To introduce its new collection, Ikea transformed London’s Regent’s Canal into a traditional Asian floating market, where visitors could discover for a day the brand’s objects and furniture disposed on several punts.Special attention was paid to the…
Following the “Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge” organized two years ago, the City of New York just launched a plan to replace its old payphones with free Wi-Fi kiosks.The so-called "Links" will be equipped with a charging station and a touchscreen…
It is time for Londoners to literally go out of their homes as London is now the home of a large-scale egg hunt! 200 fiberglass ovals are 'hidden' in London, each one been exclusively designed, embellished and decorated by some of the world’s leading…
As part of an academic project at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, design students Alexandra Coym, Sam Slover and Steve Cordova created a "living" street furniture concept. "Pop Pop" is a connected pedestrian crossing sign able to interact…
The red telephone boxes in London are iconic but their use is decreasing in today’s modern world. With their "solar box concept", London School of Economics graduates Kirsty Kenney and Harold Craston came up with an innovative idea to update the boxes to…
The British charity Nesta published its “City Initiatives for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship” report that ranks 40 cities according to their capacity to encourage and accompany startups’ development. The charity took into account the cities’…
Looking for a place to rent is often a real struggle: fake ads, countless calls to real estate agencies, endless queues during visits...What if you could find the perfect place with one single app? Inspired by the Tinder model, Pinpo enables you to create…
According to RocketNews24, a press agency specialized in Asian countries, 45 of the 51 busiest train stations in the world are located in Japan.Tokyo alone accounts for nearly half of these stations and occupies the first three positions with Ikebukuro…
Innovative ways to use QR Codes in out-of-home advertising campaigns and public platformsQR codes are not known for their aesthetic beauty, or their cutting edge design. But designers and artists are challenging the simplistic functionality and black and…
More than 700 million smartphones were shipped globally in 2012, according to the latest survey published by Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 43% annually, from 490.5 million in 2011 to 700.1 million in 2012.The market is still dominated by Samsung,…
A new technology called GestIC and developed by American company Microchip will allow users to control their smartphone with finger and hand motion.This 3-D gesture recognition system is based on censors able to track motion by generating an electrical…
For their customer Mercedes-Benz Vans, Lukas Lindemann Rosinski implemented an interactive outdoor event on Wall AG's digital advertising displays in Berlin underground station Friedrichstrasse, which blurred the line between classical outdoor advertising…
… the outdoor company is renowned for providing. Loyal to JCDecaux's innovative frame of mind, this event took …
To promote the launch of its new Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft installed a giant slide in the Bluewater Shopping Centre located in Dartford, near London.Instead of using the stairs, customers were invited to enjoy a “fast and fun” descent and…
Since March 2012, Amex customers have the possibility to sync their account with Twitter and get special discounts by tweeting specific hashtags. The two companies recently extended this service and now allow users to purchase online a selection of items…
There might be a new way to relieve stressed urban dwellers suffering from noise in big cities...Stereopublic is a crowdsourcing mobile app and online platform created by Australian composer Jason Sweeneyand and sound experts Emma Quayle and Julian…
In the first semester of 2012, smart connected TV, including catch-up and VOD has grown and over 10,7% of homes already use this type of equipment.Totalling a growth of 40% just this last trimester, connected TV is evolving quickly. Médiamétrie
Founded in 2009 by Cap Digital and held every June in Paris, Futur en Seine is a festival aiming at promoting digital innovation in the Greater Paris area. Its numerous conferences and workshops enable high-tech companies, start-ups, designers and policy…
As part of a graduate thesis at New York University, interactive telecommunications student Bill Lindmeier created "Tunnel Vision", a mobile app using augmented reality to turn NYC subway maps into animated data visualizations.By pointing his smartphone…
Last year, we mentioned the “Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge” organized by the City of New York to imagine the future of its old public phones network.More than a year after the finalist projects were selected, the City launched a call for proposals…