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Architecture is one of the great powers to enhance our lives, but it boasts some serious communication issues. Designers, even though they mean well, may present homeowners with tough to understand drawings, or renderings that don’t really reflect how to navigate a finished room. As a consequence, homeowners end up paying for space without knowing […]
12 / 21 / 16
Sin City Streetlights
Hurricane Sandy is a terrifying memory, but out of its darkness, plenty of luminous people came out with innovative ideas meant for a better world. One such company is the New York-based clean tech start-up EnGoPLANET. They signed a partnership with the city of Las Vegas and installed their solar-kinetic streetlights solution at Boulder Plaza […]
12 / 20 / 16
Atlanta’s Geezer Squad
In one Atlanta senior care facility, residents keep IT support in-house, thanks to the Geezer Squad. Tech hiccups can fell even the most tech savvy amongst us. For senior citizens, reboots and restarts are difficult to navigate. While sometimes a wayward grandchild can be corralled into providing IT support, not everyone has access to a […]
12 / 15 / 16
Modular Data Centers
Modular data centers are one of the latest innovations in the IT world. In many cases, they are capable of increasing business productivity while reducing costs. We went looking for answers to some common questions about these data centers and what implications they have for the future. So, what is a modular data center? A […]
12 / 09 / 16
Insights on Innovation
In 1992, the founder and CEO of Realcomm made a prediction. Jim Young wrote an article entitled “The Information Age and the Potential Effects on the Commercial Real Estate Market” forecasting a world in which reporters armed with “personal communicator” devices would relay information to editors, who pass it through an electronic distribution system to […]
12 / 07 / 16
Smart Homes, Dumb Security
On October 21, 2016, many of the world’s most popular websites were incapacitated by a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Users trying to blast off a tweet or listen to their favorite track on Spotify suddenly found themselves stranded on 404-error pages or stalled by perpetual “loading” messages on their browser. The […]
12 / 01 / 16
Nubia Z11
Not many heard of the Chinese smartphone brand Nubia, but after the company’s latest flagship release at IFA Berlin, many will, even more so now that Nubia announced that Z11 will be available internationally starting with September. The 5.5-inch device attracts attention firstly through its bezel-less design which gives an 81 percent screen-to-body ratio, which […]
11 / 25 / 16
Next-Gen Perks
To woo the next generation of workers, employers need to think beyond the standard benefits package and embrace a new era of employee perks. Once upon a time, job seekers placed salary above all else when on the hunt for employment. These days, a new generation of millennial employees is putting less and less emphasis […]
11 / 21 / 16
Australia Update
Last month, more than 700 real estate professionals converged on Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia for a week of learning from industry leaders and experts innovating the property sector. Hosted by Property Council of Australia, The Property Congress has become a highly anticipated annual event and the largest property conference in the region, boasting delegates from […]
11 / 21 / 16
No More Falls
For many senior citizens, the choice to move into assisted living begins the moment staying at home becomes dangerous. Tripping over carpet or a tumbling down a flight of stairs can no longer be dispatched with an ice pack or a trip to urgent care. For adults 65 and older, these incidents often result in […]
11 / 18 / 16
Death to Power
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in the fall issue of NAREIM Dialogues. Electrification is perhaps the greatest technological advancement of the 20th century. The electric power grid, the system that delivers electrification, is considered by many to be the largest and most successful machine ever built. But it may be about to die. The […]
11 / 13 / 16
New Look MacBook
Apple’s October keynote was a relatively small event with low key news, but the new laptops announced were sufficient to keep the audience excited. New MacBook Pros are finally arriving, including one that’s thinner than the MacBook Air. It also boasts a new feature called the Touch Bar. The MacBook Pro, after 25 years on […]
10 / 29 / 16
Targeting Creatives
A little over two hours were needed for Microsoft to showcase its latest products and software upgrades, putting a call out to “creators” now, meaning everybody. The giant unveiled the new version of Windows 10, dubbed Creator Update—which includes plenty of 3D-focused features, as well as an updated Surface Book and a jumbo all-in-one PC […]
10 / 27 / 16
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