October 31, 2013
Barcelona tech pilot demonstrates a revolution in city planning

For city planners, the technologies to gain “big picture” insights simply haven’t been available in the past. But now that big data business intelligence solutions are a reality, cities like Barcelona are assembling the technology to better meet the needs of their citizens.

October 31, 2013
Skype ‘emotipumpkins’ sport a devilish look for Halloween

Skype recently asked its users to vote on their favorite Halloween emoticons, with the most popular being carved into jack-o’-lanterns. Watch the video to see extreme pumpkin carver Tom Nardone go to work creating “devil,” “party” and “puke.”

October 30, 2013
Use your mobile phone…as a 3D scanner

On Oct. 30, during Innovation Day 2013 at Microsoft Research Asia, a demo called 3-D Scanning with Mobile Devices set up an intriguing premise: making 3D printing more accessible to the masses.