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,…
Facts & Figures
Social GPS Waze finally acquired by Google for $1.3 billion
Our previous focus "Mapping enters the digital era" mentioned the interest aroused by Waze, the Tel-Aviv-based startup…
Outdoor is in
When NFC makes donation more concrete
In order to encourage donation and make it more concrete, the United Nations World Food Program and German ad agency…
Outdoor is in
The smart functional billboard
To promote its online platform People for Smarter Cities, IBM teamed up with Ogilvy & Mather France to set up in…
Urban Radar
A gesture-recognition technology based on Wi-Fi
A research team from the University of Washington has developed a gesture-recognition system based on Wi-Fi.Unlike the…
Urban Radar
Air France-KLM to experiment onboard Wi-Fi
Air France and KLM just launched an experiment to operate onboard Wi-Fi connectivity for two long-haul flights (Paris…
Urban Radar
Boston to set up bike helmet vending machines
Starting in July, helmet vending machines will be set up at several bike sharing stations in Boston, as part of an…
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Mapping enters the digital era
Mapping is a field that has undergone major evolutions in the past decades with the arrival of digital. Today's maps…
Outdoor is in
Only the true fans deserve it...
To promote the Billboard Brasil music magazine and target its audience in the most efficient way, a “fan check machine”…
Urban Radar
A plastic film to bring 3-D to any mobile device
Singapore-based research teams from Temasek Polytechnic and the Institute of Materials Research & Engineering have…
Facts & Figures
European cities remain (by far) the best places for riders
Copenhagenize, a Danish consulting, communication and design agency that focuses on urban biking practice , recently…
Urban Radar
The playable bench
“Bancs publics, bancs ludiques” is an interactive design project led by Romain Bénard, a student at Bordeaux School of…
Facts & Figures
Windows Phone overtakes Blackberry as third mobile OS
According to the latest figures on the smartphone market published by IDC (International Data Corporation), Windows…