Plenty of ocean cruise lines are adding wellness-themed offerings to their ships in order to appeal to health-conscious consumers, and in the next couple of years, a cruise line specifically focused on healthy living wants to join them. Blue World Voyages is the brainchild of Miami-based fitness entrepreneur Gene Meehan, who wants to buy three...
Strap into the Razor Turbo Jetts electric heel wheels and give your ordinary pair of sneakers an electric-powered boost. Easily adjustable, simply step into the “quick click” frame and tighten the hook-and-loop strap, then hang on.
The construction industry accounts for around USD 10 trillion annually – about 13 percent of the global GDP. But up to now, this sector has lagged behind in productivity gains. This is due largely to the fact that large projects involve many different sub-teams, each installing different components. It is impossible for managers to accurately...
The idea of fresh vegetables coming out of a vending machine may seem incongruous, but technology is helping make it all possible. The salads are prepared in a central kitchen and restocked at the various vending machines daily. Customers can choose different options like a kale or quinoa base with smoked duck breast and baked salmon as...
Property management company Zenplace has created a robot which is capable of showing prospective buyers around properties. The tech reduces waiting time due to late clients or agents, and makes adjusting viewing times at the last minute much simpler. The company is based in the Bay Area and is incorporating their new robot, known as ‘Zenny’...
A North African company has developed what it contends is a paradigm-shifting wind turbine technology based on the flapping of hummingbird wings. Any potential paradigm shifts are down the road a bit, but based on some remarkable images and new demo videos, the clean energy machine may be the prettiest wind turbine ever invented. The design is...
Walk through Terminal 4 at New York JFK International Airport in the coming days and it will be hard to miss the giant Tiffany & Co. box strategically designed to disrupt your walk from check-in to gate. The signature blue box, a prominent symbol in luxury retail, directs travelers´ – specifically men’s – attention to Tiffany & Co.’s...
For some status-conscious, instagraming travelers, airline-branded pajamas are among the most potent status symbols of a jet-setting life. Sure, they’re often gaudy, with airline logos — such as the Qantas flying kangaroo — printed on them. And they’re sometimes scratchy, which shouldn’t come as a surprise because by one insider’s estimate,...
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Business School (IEBS) in Spain is now accepting Bitcoin as payment for tuition fees. Covering its online master’s and postgraduate courses, the school will now be able to offer a fixed rate to its wide array of international students without having to worry about international exchange rates. “...
Imagine if surgeons or other clinicians were able to more easily see their patients’ internal anatomy without having to cut into them. That’s the basis for an intriguing project, developed by researchers at the University of Alberta. Called ProjectDR, it’s an augmented reality system that allows medical images such as CT scans, ultrasound, X-...