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
Are iPad-addicts also shopaholic?
The “Mobile Performance Barometer 2012” published by Zanox brings out different online shopping behaviors depending on…
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The “automatic” bike
British company Cambridge Consultants is currently testing in Amsterdam a bicycle that can be controlled with a…
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How far would you go for…
Australian company Fantastic Delites has led several entertaining operations in the past months around the theme “how…
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Kickstarter’s success show the growing popularity of crowdfunding
American creative projects crowdfunding platform Kickstarter just published its activity report for 2012, an excellent…
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Sitting any time, anywhere
The “Softwalks” project aims to improve pedestrians’ experience in New York by transforming the city’s sidewalks into…
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The Trevi Fountain revisited
Every year since 1968, Sony holds a Christmas charity program called “Ai no Izumi” (“Fountain of love”).Inspired by the…
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Carsharing, a major trend for the future of mobility
According to a survey published in January by Frost & Sullivan, the carsharing global market could grow from 2.3…
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The (mobile) book where you are the hero
The emerging “mobile-reading” phenomenon is further illustrated with a new app that offers readers an interactive and…
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Disney takes us back to the 80s
To celebrate the release of the film “Wreck-It Ralph” in the UK, Disney transformed a portion of East London’s well…
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Towards the emergence of a “mobile reading” culture
As a very common mobile activity, reading is also concerned by the proliferation of innovations within the field of…
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Connected objects in the spotlight of LeWeb’12 Paris
For its 9th edition, the international annual conference LeWeb held in Paris chose “The Internet of Things” as its…
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Google will use cities as a playing field for its game Ingress
Google is currently testing inside the gamers’ community a closed beta version of its incoming mobile game “Ingress”…