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school of the future
14 Sep 2006 by Sukumar  
microsoft has unleashed a high tech school of the future in philadelphia in collaboration with the philadelphia school district:students -- who are called learners -- use smart cards to register attendance, open their digital lockers ...
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E-Commerce Goes Full Circle With Virtual Physical Store
15 Feb 2006 by Sukumar  
E-Commerce allowed us to create virtual stores and now JC Penney is taking this concept further by dedicating an entire Physical Store to its e-commerce site where its entire range of 250000 products can be ordered from kiosks placed ...
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Restaurant Inspection Reports Go Online
7 Jun 2007 by Sukumar  
Pennsylvania has joined a growing list of states like Virginia which publish online, the state health department's restaurant inspection reports. Here are the PA restaurant reports and VA restaurant reports. If you are planning to dine ...
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Cool New Way to Say "I Love You"
30 Sep 2005 by Sukumar  
Takara has introduced a new product called Can of Words - a can containing a bean seed buried in dirt/mud. When you water it for five days, a sprout emeges bearing the message I Love You on the bean sprout. Takara engraves the message ...
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E-garments Are Coming
14 Sep 2006 by Sukumar  
Philips Research has created what it calls Lumalive light emitting textiles which have waterproof LEDs with wires woven into the fabric. Using these you can make messages flash on your attire which could generate some interesting ...
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Retail In India Gets Hot
2 May 2006 by Sukumar  
We have been tracking the emergence of a red hot organized retail sector for a while. Nowm management strategy consultants ATKearney have named India the No.1 retail destination in their most recent Global Retail Development Index ...
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Indian Luxury Market Maybe Much Bigger - PSFK
23 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
We had covered Ledbury Research's estimate of the Indian Luxury market earlier. Ledbury Research had estimated that 53000 households in this segment and predicted that it would reach 140000 by...
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stock options stop being an option
17 Jan 2007 by Sukumar  
notwithstanding the continuing turmoil against excessive executive compensation, it appears us corporations have severely cut back on the stock option grants to employees. a whopping 71% decline in total economic value of stock option ...
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The Phenomenon of Pointless Landmarks - PSFK
2 Jan 2006 by Sukumar  
To attract tourists to their obscure locations, cities and towns around the world are building offbeat and often pointless landmarks. These range from the ridiculous, like the Cockroach Hall of...
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After Micro-Finance, Here Comes The Micro-Pension - PSFK
2 May 2006 by Sukumar  
At the behest of the Finance Minister, the government-run financial institution UTI has introduced a novel micro-pension scheme that ultimately aims to cover the 360 million Indian workers in the...
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Podcasting Gains Education Momentum - PSFK
3 Apr 2006 by Sukumar  
You may be aware of the adoption of iPods by Duke University. Now it appears many educational institutions have started adopting Podcasting as a tool. To help solidify this trend,...
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a projector that can fit into your cell phone
19 Apr 2006 by Sukumar  
a south korean company has developed a small projector that can fit into your cell phone. they have developed some innovative techniques like have only one color engine instead of the usual three to achieve this level of miniaturization ...
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personal supercomputer arrives
5 Nov 2005 by Sukumar  
given the rapid progress that the technology industry has been making, the appearance of a personal supercomputer could have been predicted easily. a company called orion multisystems has made it happen. ...
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merrill lynch tries its hand at self-organizing groups
1 Dec 2005 by Sukumar  
merill lynch have asked their financial advisors (fas) to organize themselves into teams of 2-4 fas to manage the client relationship. interestingly, these teams are formed by the fas themselves and not by management mandate. ...
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foresight 2020 economic, industry and corporate trends report
7 May 2006 by Sukumar  
the economist intelligence unit has released a fascinating 96-page trends report that covers the period till 2020. the key trends identified are:globalization - china and india will take a greater slice of the world economy. ...
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Knowledge Unions - A New Kind of Union
17 Sep 2005 by noemail@noemail.org (Sukumar)  
Knowledge Management is a hot topic in the corporate world. Schlumberger has been trying a new method by pioneering knowledge unions (PSFK's coinage). These groups elect their own leaders much like a traditional labor union. ...
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Mobshop Gets Real in China
5 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
During the dotcom hype days a few startups like Accompany and Mobshop tried to facilitate group buying in the US. Now WSJ is reporting that in China, buyers are using Internet Discussion Forums to come together and then proceed to the ...
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really.simple.shopping
7 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
rss (really simple syndication) technology has penetrated yet another area of the web - e-shopping. nytimes is reporting that retailers like ebags, ice.com, towerrecords.com and others are using rss to feed product alerts to users. ...
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smart idea to hit parking
15 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
as much as 80 percent of traffic on some city streets is estimated to come from motorists driving in search of a parking spot. mercury news reports on a futuristic system where - the navigation screen in your car's dashboard will ...
