Topic: Barcelona

Mobile World Congress

Cell-phone honchos meet in Barcelona, Spain, to talk -- in person -- about their sector's possibilities and challenges. Click here for a rundown of what they'll be discussing. -- Theunis Bates Mon, February 16 - Thurs, February 19 ...READ»

Contemporary Sectional Sofas

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Contemporary Sectional Sofas

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Time (Zone) Travelers: Barcelona

Atos Origin's team in Barcelona, Spain, will end up closest to the action -- at the Olympics themselves. They also work where projects begin... and end.READ»

The Road Frequently Traveled

Designer Martí Guixé is on the road all the time. His latest creation? A manifesto for road warriors designed to change the way they travel.READ»

ROI Luck Club

Last year, Dan Pink spent time with psychologist Richard Wiseman to learn about the role luck can play in business and work. Now, two professors at ESADE, a business school in Barcelona, have published Good Luck: Creating the ...READ»

The True Sustainability Potential of Cloud Computing: Smarter Design

To hear experts tell it, cloud computing is “the new dot-com,” the “biggest shift computing shift in two decades” or even technology era’s “Cambrian explosion.” But it's also a way to address the enormous need for energy ...READ»

AMD Readies "Shanghai" Chip

AMD [AMD] has been having a mediocre year. Okay, an awful year. First, their quad-core chip, the Barcelona, couldn't find a market because of its reputation as buggy. Then the company announced a second quarter loss of over $1.2 ...READ»

These Lollies Are About to Go Pop

How Chupa Chups innovates to make suckers of us all.READ»

Best Cities for Innovation

Cities to watch, from Abu Dhabi to Orlando.READ»

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Time (Zone) Travelers

It's becoming the essential competitive edge: the ability to hopscotch the globe, switching countries, cultures, and languages as easily as the rest of us change clothes. Meet some folks who are really living the borderless life.READ»

Lost in the Subway? Use AcrossAir's Augmented Reality iPhone App

Public transportation is almost always more energy-efficient than driving, but there are few things more frustrating than getting lost underground in a subway station in the middle of hot, sticky July heat. But don't ...READ»

Cultural Latency

There is a correlation between the amount of time it takes to distribute something, and the amount of time it takes for that thing to have an effect, and consequently the amount of time that thing stays relevant and ...READ»

Five Top Design Firms Make the Gadgets We Love

American industrial designers are the secret heroes of the marketplace, finessing products to make them easier to use and help them sell better. Here's how five top firms have been busy shaping our world.READ»

First Look: U2's "360º" Concert Stage

The band's 360º tour takes its name from its circular stage, designed by architect Mark Fisher, which sits smack in the middle of the audience.READ»

The Next Donald?

This morning's New York Times story on the city's wage divide was, in itself, pretty telling: Real wages for Manhattanites rose 5.4% from 2002 to 2005, while those in the outer boroughs (that would be Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and ...READ»

So Long, Stockholm. Six Reasons Why Belgium Will Be the Next Hotspot for Design

Ten years ago the fashionable destination for design-minded travelers was the Guggenheim at Bilbao, where Frank Gehry's titanium acrobatics famously cast their spell. When design tourists pack their black clothing this month they will ...READ»

More Images of U2's Insane 360 World Tour Stage

U2 opens its 360 world tour, on a huge stage designed by Hoberman Partners. Here's the first pictures and video.READ»

Heart, Meet Sleeve

There is a great article about advertising in soccer jerseys in the August 2005 issue of FourFourTwo magazine. There is hardly a soccer club, at any level, that wouldn't sport its sponsor's logo on the chest of the jersey. And no ...READ»

Viva la Freedom of Music

If the music industry can't figure out how to make a profit, they might as well just give their music away for free. The major labels have done little to innovate the industry. One innovation, however, that just might work (and one ...READ»

Introducing the Femme Den: Going Beyond "Shrink it and Pink it"

If you have to moderate a panel discussion about sex, Las Vegas is probably the best place on the planet to do it. So last January, I splashed on a little Shalimar, hiked up my fishnets, and headed over to a back hall at the ...READ»

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Gaudi's Genius Lives, in a Gorgeous High-Tech Stool

Inspired by the master architect's model making, a design student updates the process using 21st-century techniques.READ»

Now February

A calendar of events this month.READ»

Community of Ideas

A rogue media network connects Spanish innovators.READ»

Join the Circus

In 21 years, Cirque du Soleil has grown from a funky band of street performers into a half-billion-dollar global company. It's a high-wire act of smart risk-taking, innovating around the clock, and staying uncomfortable.READ»