Daily Archives: January 17, 2012

Japanese workers warm up to cold-weather ideas

January 17, 2012 – 2:28 pm

by Misako Kitaoka WHAT’S HAPPENING Just as the Japanese government promoted “Super Cool Biz” to encourage offices and individuals to conserve electricity during the hot summer months, it is promoting “Warm Biz” this winter by asking people to bundle up, eat warming foods, and to keep the thermostat at 20°C (68°F) or lower. The result […]

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Tweet seats have high-culture consumers all a-Twitter

January 17, 2012 – 2:25 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING A phantom at the opera … and a smartphone? A rising tide of “tweet seats” are giving mobile mavens the all-clear to engage in rapid-fire texting at fine arts performances across the country. Typically restricted to a predefined area on one side of the auditorium so as not to […]

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Left on the shelf: Swedish dating site cooks love from scraps

January 17, 2012 – 2:21 pm

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Speed-dating, pairs dating, pet dating … green dating? Swedish farmers’ co-operative Lantmännen matches singles to share leftover ingredients on eco-friendly dinner dates (Lantmannen.se, December 2011). Restdejting (Leftovers Dating) is a heartwarming endeavour to reduce waste, based on Lantmännen’s assertion that every fifth bag of food in Sweden is thrown away. […]

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TAKING A BITE FROM APPLE

January 17, 2012 – 2:18 pm

by Robert van Alstyne Want to know the hot tech product that every consumer will be hankering for in 2012? Then don’t bother attending the Consumer Electronics Show. Although the annual trade show still draws 140,000+ attendees every year, major industry players increasingly prefer unveiling their most prized products away from the fray. The biggest […]

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