According to a report published by IDATE, a European think tank focused on the digital economy, the connected cars market will experience sustained growth in the coming years.The number of connected vehicles in the world could grow from 45 million in 2013…
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…
Japanese telecom company NTT Docomo just unveiled a prototype of augmented reality glasses at the CEATEC Show held in Tokyo. This device's main feature is a real-time translation application based on character recognition technology. It allows users to…
After several months of rumors, Samsung finally presented its "Galaxy Gear" smart connected watch at the IFA show in Berlin. This new device will be equipped with a 1.63-inch AMOLED touchscreen, a 1.9-megapixel camera and a microphone. It is intended to…
According to data provided by the South Korean Ministry of Science, Creative and Future Planning, there were 22.9 million LTE 4G network subscribers by the end of June 2013 in the country. This represents 41% of the country's mobile phone users, while it…
According to a report published by The GSMA, the global association of mobile operators, the gap is growing between the US and Europe in mobile wireless performance and deployment of future mobile technologies.For instance, mobile connections in the US…
The City of Nice and Cisco just inaugurated the "Connected Boulevard", an experiment aiming at testing the internet of things for urban management at the scale of a street. 200 sensors were installed on the street lights, sidewalks and waste containers on…
New York-based design agency Breakfast created an interactive and connected wayfinding system called "Points" able to indicate directions and display information according to passers-by's requests. This 9-foot high dynamic street sign consists in three…
According to a survey on multi-screen viewing carried out by mobile advertising network InMobi, mobile devices have become the favorite channel for mobile web users to consume media.This study based on 15,000 mobile web users in 14 different countries…
A research team from the University of Washington has developed a gesture-recognition system based on Wi-Fi.Unlike the Microsoft Kinect, this new technology called the WiSee doesn't need any sensors or cameras to detect motions.It only uses a device and…
Air France and KLM just launched an experiment to operate onboard Wi-Fi connectivity for two long-haul flights (Paris-New York and Amsterdam-Panama).This new service will allow passengers to access internet on their mobile devices and will cost EUR 10.95…
According to a report by Juniper Research, 20% of all consumer cars in Western Europe and North America will be connected by 2017, reaching 90 million vehicles.This report underlines in particular the key role played in this new market by the MirrorLink…
In order to promote its films in a new way and target young urban moviegoers, South Korean distributor CJ Entertainment teamed up with advertising agency Cheil to create "Wi-Fi" movie posters.Wi-Fi devices were installed on several billboards in downtown…
Rumors have intensified lately about the possible launch by Apple of a smart connected watch called the iWatch, even though the Cupertino-based company never confirmed anything on that issue. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently echoed…
According to the latest Mobility Report published by telecommunications company Ericsson, global mobile data traffic doubled between Q4 2011 and Q4 2012 and grew by 28% between Q3 2012 and Q4 2012, reaching 1,300 petabytes per month by the end of the year…
2,000 employees, 2,000 umbrellas and a good sense of coordination: that's what it takes to create the largest human QR code in the world.Based in Shenzhen and presented as the "World's Largest Golf Club & Spa Resort", Mission Hills launched this…
New details were unveiled in the past weeks concerning the Google Glasses. According to the latest information provided by the company's project manager Babak Parviz, the augmented reality glasses should include a vocal and gesture control system and…
In our hyper-connected cities, taking a break can also mean disconnecting from all our devices.Based on this observation and sticking to its slogan "Have a break, have a Kit Kat", the famous confectionary brand set up in downtown Amsterdam free "No-WiFi"…
"Hello Lamp Post!", the winning project of Bristol's 2013 "Playable City Award", aims to give life to street furniture. This public-art installation developed by London-based design studio PAN lets people communicate with mailboxes, bus shelters or…
For its 9th edition, the international annual conference LeWeb held in Paris chose “The Internet of Things” as its official theme. After desktop computers and mobile devices, daily objects are indeed subject to special attention by Internet professionals…