Just as airplanes can fly without pilots on board, ships can navigate perfectly well without humans on deck. When it comes to large scale shipping, in fact, sailing without a crew can have distinct advantages. Crews are expensive. They require living quarters, heat and plumbing, and they also need to be fed and paid. Staffing ships adds...
Why aren't smartphone features integrated into automobile dashboards? It would make so much sense if drivers were able to install whatever driving apps they want – including music, text messaging and maps – and be able to access them all via large, user-friendly knobs and buttons. Or, better yet, via voice command. Why not indeed? This...
Crowded spaces and loud noises can be very disturbing to people with autism. Come to think of it, they can be unsettling to "neuro-typical" people as well. In any event, as the world becomes more sensitive to minorities of all kinds, we're seeing more products and services specifically catering to them. As the prevalence of autism becomes...
Regular readers of WikiTrend, along with regulars at bars, know that we are living in the Golden Age of beer. When it comes to choice, there is now an embarrassment of riches with the number of brands and brews seemingly almost limitless. Walk into most bars in North America or Europe and you will likely see a number of taps dedicated to...
Luxury hotels are in a constant battle with one another to provide better service and facilities then their competition. But it's hard to push the envelope when standards are as high as they already are. So what's a top class hotel to do? The Four Seasons Lanai in Hawaii is opening a new front in this never-ending battle with the launch of an...
Traditionalist Islamic mosques have embraced the 21st century by posting QR coded informational messaging on their walls. With the scan of a mobile device, worshipers at Dubai's Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum mosque can now access information about prayer timings, lectures and courses, as well the text of the Friday Sermon. Meanwhile,...
The typical cruise ship can have 30 or more categories of rooms, most of which are unlovable spaces with tiny porthole windows or interior cabins with no windows at all. Cabins with large windows are most desirable, and ones with balconies are downright coveted. But the laws of supply and demand also means that those rooms are some of the most...
