Added 8 October, 2013
According to Apple, the new gold colored iPhone 5S has proved popular everywhere, but nowhere more so than China. Marketers know this country for being very label conscious. More than many other places, people want to boast about brands and flaunt social signifiers that are thought to bestow respect and status. One reason for this is because...
Added 7 October, 2013
Hydrogen-powered automobiles are already on some roads and the technology is improving. The logical next step is to remove buildings from the electricity grid by placing a self-contained hydrogen power station in each one. Sound too futuristic? Consider the Hydrogen Reactor Portable Power Pack from Brunton, a little power system that never needs...
Added 7 October, 2013
A recent survey by the upscale hotel brand Pullman Hotels notes a growing trend in which travelers are blurring the lines between business and leisure travel. Interestingly, the reason for this may be the growth of mobile technology. Now it's easier than ever for both types of travelers to extend their stays, enjoy themselves while simultaneously...
Added 4 October, 2013
It's one thing to wear a bracelet that measures your rates of activity. But from a medical perspective, it's quite another order of magnitude to constantly measure your body temperature, down to a percent of a degree. Precision thermometry of the skin, along with other measurements, can provide clinically relevant information about cardiovascular...
Added 3 October, 2013
Just as mobile phones are slowly incorporating all manner of other personal electronics into their software to become all-in-one devices, wearable computers are headed in that same direction. The first devices, like the Nike Fuel Band, are concerned with monitoring a single aspect of wearers' lives, like activity levels. Now we're starting to see...
Added 2 October, 2013
U.S.-based paint supplier Sherwin-Williams is one of the first consumer brands to see the utility of Google Glass and similar technologies to help promote their wares. Although the technology will not be available to the general public until next year, companies are imagining ways in which wearers might be able to interact with thier products and...
Added 1 October, 2013
Amazon.com has put the new 2014 Nissan Versa up for sale on their website. Done in partnership with Nissan, the page features the car-maker's new 5-door for what they are saying will be a limited time promotion. The actual sale is actually made through the Nissan USA website and local dealerships, but three buyers will have their cars delivered to...
Added 1 October, 2013
Hydroflex Technology, a high-end surfboard manufacturer from Southern California. is developing a lightweight skateboard line launching on Kickstarter.com this Thursday. The boards are informed by surfing technology, built from foam, fiberglass and resin. A honeycomb structure allows the resin to distribute throughout the whole deck, making it...
Added 1 October, 2013
Luxury car manufacturers are perpetual leaders when it comes to debuting new automotive technologies. From keyless ignitions to LED headlamps, things that are now considered standard on lesser vehicles all got their start on the high end before trickling down. So what's next? The German brand Audi has dramatically improved the standard user's...
Added 1 October, 2013
A while back, at the height of the food truck craze, we wrote about trucks that tweeted their locations every day so that customers could find them. Now a mobile bike shop has taken this concept to the next level, by beaming their location by GPS to anyone with their mobile phone app. The GPS Tune-up Bike initiative was created by the US State of...