New paths for the roads of tomorrow
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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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WiFi could be the answer to vehicle safety, enhanced mobility and environmental sustainability
The University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute is experimenting a new concept of “smart car” technology…
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Will indoor location sit on the cusp of the geolocation wave?
While most of the great outdoors are quite well mapped today, Indoor areas appear to be the ultimate navigation…
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Japanese mobile and IT leaders could bring multi-touch concepts to a whole new level
When NTT Docomo, the most important Japanese mobile operator and Fujitsu, the world’s third-largest IT services…
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No need to track people anymore, an algorithm could predict where you go
Part of a Nokia-sponsored Mobile Data Challenge, a group of researchers in the U.K has elaborated a method that…
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Vitoria, Spain, the place where moving walkways run right through the middle of town
Roberto Ercilla’s latest escalator, "Mechanical Ramps”, is neither in a shopping mall nor in an airport, but in pretty…
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Tomorrow’s augmented reality shopping app will indicate adequacy between products and personal criteria
IBM is working on an app that will create a seamless in-store shopping environment. The shopper’s first step is to…
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What if we could turn every street sign into a charging station for mobile devices?
This concept is based on the idea of strapping photovoltaic elements and putting a USB jack on street furniture to turn…
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After centuries of believing that the world was flat, people have discovered it was not. Has this time come for touchscreens?
Tactus may have developed the next generation user interface. Their technology based on the use of a “microfluidic…
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Shave on the go
ShaveTech’s new USB electric razor enables people to shave by plugging the razor into the USB jack of a computer or a…
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Google Minecraft-esque new web app enables to recreate the world in Lego
Google’s new application “Build with Chrome” associates Google Maps and the world of Lego in a very playful way.A…
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Place your 2.0 bets… on the interactive table
IBU Interactive Table is a new interactive touchscreen that combines the best of technology and a giant interface. It…
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Never get lost... inside a building
Until now, indoor geolocation wasn’t something common, especially in France. Only some Android device owners could…