Life-saving ideas from genomics whiz J. Craig Venter, Pimp My Ride star Xzibit, the GEICO gecko guy, the founder of Zipcar, Cisco's smart-garage guru, and more.READ»
Car-sharing service Zipcar knows that plug-in hybrids are coming down the pipeline fast--witness Toyota's announcement this week that the plug-in Prius is due for release in 2012--and it's wasting no time in positioning itself for their arrival. td8xmcrzw9READ»
Zipcar announced a free iPhone app today that lets Zipcar users find and reserve cars, sort cars by model, and--perhaps most amazingly--unlock the car from their device. Zipcar's car sharing service has about 325,000 members in the ...READ»
It was only a matter of time before Zipcar released a tricked-out iPhone app. After all, 27% of all members of the car-sharing service own an iPhone, and the built-in wireless technology installed in every Zipcar is just begging to ...READ»
Zipcar is going public. The car-sharing firm led by Scott Griffith that lets you "borrow" one of its 6,500 vehicles for as little as an hour at a time, has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO. Last month, the firm ...READ»
You probably compete in a crowded marketplace. You might have to compete with bigger companies who have more established brands. So how do you stand out? Let's take some inspiration from a shop called Voodoo Doughnut in Portland. READ»
How can Manhattanites take part in the electric car revolution if they don't have home garages? Icon Parking has about 200 answers for that--and it's good news for Zipcar, too.READ»
Zipcar recently conducted a witty new ad experiment on the sidewalks of Washington, D.C.: On two of the city's busiest corners, it installed "street scenes" depicting exactly why you'd need to sign-up for the ...READ»
Dream of driving around in a European-style Smart car but don't want to shell out the cash to buy or lease one? Daimler AG's Car2go car-sharing program has you covered. The pilot program in Ulm, Germany has been ...READ»
Recently no less an authority than Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, stated that the issue of "energy independence" is one of the nation’s major needs. In a letter dated October 17, 2008, she ...READ»
The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies / Our March cover story -- and particularly our choice of Google as the most innovative company of the year -- got a heated reception. There were complaints ("Your latest issue reads like a ...READ»
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While you were sleeping, innovation resigned in a truly innovative way: It wrote a letter to its boss, and sent it snail mail.1. A couple of "cool new mobile features" are to be unveiled by Google on Thursday for Android phones. It's ...READ»
The remote-controlled, computer-savvy car is one of those mythological automotive promises (like the flying car) that we all kind of assumed we'd have by 2010. Where's my Will-Smith-from-I-Robot car?READ»
Yesterday, at the Personal Democracy Forum in new York, a coalition of media, policy, and advocacy experts launched a new initiative that calls on Congress and the president to act in the public interest by enacting a ...READ»
If you missed the Compostmodern sustainable design conference in San Francisco last week, you can get an excellent taste here of one of the top presentations. Nathan Shedroff is the chair of the Design Strategy MBA ...READ»
