With all the hubbub about green products, the point that everyone seems to miss is that the greenest move of all is to buy used stuff. Variously called "vintage," "thrift," or "second hand," its updated name might simply be ...READ»
The pod people Kevin McCarthy warned us about in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" are not the same ones living in those micro-hotels that are popping up across Europe and here in the U.S. It is a concept that seems to have been ...READ»
Last Sunday I had a stopover at the airport of Frankfurt, as I was flying from Ahmedabad in India to Amsterdam. I already had a boarding pass for my flight to Amsterdam and the gate was B7 at Frankfurt airport. We were early and our ...READ»
We've been writing about how amazing augmented reality systems could be for a while, but soon you'll be able to get a proper taster yourself. An app called Layar is due for Android phones this month, and it has several real ...READ»
If there is one thing that everyone agrees on than it is the fact that changes are the norm and they are becoming more and more unpredictable as well. This means that what worked in the (recent) past might not work in the ...READ»
The six personality types described by John L. Holland and often referred to by their abbreviation, RIASEC, are used by many assessments and other resources for career development. I find the RIASEC approach useful because it offers ...READ»
This weekend in Amsterdam you may see a whole bunch of people waving their smartphones around at once. It's the first social net/augmented reality flashmob, aka a fabulous way to combine three novel Net memes into one event.The ...READ»
A year ago, some designers reacted to the distress of the financial pages by borrowing imagery from farming and scenes of rustic subsistence, a style informed by the fear that we can no longer rely on banks and other ...READ»
A year ago, some designers reacted to the distress of the financial pages by borrowing imagery from farming and scenes of rustic subsistence, a style informed by the fear that we can no longer rely on banks and other ...READ»
The quest for alternative "green" power sources has taken some surprising twists, but news of the latest technology is as interesting as it is surprising. In Holland and Norway, scientists and engineers are planning to use ...READ»
Polaroid instant film went the way of the drive-in movie theater and the typewriter earlier this month when they announced they will close factories in Massachusetts, the Netherlands, and Mexico that make instant film. As part of a ...READ»
You can make anything from 3-D printing, from impossibly complex lamps to chain-mail bags to entire buildings. So it's actually kind of surprising that 3-D printed shoes aren't more common. Maybe someday soon: For her master's ...READ»
Ubisoft has just released an augmented reality spin-off to promote the upcoming Xbox release of Splinter Cell: Conviction, and it's the first time such a major developer has used the Layar platform for a game. Players will have a ...READ»
Humans may be good as a general rule, sure, but it's hard to deny the inhumanity of the many pedestrians that left the so-called "homeless hero" to die on the streets of NYC after he saved a woman from a mugging two weeks ago. In an ...READ»
The KaosPilots Netherlands, international school for new business design and social innovation, has announced an open day that will be hold on Saturday, April 26th. The event will take place at the headquarters in Rotterdam. The ...READ»
Here's a unique way to adapt to global warming: build floating apartment complexes. That's what Dutch designer Koen Olthuis is doing in the Netherlands with the Citadel, a residential complex that will be built on top of a ...READ»
The Island at the Center of the World may have lost some of its luster recently, as the city’s profligate bankers squandered the nation’s wealth in pursuit of watches, jets, and beachfront property. But the ‘hood will soon ...READ»
It’s good to have a bit of time back in the office to catch up on things. In April, I was traveling for over half of the month; visiting with innovation teams at companies in France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the ...READ»
East vs. West makes sense and North vs. South is an old school stretch, but England vs. Holland? While our picture of Europe might be all lovey-dovey, Nike has extended their Rivals Pack theme to encompass these two collaborations. ...READ»
East vs. West makes sense and North vs. South is an old school stretch, but England vs. Holland? While our picture of Europe might be all lovey-dovey, Nike has extended their Rivals Pack theme to encompass these two collaborations. ...READ»
