TripAdvisor: Mobiles driving Airline Innovation

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Mobile and smartphone technology was identified by fliers as a key innovation experience driver, in the annual air travel survey of fliers released by travel site TripAdvisor. > more

Nucleus Research: The Benefits of FotoPunch

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FotoPunch recently introduced a mobile time and attendance software solution which effectively transforms any cell phone into a mobile, biometric time clock. This takes advantage of a new generation of smartphone-savvy employees and the ubiquity of camera phones to provide organizations with a cloud-based mobile time and attendance application that allows employees to punch in and out from almost anywhere. > more

World First: Take 3D Photo, Print Object! Indian Engineer

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According to Indian engineer Balaji Tammabattula, simply photograph an item with the 3D imaging hardware, connect the 3D printer and watch as a duplication of the item is made. > more

Creative Cleveland University Circle iPhone App

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The new University Circle app will provide visitors an easy-to-use navigation and informational guide to Cleveland’s premier urban district and world class center of education, medical, and arts & cultural institutions. > more

World's First Anti-Bacterial Tablet for Children

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World’s first anti-bacterial Android tablet device that is ultra-durable for children. > more

Quiet wind turbines keep neighbours happy!

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Small quiet wind turbines for residential homes. > more

NASA, Valley Heavyweights & Wonks in Random Hacks of Kindness for Social Innovation

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NASA, Google, HP, Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo! are inviting software developers, independent computer experts and students to participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) event on June 4 and 5 at several worldwide locations. > more

New controller chip improves fluorescent lighting: STMicroelectronics

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With today’s worldwide energy-saving regulations demanding the more efficient use of available energy, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), Chip maker STMicroelectronics announces new controller chip. Incrementally improves light quality & energy efficiency of fluorescent options. > more

Busan, South Korea: (Video) Game On!

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South Korea is developing Busan as a world-class city specializing in digital content, with the latest ICON2009 hosted there by Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA). Gamers, animation industry, other digital content and CG people from 15 countries were all there. > more

Mobile technology helps banking across Africa

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New mobile phone technologies like social network MXit enable banking and currency alternatives for transactions, potentially useful in African nations without full support for banking infrastructure nation-wide. > more

Internet of Services: Where SAP goes...

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SAP have invested in a Internet of Services community, launched at the announced at the EU Future Internet Assembly, being held in Stockholm, Sweden right now. Where SAP goes, corporations follow… > more

North Charleston: Boeing 787 Dreamliner scales up

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Boeing has started construction on a second final assembly site for the long-awaited 787 Dreamliner airplane in Charleston, South Carolina. The 787, like the Airbus A380, is a significant aeronautic innovation. > more

CURRENT Group wins GreenBeat

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Smart Grids are fast become the buzzword – and a source of rivers of green gold in funding – as cities de-carbonize the electricity grid, and create efficiencies through monitoring and adjusting the supply. CURRENT Grid is one of the smart grid leaders, and was highly ranked in this VentureBeat contest. > more

San Francisco: The Academy Awards of Clean Technology

The Cleantech Open, is the world’s largest business competition created to find, fund and foster startup clean technology companies, and awards were announced for the annual Sustainability Award in San Francisco. Innovator Hydro-Volts of Seattle won, read on for more regional winners… > more

Ann Arbor: Half the energy,with LED Street lights

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Electricity efficiency is the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of sustainability in cities, and LED street lights (and traffic lights) are one of the solutions appearing on the streets of cities like Ann Arbor, Michigan. > more