What to Look for in a Financial App

Regardless of what kind of investments you have, you need to keep track of your holdings to make sure that you are getting the most for your money. This means keeping an eye on the headlines, looking at stock charts or the performance of world stock markets, paying attention to opinion and analysis and interacting on social media regarding the […]

The Pros And Cons of An Open-plan Office

The open plan office has become a fixture of the modern workplace. Private offices and cube farms have been replaced by flexible workspaces with little or no partitions. 60% of companies have now adopted open plan layouts, with more than a third having changed from closed to open layout within the past five years. The trend is particularly prevalent in […]

Samsonite Free Luggage Wrapping Service

Samsonite wanted to communicate that its luggage was tougher than competitors’ without resorting to clichéd torture tests. The answer, provided by Publicis Conseil, Paris, was to offer free luggage wrapping to anyone with an inferior suitcase. Samsonite opened its Samsowrap stall in Palma airport for one day in April. People could get their luggage wrapped in protective plastic free of charge, […]

How One Company Evolved an 187-year-old Game

The decision to expand a product line, innovate around a new idea, or move into a new area of business altogether is a difficult one. For example, you might reap the benefits of a larger customer base but spread your staff too thin to provide any semblance of effective support. Regardless, expansion will likely cost more time and money than […]

House-In-A-Cliff

It’s official: the beautiful and bizarre house-in-a-cliff known as Casa Brutale is actually being built. We reported last July on this crazy concrete design, which would be carved into a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea, roofed by a transparent swimming pool and with a dizzying view of the sea below.  The stunning design quickly went viral, but few expected the project to […]

Smart Bra

A startup out of MIT is creating a wearable specifically aimed at better monitoring and understanding women’s cardiovascular health through an article of clothing worn closest to a woman’s heart: her bra. Bloomer Tech is developing flexible, washable circuits with sensors to be sewn into the lining of a bra. The smart bra device will monitor electrocardiogram signals from the heart (in […]