Wearable tech is not a fad, it's a trend that is here to stay. And this is the year that smartwatches and sports bands finally reach their tipping points as consumers get real options for good-looking, high-performance pieces that won't cost a proverbial arm and leg. While many tech-watchers are still waiting on an entry from Apple, Samsung has...
Pharrell Williams is a major star of the moment. An American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, drummer and fashion designer, Pharrell can be expected to have his finger on the pulse of the cultural direction of his audience. So it speaks volumes that his latest denim clothes collection is being promoted primarily for its environmental...
Brick and mortar stores have one big advantage over Internet-only shops: customers can get their goods immediately. That's why, as an answer to Internet retailing, we are seeing more and more shops selling online (where the customers are), then offering pick-up in-store (where the goods are). Even Starbucks and McDonald's have started to offer...
The typical cruise ship can have 30 or more categories of rooms, most of which are unlovable spaces with tiny porthole windows or interior cabins with no windows at all. Cabins with large windows are most desirable, and ones with balconies are downright coveted. But the laws of supply and demand also means that those rooms are some of the most...
In New York City designers are hard at work creating the Lowline, the world's first underground park. While this novel public space isn't even open yet, London is looking to best it by creating the world's first underground farm. We've written a lot about rooftop urban farming that answers the hyper-local trend with produce and herbs that are...
Large bridges are full with lights and electric signage and use a lot of electricity. More and more they are being outfitted with solar arrays designed to power all this. Now Blackfriars Bridge in London has taken all this energy creation a step further, generating enough electricity to help power the train station below it and claiming the...
