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,…
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Making donations easy and concrete
The "Social Swipe" is an interactive poster set-up by German agency Kolle-Rebe at Hamburg International Airport,…
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Worldwide Wi-Fi deployments to exceed 10 million hotspots by 2018
According to a report published by ABI Research, worldwide Wi-Fi deployments reached 4.2 million hotspots in 2013 and…
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A bold design for an Austrian village's bus shelters
Willing to develop its awareness and attract more tourists, the Eastern Austrian village of Krumbach (around 1,000…
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An app to bring NYC subway maps to life
As part of a graduate thesis at New York University, interactive telecommunications student Bill Lindmeier created …
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Cisco unveils its connected billboard
To promote its position as one of the world's leaders in the "Internet of Everything" (IoE), Cisco set-up, on a highway…
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The smart bike lock
Skylock is the prototype of a connected bike u-lock created by San Francisco-based start-up Velo Labs. It can be…
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An outdoor raffle to win free airline tickets
To promote the launch of its special fares, Air France teamed-up with Verywell agency to organize an outdoor game…
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Making cities accessible to the visually-impaired
As part of the efforts to enhance cities' accessibility, recent technologies allow significant improvements to let the…
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Where are the smart cities in Europe?
The European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy recently published a report aiming at mapping smart…
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A giant hotspots network in New York
Last year, we mentioned the “Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge” organized by the City of New York to imagine the…
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The responsive facade
As part of a competition to remodel the Seoul headquarters building of Korean conglomerate Hanwa, UNStudio unveiled the…
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Towards a "smart" subway network in London
Transport for London (TfL) partnered with telecoms firm Telent and IT company CGI to set-up a giant network of sensors…
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A standard for the World's subway maps
Willing to create an international standard for the design of subway maps, Paris-based Serbian architect Jug Cerovic…
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Visualizing Uber's data
Publishing data-based maps has become an important element of high-tech companies' communication strategy.After…
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The playable poster
German beer brand Beck's partnered with Shine and Novalia agencies to create an interactive "music poster" that was set…
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The air-purifying billboard
Last year, we mentioned this “magic” billboard created by the University of Engineering and Technology in Lima (Peru)…
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The Mini Kiosk
To illustrate its tagline, "It's the little things in life that make us happy" and promote its mini 0.15-liter cans,…
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420 million connected cars by 2018
According to a report published by IDATE, a European think tank focused on the digital economy, the connected cars…
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The narrow side of a billboard turned into an ad space
In order to illustrate the benefits of driving small vehicles in cities when it comes to parking, Smart teamed-up with…
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An outdoor DJ booth
Dutch street furniture company Yalp designed the prototype of a DJ booth that can be set-up anywhere in public areas…
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Towards enhanced walking
As aspiration for more sustainable and livable cities is growing, the virtues of walking are slowly being rediscovered…
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Coast to coast aboard an electric car
As part of the The Epic American Road Trip project, Norman Hajjar, head of research at electric vehicle data company…
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Canada, home of the world's most resilient cities
According to a survey published by British real estate development company Grosvenor, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary…
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Social networking is turning mobile
According to data published by comScore and analyzed by Statista, mobile devices have become the main channel for…
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An Ikea lounge in the Tokyo subway
After having redecorated a bus shelter, a subway station, advertising panels and an airport lounge in Paris, Ikea…
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Wild animals in the city...
As Paris Zoo just re-opened after a 6-year renovation program, Ubi Bene agency imagined a striking campaign to…
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Dublin to become a large-scale experimental field for the Internet of Things
Dublin City Council and Intel just launched a Smart City project to turn the Irish capital into a giant Internet of…
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A portable motor to electrify any bicycle
ShareRoller is a portable electric motor prototype for bicycles created by American engineer Jeff Guida. This machine…
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A giant air cushion to cover a bus station
Zurich-based agency Vehovar & Jauslin designed an impressive transparent roof covering an area of 1,000 square meter
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A supernatural experience in the daily commute
To make commuting more entertaining, Pepsi set-up in a busy bus shelter in downtown London a special display equipped…
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Something new from something old
To promote its products and its capability to make homes look nicer, German Do-It-Yourself retailer OBI launched a…
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Takeaway summer accessories
As summer is slowly ending in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand soft drink brand L&P launched a campaign called …
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Mobile World Congress: Wearable devices under the spotlight
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), held every year in Barcelona, is the largest event in the world for mobile industry…
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Mobile data traffic to grow 11-fold by 2018
According to the latest Visual Networking Index published by Cisco, global mobile data traffic will increase 11 fold…
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Kickstarter hits the $1 billion mark
American crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced it just hit the $1 billion mark in pledges. According to an…
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A smart parking solution for cargo bikes
Cargo bikes are getting more and more popular, especially in Northern-European cities (there are 40,000 of them in the…