Think consumers are so hungry for all things green that they will buy a hybrid car just because it's a hybrid? Think again. A study from Accenture shows that 6 out of 10 people are more likely to buy a hybrid or electric car only if ...READ»
Lining up against each other today in the arena of augmented reality football apps are two teams: one from Germany, the other from the U.S. Both sides play mightily different football--while Germany's is a model of teutonic ...READ»
In the travel industry, pricing and availability inventory change constantly.
For example, hotel room suppliers often change their prices on a daily
basis in accordance with fluctuations in their capacity. trivago's
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With the Vancouver Olympics fast approaching, it's appropriate that researchers in Germany are studying how to adapt ski wax and coatings to best suit particular snow conditions, allowing skiers to obtain the fastest speeds ...READ»
German authorities have launched a legal case against Facebook for violation of the nation's strict user privacy laws. The case hinges on Facebook's retention of data on people who hadn't signed up to Facebook themselves. The ...READ»
An 8-bit groom rescues his princess in this geeked-out digital wedding invitation--watch the latest proof that, for hardcore gamer couples, love is a battlefield.READ»
Leave it to the kids to produce the best green homes. We recently profiled Penn State's Natural Fusion house, an entrant in this week's Solar Decathlon, but our favorite design on display at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. is ...READ»
The cellphone is already a constant companion for most of us. But a few developments around the world are utilizing cellphones in new ways that, if popularized, will make it hard to get by in life with a cellphone in your pocket ...READ»
Perhaps you have heard about the female politician in Germany who provoked outrage in her party by suggesting that marriages should have a time limit of seven years.
It’s no surprise that this kind of grandstanding should create ...READ»
Sorry, United States. We may be rolling out smart meters like there's no tomorrow, but Germany's Yello Strom utility is introducing the quirkiest smart metering application yet: a program that tweets customers' energy consumption. ...READ»
Government contracts are a big part of BlackBerry's business in the U.S. If President Obama's constant use of the device is not evidence enough, senator John McCain was once attributed as the phone's inventor. But that's not the case ...READ»
Whether a binding climate change agreement will be reached at this week's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is still up in the air, but at least some progress has been made in the realm of renewable energy. Nine European ...READ»
Jerome Guillen has used Daimler's Smart brand to launch Car2go, a car-sharing service. Its program pilot, in Ulm, Germany, has attracted nearly 10% of the city's driving population; its first U.S. initiative begins later this year, in Austin.READ»
Remember the energy-generating SOccket soccer ball we wrote about last week? Turns out other designers have similar ideas kicking around in their heads. The "Swirl", a concept washing machine from Germany's designaffairs Studio, is ...READ»
It's always important to keep unintended consequences in mind with multi-billion dollar programs like Cash for Clunkers. Take the problem of Germany's Cash for Clunkers program, which debuted in January.
As in the U.S. program, ...READ»
With all of the publicity that ramped-up security has gotten in wake of the underwear bomber, I assumed that I would experience a level of security intrusiveness to which I was unaccustomed on my recent flights to and from Europe. ...READ»
Grandiosely titled The Universal World House, a new temporary home is being touted as a solution to homelessness and displaced persons in disaster areas around the world. And amazingly it's made of paper.Well, cellulose from recycled ...READ»
This past July, GM caused a stir when it announced that it was considering switching its corporate logo from blue to green in a poor attempt at greenwashing. Unsurprisingly, the announcement backfired. But that hasn't stopped ...READ»
Scientists in Germany have demonstrated an amazing new display with a surface that can physically change twice per second to act as a moving "tactile screen." Its potential for the blind or visually challenged is immediately ...READ»
