Manhattan’s historic Commodore Criterion to become Porcelanosa flagship NYC showroom

Porcelanosa Unveils New Design For Flagship NYC Showroom   Porcelanosa, a global manufacturer of luxury tile, kitchen and bath products, unveiled new design for flagship NYC showroom in the Commodore Criterion building in Midtown Manhattan. With the interior demolition complete, Pocelanosa has confirmed the opening is scheduled for spring 2014. “As a staple of New … Read more

The Oscars of hotels: Top luxury hotel in the world

11th edition of the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2013 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu in Hawaii was named “top hotel and luxury hotel the world”, according to members of TripAdvisor (world’s largest travel site) who compiled the annual “Oscars of Hotels”. The user-generated travel website’s 11th annual Traveler’s Choice Awards 2013 have identified … Read more

New 3D audio solution to turn a car into a high-end listening room

Danish high quality audio and video products manufacturer Bang & Olufsen, together with Audi and Fraunhofer IIS, the main inventor of mp3, launched a 3D sound technology in the car-audio segment. The 3D audio solution has been introduced in an Audi Q7 Concept Car unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. The audio system aims … Read more

Novak Djokovic’s new weapon revealed

Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic took the ultimate speed challenge at the world premiere of the new HEAD Graphene Speed Racquet. The top-ranked ATP star showcased the benefits of his new HEAD Graphene Speed tennis racquet by hitting a HEAD ATP tennis ball that travelled faster than an Audi R8 LMS GT3 race car, driven … Read more

Publishing Innovation Awards: most innovative e-books, enhanced books and book apps of the year

‘Publishing Innovation Awards’ from Digital Book World, that celebrates its 3rd edition this year, rewards the most innovative e-books, enhanced books and book apps in 14 categories assessing quality, but also design and interactivity. The mission of the contest is high- lighting authors and editors to inspire new ways of understanding the reading experience in … Read more

The ninth warmest of any year since 1880: NASA report

NASA‘s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, which monitors global surface temperatures on an ongoing basis, released an updated analysis that compares temperatures around the globe in 2012 to the average global temperature from the mid-20th century. The comparison shows how Earth continues to experience warmer temperatures than several decades ago. NASA … Read more