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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Microsoft makes shopping more entertaining
To promote the launch of its new Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft installed a giant slide in the Bluewater…
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Hppy bday SMS :)
Twenty years ago, a text message was sent for the very first time via Short Message Service (SMS) by British engineer…
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Sewer holes transformed into radio speakers
The Zurich International Radio Festival found an original way to welcome the Australian radio Kiss FM in Switzerland.In…
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Europe remains the best place to live
With 15 of the top 25 slots, European cities still dominate Mercer’s “Quality of living” annual ranking.Vienna ranks…
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Lack of sunlight ? Just wait for the bus!
In Umeå, a city located close to the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden, days last less than five hours during the…
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A particularly sensitive interface...
American company Qeexo developed a technology called Finger Sense allowing new user experiences on touch screens…
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The mobile apps market dominated by a few operators
According to a survey carried out by Canalys during the first 20 days of November, half of the revenue generated in the…
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When technology revives the magic of Christmas
For Christmas Cartier set up a special interactive display in its 5th Avenue storefront in New York City.This…
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Creating an interface on any object with an augmented light bulb
A student from the MIT Media Lab developed the prototype of a light bulb able to convert any kind of surface into a…
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Finding music in the clouds… literally
In 2010 Air France launched an onboard music service allowing passengers to create their own playlists from a catalogue…
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Android widens the gap with iOS
75% of the mobile phones shipped in the world during the third quarter 2012 were Android devices, according to IDC’s…
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The extraordinary growth of Chinese cities
The United Nations’ Habitat Programme recently published the latest edition of its “State of the World’s Cities”.This…