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,…
Urban Radar
The invisible bicycle helmet
As part of a research project at Lund University, Swedish industrial designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin created …
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Cities of light
Since its earliest uses, street lighting has traditionally aimed at protecting pedestrians from potential obstacles or…
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A rolling billboard to fight excess weight
Mexico is the country with the highest proportion of overweight people in the world.In order to encourage Mexicans to…
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Driverless cars: the future of public transport?
From 2015, Milton Keynes, a mid-size British city located in the north of London, will experiment a new public…
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Asian instant messaging apps to conquer the world
A new generation of instant messaging services from Asia could soon replace our good old SMS. This is at least…
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Can you run as fast as a champion?
As part of the events organized this year around the New York City Marathon, Japanese sports equipment company Asics…
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Open Data: there is still progress to be made
The Open Knowledge Foundation published its 2013 "Open Data Index" based on a survey led in 70 countries around the…
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XL items to promote Microsoft products
The use of giant objects in outdoor campaigns is decidedly very trendy. We recently mentioned in our blog Burger King's…
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Bikes are outselling new cars in Europe
According to a survey carried-out by NPR, bicycle sales outpaced new car sales in almost every European country in 2012…
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A walking map for Béziers' pedestrians
The Southern French city of Béziers just created a walking map allowing pedestrians to estimate the time they will need…
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A grocery store in a subway train
Two years after Tesco's "virtual store" experiment, a new form of mobile-shopping is currently being tested in the…
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Make-up on the move
French cosmetics brand L'Oréal Paris just set-up their "Intelligent Colour Experience" in the New York subway, a smart…
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Street art logos made of the product they promote
Canadian photographer and street artist Dorota Pankowska, aka Dori the Giant, painted on the walls of Ontarian city…
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South Korea to become the first saturated device market
In August 2013, there were around 33.5 million active smartphones and tablets in South Korea, a country with a…
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When streets change the way we eat
Just like some other basic human activities, eating is impacted by big cities evolutions and by the growing mobility of…
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A park bench to collect and store rainwater
As part of a project led by the BMW Guggenheim Lab, Shanghai-based MARS Architects agency created in Mumbai a park…
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Floating lottery balls down the Thames
To celebrate the launch of a new formula, the British National Lottery created six giant Lotto balls that were…
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Bus on demand
Helsinki's public transit authority is currently testing "Kutsuplus", an on-demand minibus service with driver that…
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The most "bicycle-friendly" city in the world?
The latest short film produced by Streetfilms is dedicated to Groningen, a 190,000 inhabitant city located in the north…
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Lost in translation?
Japanese telecom company NTT Docomo just unveiled a prototype of augmented reality glasses at the CEATEC Show held in…
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A connected Scrabble to entertain British commuters
Willing to promote its world-famous "Scrabble" game, Mattel teamed-up with JCDecaux UK to entertain London commuters at…
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Where are the best Airbnb hosts?
Airbnb, the social marketplace connecting travelers and hosts around the world, recently published a ranking of Europe…
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A disaster film down the street!
In order to promote its new product "Protect your life", insurance company Europ Assistance teamed up withM&C Saatch
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Crowdsourcing quietness
There might be a new way to relieve stressed urban dwellers suffering from noise in big cities...Stereopublic is a…
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Giant French fries
As part of the promotion of its new lower-fat French fries, Burger King launched an ambient marketing campaign in New…
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Infinitely small prices
To promote a range of special offers, French national railway company SNCF took its passengers to the world of…
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Freemium apps model is spreading out
A study published by AppAnnie shows that 96% of the top 100 highest-grossing Android apps are based on the freemium…
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A mobile-payment system based on geolocation and facial-recognition
PayPal is currently testing a new mobile-payment system based on facial-recognition and geolocation. An experiment is…
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12 million carsharing users by 2020
Worldwide carsharing users could grow from 2.3 million in 2013 to 12 million by 2020, according to a report by Navigant…
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Recyclable city, sustainable city
As sustainable development has become a major global issue, both public authorities and private companies show a…
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M-commerce market in the U.S. could reach $25 billion in 2013
According to a new report published by comScore, American m-commerce sales hit $10.6 billion in the first half of 2013…
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Samsung launches its smart connected watch
After several months of rumors, Samsung finally presented its "Galaxy Gear" smart connected watch at the IFA show in…
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Instagram in real life
To promote its new range of polarized colour lenses, sun glasses brand Ray-Ban and DDB Belgium launched an ambient…
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Shoe under construction
To promote the launch of its new "Free Flyknit" model in China, Nike teamed up with Wieden+Kennedy agency to organize a…
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Copenhagen to launch a new bike-sharing system
Created in 1995, Copenhagen's bike-sharing sytem "City Bikes" closed last year but a new system called "Cykel DK"…