Golfer Bubba Watson creates hovercraft for golf courses Usually golfers have the choice to walk or ride in a cart, but thanks to an Indiana company, they could soon have the option to hover. American golfer Bubba Watson, winner of the 2012 Masters Tournament, teamed up with golf equipment manufacturer Oakley and Neoteric Hoovercraft to … Read more
According to ABI Research, wearable computing devices will exceed 485 million annual device shipments by 2018. 75 million of these are projected to be smart glasses. Juniper Research has valued the next-gen wearable devices market including smart glasses to be worth more than $1.5 billion by 2014. Vuzix’ STAR 1200 model line is the world’s … Read more
Benefitting from a fast-growing middle class and a fast-developing distribution network, sales of luxury goods in China have consistently outperformed the global market. Sales of luxury goods in China tripled in value in the 5 years to 2012 and by 2017 the country’s luxury market is set to double in value again, according to the … Read more
Piaggio Group’s iconic Moto Guzzi motorcycle brand unveiled the all-new 2014 California 1400 models and the new global ambassador in the person of actor and Guzzi owner Ewan McGregor. Assembled by hand at Moto Guzzi’s factory in Mandello del Lario, Italy, where its motorcycles have been built since 1921, the all-new 2014 California 1400 represents … Read more
“It’s Berlin and London for core. But it’s Istanbul for opportunity.” Posting a positive outlook, Istanbul’s real estate ranked fourth in Europe, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2013 report compiled by Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). “Emerging Trends in Europe” has analysed the real estate markets in 27 major European … Read more
South Korean carmaker Hyundai, ranked fifth among the world’s top-selling cars, introduced a variety of both internal and external high-end collaboration projects at the latest Seoul Motor Show (March 28 – April 7). Along with the world debut of HND-9, Hyundai luxury sports coupe concept, Hyundai presented ‘Equus by Hermes’ concept car and ‘i40 Art … Read more