on its wrappers…

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High-Tech stars and rising start-ups in the spotlight at the Crunchies Awards

Considered by many as a reference in the field of technology, the well-known American website TechCrunch organized last…

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A second chance for second hand items

There might be a treasure in your trash... at least for your neighbors! Amsterdam-based design agency Waarmakers…

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Foursquare data, a tool to visualize and analyze urban mobility

Location-based social network Foursquare recently published an interactive map showing the 500 million check-ins made…

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Have a break... disconnect!

In our hyper-connected cities, taking a break can also mean disconnecting from all our devices.Based on this…

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Samsung and Apple account for half of all smartphones shipped worldwide in 2012

More than 700 million smartphones were shipped globally in 2012, according to the latest survey published by Strategy…

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Giving life to inanimate urban objects...

"Hello Lamp Post!", the winning project of Bristol's 2013 "Playable City Award", aims to give life to street furniture…

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Your own blizzard on demand

Controlling the weather has always been one of mankind's wildest dreams. The magic of Christmas made it possible for…

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Giant, flexible, transparent, connected… at the 2013 Consumer Electronic Show

Among the 20,000 products unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronic Show held in Las Vegas from January 8th to 11th, TVs…

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When internet gives life to “static” street art

American designer and street artist INSA gave birth to a concept called “GIF-iti” mixing physical and virtual art.He…

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Invisible street art for night owls

As nightlife is an important part of its brand identity, Smirnoff launched in São-Paulo a campaign called “Creatures of…