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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Angry birds in space : from theory to practice
How to make advertising really spectacular when you are T-Mobile, one of the biggest phone operators in the USA?Well,…
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Just sit, relax, and take a rest
Improving the daily life of city-dwellers is an everyday challenge. Imagined by Formula-D, Ibali is an urban furniture…
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Mobilytrip, how to improve your holiday storytelling
MobilyTrip is an Android and iPhone application that helps people describe, organize and comment their holiday trips.It…
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Cayin & Fushing Private school : when technologies reach students
Located in Tapiei city, Fushing is one of the best private schools in Taiwan. It has developed a new medium, with help…
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This may change from paper : Digital Canvas for artists in Boston
Initiatives that help artists show their work to the public are always appreciated, even for the tiniest exhibition.The…
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SXSW 2012 Review
“SXSW”. This is how people call the “South by Southwest Music and Conference festival”, which takes place every year in…
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Apple & Samsung : 2011 Mobile Industry stars
According to Canaccord Genuity analysis, Apple and Samsung together represented more than 95% of the mobile Industry…
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Will the 21th century really be the end of PCs ?
The eternal couple Windows + PC might not last forever. This is what an IDC study explains.According to the data, the…
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Governments want to help Big Data projects
“Big Data” is a general term used to describe the voluminous amount of unstructured and semi-structured data a company…
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Tomorrow’s desktop might offer 3D display and interaction through a virtual interface
Microsoft Research‘s Applied Sciences Group (ASG) are exploring new opportunities to provide more genuine interactions…
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“Google Heads-Up Display Glasses” are expected for the end of the year
To maintain its reputation for innovation and break-through technologies, Google, through its Google X labs, should be…
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Mercedes-Benz ”launches” a stunning invisible car in Germany
Mercedes-Benz draws attention on its innovative F-Cell car, a hybrid model boasting zero gas emissions.Unlike what has…
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Panasonic creates an ephemeral organic garden in Paris - La Défense
To support the launch of innovative fridge-freezers prolonging freshness of fruits and vegetables and reducing vitamin…
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Axa Bank brings hope to a weeping house in Belgium
To make prospects and clients pay attention to its loaning services, Axa launched a playful and charismatic animated…
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LG engages with male expats in Dubaï with a giant capacity washing machine
Traditionally associated to women, a recent survey has unveiled that in Dubaï, washing machines are increasingly likely…
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A new bike concept to carry laptops and documents safely and elegantly
To adapt to new forms of commuting such as urban biking, this new concept-bicycle enables its users to carry briefcases…
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Better than reading barcodes, the latest scanner can directly recognize objects
Toshiba has just developed a new tool to facilitate cash supermarket sequences, called the new revolutionary Object…
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Sound: a new approach to experience the city
Sound is an essential component of the dynamics of urban areas. In other words; sound means movement and movement means…
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Mobile subscriptions keep on rising and total around 6 billion worldwide
According to Ericsson’s latest survey, global mobile subscriptions now reach 6 billion for 4.1 billion subscribers in…
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Pinterest, a new social website, appeals to more than 13 million people in the world
Despite being invitation-only, the website launched in early 2010 has been growing at an amazing rate. Pinterest is an…
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French people spend over 3h per month to surf the Internet on their mobile
According to Mediametrie’s latest survey in France, Internet users are rising by 6% compared to 2010, representing 40…
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Cittying, when outdoor sitting furniture becomes nomad to cater to citizens’ needs
In an even more nomad society, sitting in the city –“cittying”- is gaining an increasingly significant role. When on…
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Intel launches its new outdoor communication with a pop-up-theatre in Los Angeles
To launch its new ultrabook and invite people to “Transform every day”, Intel hired 60 people and equipped them with an…
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A money vending machine in Brazil
To spread the word about its website and illustrate the discount rate of its products, Brazilian group buying site…
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Nissan used street art in Belgium to support its vehicle range
To promote its vehicle range in line with its “Urban Proof” slogan, Nissan appealed to a Belgian street artist to spray…
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When old sayings and tradition pave the way for a new campaign in India
To raise public awareness of the potential dangers of poor eyesight, convince people to go to the optometrist and buy…
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Seoul : a step further into the digital age with its new bus shelter
To consolidate its smart city reputation and provide citizens with an interactive bus shelter, the city of Seoul –…
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An interface to switch urban lighting on or off
To save energy and provide a seamless urban lighting management system to cities, Phillips developed CityTouch an…
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Zurich Airport develops infotainment experiences for travelers
Zurich Airport took advantage of its Dock B renovation work to provide new digital and communication experiences to…
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Giraffe Street Lamp : when swinging switches lights on
With the Giraffe Street Lamp, Chen Wei & Lu Yanxin wisely mixed entertainment with urban lighting services.They…
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3 out of 4 US mobile consumers take action after seeing a location-based message (JiWire)
According to a report from JiWire about “mobile audience insights”, 75% of on-the-go US audiences react at a location…
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The average European business traveler is a man who travels once or twice a month (Expedia)
Expedia released the European business traveler profile.The average business traveler is a man; he is aged between 31…
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By 2016, 90% of global mobile devices will work under 3 operating systems (Forrester)
According to the new report from Forrester, “Mobile is the new face of engagement”, 9 of 10 mobile devices will work…
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Facebook users get publicized on a Times Square Screen to share their political expectations
To avail itself of its position as a free speech platform, Facebook made use of the presidential run.The social network…
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The Amazing Spider-Man campaign climbed famous monuments worldwide
To draw the attention on the forthcoming trailer release of “The Amazing Spider-Man” movie and create a buzz, Sony…
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Mercedes draws the attention of truck drivers on streets in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, to directly address truck drivers and promote its new Actros truck model, Mercedes Benz fixed…