Added 25 June, 2013
Regular readers know that wearable computing the Next Big Thing in trends. Watches, headbands, helmets and other accessories that pair with your mobile device to give you advanced biofeedback information are all on the market. Now add smart socks to that list. Attach the Sensoria to socks embedded with electronic fibers and start to track your...
Added 25 June, 2013
Created for passengers of Virgin Trains, the high-speed rail lines around England, this latest brand extension for Virgin shows how more and more brands are seeing themselves as "lifestyle" brands, ones that offer a host of products and services that cater to their customers' sensibilities. Named "Tilting Ale," this Virgin beer is fully alcoholic...
Added 25 June, 2013
The iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum has long been a leader when it comes to contemporary art. Now it is at the forefront of another revolution: one that does away with the old-style plastic audio guide phones in favor of a free, downloadable app that offers a rich multimedia experience of the museum, its collections, and its...
Added 24 June, 2013
Shark fin soup is an expensive delicacy that has long been a staple of high-end weddings and other events in China. But thanks to a new eco-awareness, the brutal capture and "finning" of live sharks that are then thrown back in the ocean to die is on the wane. And shark fin soup is becoming more of a shame than a way of showing-off. And businesses...
Added 24 June, 2013
Thanks to an integration of computer software packages combined with strategies intended to reduce crime, American police departments are entering a new era of policing. Officers on the street will have access to real-time information they hope will allow them not simply to react to crime, but to predict where and when it is most likely to occur...
Added 24 June, 2013
Summertime used to be a season in which audiences could take a break from their seasonal diet of special-effects spectacles with a shiny, star-driven romantic comedy starring America’s Sweetheart du jour. But lately, that cinematic palate cleanser has been mysteriously off the menu. Last year, the closest thing to a summer rom-com hit was “Ted,”...
Added 24 June, 2013
Pregnant women everywhere are looking to the English princess Kate Middleton to copy her choices of maternity wear. The British retailer Debenhams has seen sales of floaty dresses and pretty styles of maternity wear increase by more than 500% versus this time than last year, growth they attribute to fashions worn by the Duchess. According to the...
Added 24 June, 2013
Protesters in Turkey are flying tiny drone aircraft to watch the police and keep an eye in the sky on their current situation. The resulting video is changing the nature of protest and asymmetrical warfare, in Turkey and elsewhere. Situations like the unrest in Istanbul often result in a lock-down of airspace, disallowing the use of news...
Added 22 June, 2013
What comes after Google Glass? Britain’s O2 network has unveiled a product it calls “Talk to the Hand,” a pair of gloves that also happen to be a mobile phone. For a mere £1,000, you can take home a pair of regular enough looking gloves that can be spoken into when making and receiving phone calls. The project is a collaborative effort between the...
Added 22 June, 2013
Almost 7 in 10 Americans use at least one prescription drug and almost half take two, with antibiotics, antidepressants and opioid painkillers topping the list, finds a study from the Mayo Clinic. Women and older adults receive the most prescriptions while antibiotics, vaccines and anti-asthma drugs were most prescribed for people under 19. One...