Cell phone towers can do more than just satisfy our need for constant communication; they might be able to save us from major floods, according to researchers from Tel Aviv University. Professor Pinhas Alpert and colleagues report in ...READ»
It's not a done deal yet, but GM is reportedly considering a change from its traditional blue logo to a green one that shows consumers it is lean, green, quick-thinking and focused on fuel efficiency. A word of advice for GM: this ...READ»
For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»
In his monologue that closes out the industrial design film Objectified, reviewed here back in March, it's clear that columnist and author
Rob Walker is perplexed by our obsession with material culture. He even goes so far as to ...READ»
Just as Google levels its sights on Microsoft's OS dominance, Microsoft is quietly adding some Bing to email provider Hotmail, nudging hundreds of millions of users toward Microsoft's Bing decision engine.
The primary change to ...READ»
Last week, Aleksandr Orlov gave his first ever public interview to The Sun. It was a brilliant "get" for Britain's most-read daily, and a fantastic piece of coverage for Orlov.
If this sounds like a mildly interesting but trivial ...READ»
The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»
Envirofit International is already known for its clean-burning cooking stoves, which have been on the market since May 2008. Since then, the stoves have reached 60,000 customers. Over the next five years, these stoves could reduce ...READ»
Best Buy's a big name and, you know, it's pretty successful. But that doesn't mean it's closed-minded, and won't listen to good ideas from the public. To that end, it's just launched an online Suggestions Box.It's called the Best Buy ...READ»
Not content with selling absolutely everything else, Amazon today announced the beta launch of AmazonWireless, a new extension of the online retailer that allows users to browse cell phones and various service plans from AT&T and ...READ»
