Added 14 May, 2013
So you have an hour free during lunch and you feel like getting your legs moving? Now you can hop into a cab and catch a DJ set at a packed nightclub. Several party promoters in New York and elsewhere are pushing lunchtime dace parties. Flavorpill sponsors one such party at Manhattan's Marquee nightclub, and organizations Lunch Rocks and Lunch...
Added 8 May, 2013
You are not always home to accept packages from FedEx, which is why the secure pick-up Amazon lockers have taken off in many major cities. That's the same logic behind the success of DashLocker, and urban drop-off and pick-up location for dry cleaning and laundry. First you drop off your clothes in the locker at your convenience, lock it and go....
Added 6 March, 2013
We recently told you about an app created by Dutch national train operator NS that gives passengers real-time details about the train they’re looking to catch. Now a team of Israeli developers is taking that a step further with Moovit, an app that provides real-time public transportation data in more than 30 cities worldwide by integrating...
Added 4 March, 2013
Tourism Australia, the country’s top tourism body, is asking thousands of Australian hotels to provide free wi-fi to end exorbitant in-room internet bills. Currently, hotels in Sydney and Melbourne charge up to $29 a day for internet use in their rooms. The GM of consumer marketing for Tourism Australia, Nick Baker, says the widespread adoption of...
Added 26 February, 2013
Those flat-bed seats for international business-class fliers? Now that most airlines offer them, they are not so special anymore. Instead, in the newest iteration of the battle for deep-pocketed fliers, the airlines are introducing an ever-growing assortment of in-flight amenities to go with those seats.
Delta Air Lines, in partnership with Westin...
Added 24 February, 2013
Bombardier Inc., the world’s third- largest maker of commercial aircraft, said it expects to hand over 5.2 percent more planes this year. Adjusted fourth-quarter profit fell 17 percent.
Deliveries will probably increase to 245 aircraft this year from last year’s 233, the Montreal-based company said today in a statement.
Added 22 February, 2013
Essentially a high-end tablet PC, the Chromebook Pixel is a stylish notebook with a minimalist housing made of anodized aluminum alloy. Vents are hidden, screws are invisible, and stereo speakers are seamlessly tucked away beneath the keyboard. Performance conveniences include a boot-up time of seconds and little to no setup or maintenance along...
Added 31 January, 2013
Marriott has teamed up with workspace booking app LiquidSpace to offer Workspace on Demand, which invites anyone to book a place to work or meet, just like a hotel room. The flexible spaces are easy to find and reserve using the online app, which lets you search for participating Marriott, Renaissance, and Courtyard hotels in your state. The...
Added 30 January, 2013
Mobile technology company CTX has created a virtual keyboard that projects onto any surface for on-the-go computing. Enclosed in a rectangle smaller than a car’s keyless entry remote, the projector displays a full QWERTY keyboard while a sensor tracks a user’s finger strokes and relays them to your phone, tablet or computer through a Bluetooth...
Added 9 September, 2012
What other businesses should be making housecalls?