The future is about building immersive VR experiences. Consumers crave visually enticing stories

Virtual and Augmented. Our future is a Huge Home Theatre Experience Over the last years, the gaming industry has shown a handful of experiments created for Virtual Reality (VR). At the Game Developers Conference 2016 in San Francisco, game development’s biggest gathering of the year, VR and augmented reality clearly dominated the showcase. The world now … Read more

Robotic pets, flying nanodrones, and family-inclusive unplugged experiences – among the top toy trends of 2016

113 years ago, 10 toy companies got together to create the first Toy Fair. This year’s hottest trends in toys announced by U.S. Toy Industry Association (TIA) at 113th North American International Toy Fair. Kids need a well-rounded diet of play to develop into well-rounded adults. Robotics, drones, creative playthings and family inclusive toys and … Read more

The ideal shopping experience: can technology deliver?

Virtual-reality shops, magic dressing room mirrors, 3D printing … the choice for consumers is huge, but can technology alone create a retail Utopia?

Culture has been changed by the automobile. Maserati’s “Made in Italy – Design to Line” at the totally transformed Petersen Museum

“Culture has been changed by the automobile. This museum is about the role the automobile has played in defining our past and present…as well as shaping our future.” – Robert E. Petersen. Step inside the splendid Petersen Automotive Museum. Since 1994, The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has been the benchmark for automotive museums. … Read more

Tech house of the future: take a look around

Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow

Behind the curve, the closed world of haute couture calls in the geeks

Fashion has been wary of high tech, but the Apple Music boss’s defection to a luxury house hints at a rethink