2,000 employees, 2,000 umbrellas and a good sense of coordination: that's what it takes to create the largest human QR code in the world.Based in Shenzhen and presented as the "World's Largest Golf Club & Spa Resort", Mission Hills launched this…
New details were unveiled in the past weeks concerning the Google Glasses. According to the latest information provided by the company's project manager Babak Parviz, the augmented reality glasses should include a vocal and gesture control system and…
In our hyper-connected cities, taking a break can also mean disconnecting from all our devices.Based on this observation and sticking to its slogan "Have a break, have a Kit Kat", the famous confectionary brand set up in downtown Amsterdam free "No-WiFi"…
"Hello Lamp Post!", the winning project of Bristol's 2013 "Playable City Award", aims to give life to street furniture. This public-art installation developed by London-based design studio PAN lets people communicate with mailboxes, bus shelters or…
For its 9th edition, the international annual conference LeWeb held in Paris chose “The Internet of Things” as its official theme. After desktop computers and mobile devices, daily objects are indeed subject to special attention by Internet professionals…
London’s Westminster district plans to renew its lighting system in the next four years by replacing 14,000 streetlights by smart connected devices.Such a system aims to reduce energy consumption thanks to special “connected” bulbs that can be controlled…
Special attention has been paid to innovation during the last Paris Motor Show, in particular in the field of connected cars.Automakers have presented several models offering in-car technologies, based primarily on the combination of touchscreens and…
Part of an integration process in Brazil, Spanish group Telefonica has decided to rebrand all its Brazilian products under the name of its latest acquisition in the country: Vivo.Promoting this recent rebranding strategy, 100 artists have been invited to…
… helped by the charity were placed around Denver. Life-size representations of these people, they were equipped with …
The University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute is experimenting a new concept of “smart car” technology based on WiFi. Named “Safety Pilot Model Deployment” and part of a joint research initiative led by the National Highway Traffic Safety…
Who said the future of geolocation will only be stored with Cloud Computing and Big Data warehouses?This seems to be the question at the heart of a new geolocation system, iPavement, recently launched in Madrid.This pavement which combines Wifi and…
In the first semester of 2012, smart connected TV, including catch-up and VOD has grown and over 10,7% of homes already use this type of equipment.Totalling a growth of 40% just this last trimester, connected TV is evolving quickly. Médiamétrie
According to Ericsson labs, a great part of people living in urban areas are satisfied to live in cities.What makes the difference seems to be the use of their smartphones and the many apps they can dispose of in order to improve their lives.This is a…
Travelling by plane is sometimes scary and often boring, but maybe this will soon come to an end.Thanks to the partnership between Inmarsat and Honeywell, passengers will be able to stay connected while in the sky.The mobile satellite operator is planning…
To maintain its reputation for innovation and break-through technologies, Google, through its Google X labs, should be experimenting a new device by the end of the year.These augmented reality viewing glasses should have a unique navigation system based…
According to a report from JiWire about “mobile audience insights”, 75% of on-the-go US audiences react at a location-based message and 80% prefer locally relevant advertising.Actions depend on their phone’s specificities : consumers can click on the…
To prepare the Olympics and offer its residents smarter recycling bins, the city of London installed 25 “Renew Bins”. Each one costs £30 000 and embeds 2 digital screens.Apart from offering a space for products to be recycled, it also provides general…