Land Rover Driving Adventures are driving vacations in exotic locations designed to let travelers try the latest cars in some of the coolest driving environments. Car enthusiasts can find trips that satisfy the need for speed and exploration. The adventure trips include an eight-day Namibia Adventure and a five-day Utah Adventure. Each is...
It can be a real pain to shop for clothes online when it's unclear how they'll fit. Sure, if you have favorite brands, it's easier, but if you're wading into the unknown territory of a completely new-to-you store or line of clothing, you're taking a big gamble. And since none of us actually want to step foot in a store these days (ew), it can...
The declining use of cash is causing a shake-up in a banking services around the US, including at Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in Atlanta. The proliferation of credit card use means fewer people use cash regularly and has cut demand for ATMs. That makes it less profitable for banks to operate retail outets, prompting changes in how...
Imagine putting on a VR headset, seeing the virtual world take shape around you, and then navigating through that world without waving any controllers around—instead steering with your thoughts alone. That’s the new gaming experience offered by the startup Neurable.
Neurable isn’t a gaming company; the Boston-based startup works on the...
The humble fruit sticker may seem an unlikely cause for environmental concern but removing it from produce could create huge savings in plastic, energy and CO2 emissions.
In response to consumer demand for less packaging, Dutch fruit and veg supplier Nature & More and Swedish supermarket ICA have joined forces to run a trial to...
Priceline Group executives are pushing growth in home-rental inventory at its largest brand, Booking.com. During the quarter that ended June 30, Booking.com grew its inventory of instantly bookable vacation rentals to more than 721,000 properties — a 54 percent growth rate over the same period a year earlier. This quarter was the fourth...
The ultra-low energy trend has finally expanded from new building construction to envelop retrofits for commercial buildings. Ultra-low energy buildings are defined as ones that produce as much energy as they use, on average, through the adoption of a renewable energy system. Cost is still an issue for ultra-low energy building retrofits,...
Made with roast pork, ham, cheese and a pickle, Cuban sandwiches are the best sandwiches. And they are about to go big again. The Harlem location of upscale grocery store Whole Foods has opened a Cuban fare walk-up window that caters to commuters with a Cuban coffee stand where customers can buy breakfast sandwiches and coffee drinks both...
More Chinese tourists are flying to large regional American cities such as Salt Lake City and Denver, renting cars and touring on their own. As outbound Chinese tourism grows, visitors aren't just drawn to the big coastal cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York, anymore. It's good news for U.S. destinations hoping to draw more of...
The number of features and the general complexity of modern cars means owner’s manuals are now thick enough to double as doorstops. Hyundai’s Genesis luxury brand hopes to address this problem using augmented reality. It created the Genesis Virtual Guide for its G80 and G90 sedans as a high-tech update of the traditional owner’s manual. It...