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india's retail sector opening up may create a job boom
14 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
walmart opened a market research office in bangalore, india last month heightening the frenzy surrounding the expected opening up of india's retail sector. although, india has one of the largest number of retailers in the world (12 ...
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The Respected Michelin Restaurant Guide To Enter NYC
13 Oct 2005 by noemail@noemail.org (Sukumar)  
When the Michelin Guide reduces a restaurant's rating, chefs commit suicide, restaurants lose business. On the other hand when the Michelin Guide bestows a restaurant with its coveted 3 star ratings, its business can increase as much as ...
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Travel Technology Trends for 2006
13 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
We had covered the adoption of RSS in the retail industry. Now its the turn of the travel industry to adopt RSS. Hotel Marketing lists 6 trends for travel technology this year- Electronic Snacking (including RSS), Social Networking, ...
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Luxury Retailers Plan Their India Entry
15 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
We had covered earlier, the fast-expanding luxury segment in India and the opening up of the retail sector in India. In a clear confluence of two trends, Luxury retailers maybe the first ones to move in, taking advantage of the new ...
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The Emerging Market Handset Price Keeps Falling
20 Sep 2005 by noemail@noemail.org (Sukumar)  
First, Motorola promises a sub-$40 cellphone in Feb 2005. A few months later Philips announces a Sub-$20 platform. Now, Infineon is saying they are going to deliver a Sub-$15 handset in 2006 ahead of both Motorola and Philips. ...
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Fast Growing Luxury Market In India
3 Oct 2005 by Sukumar  
A recent luxury trends report from Ledbury Research advises companies to start focusing on India. They are estimating that the number of families with annual incomes of more than $230000 will have more than doubled from 20000 in 2002 to ...
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Retailer's To Make Revenue From Vidcast Advertising Sales
2 Aug 2006 by Sukumar  
Home Depot has decided to cash in on its cachet with the home-improvement types, by posting streaming video ads on its website. If you are a manufacturer of home improvement goods, the Home Depot website maybe a great place to advertise ...
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Could A $2400 Desktop Fabricator Kickstart 3D Printing revolution
15 Jan 2007 by Sukumar  
180pxprinter1 The New Scientist magazine reports that a Cornell University researcher has released a "Fabber" device that you can assemble at home using a soldering iron and a screwdriver using a $2400 kit. The Fabber can generate 3D ...
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Salsa and Samba Swing Into India - PSFK
23 Jan 2006 by Sukumar  
We had written before about Bollywood Dancing becoming an in-vogue exercise form in NYC. Now, in an interesting cross-cultural twist, Salsa and Samba have become very popular in Chennai, India....
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Starbucks India
15 Jan 2007 by Sukumar  
Indian retail industry has been buzzing for over a year now about Starbucks's imminent entry into the India market and Starbucks has not made it easy to understand their plans. Case in point - On Jan 10, Economic Times reported that the ...
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un-interviews
20 Mar 2007 by Sukumar  
dave pollard points to a new reporting technique where the reporter's questions have been edited out leaving only the interviewee's answers in tact: i listened to a fascinating interview on the radio the other day. ...
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welcome to wilife - surfing from your hospital bed
11 Dec 2006 by Sukumar  
wifinetnews is reporting that some hospitals have started offering wifi to patients and visitors. and, youtube added a new feature to record onto the site direct from your webcam. put these two together, and you can imagine all kinds of ...
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best buy's bold experiment - rowe-ing
20 Aug 2005 by Sukumar  
best buy is testing a new approach to managing people and work, called the results oriented work environment (rowe) (via this time magazine article). some people have compared it to the flexi-time approach currently in vogue. ...
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Smart Idea To Hit Parking
19 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
As much as 80 percent of traffic on some city streets is estimated to come from motorists driving in search of a parking spot. Mercury news reports on a futuristic system where - the navigation screen in your car's dashboard will ...
PSFK - http://www.psfk.com/ - References

luxury retailers plan their india entry
19 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
we had covered earlier, the fast-expanding luxury segment in india and the opening up of the retail sector in india. in a clear confluence of two trends, luxury retailers maybe the first ones to move in, taking advantage of the new ...
PSFK - http://www.psfk.com/

voice sms - bubble talk(tm)
28 Sep 2005 by Sukumar  
bubble talk is a new service that allows mobile phone users to to send a voice message instead of a sms text message. this new service has been introduced by a singapore company called bubble motion and is already operational in ...
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Botox On Your Lay Over In Bombay - PSFK
11 Sep 2005 by Sukumar  
As the Medical Tourism trend rocks the world of health care, here is an interesting sub-trend: getting botox injections during your break in India. This news report points to flight...
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Empowering The Innovative Spirit On The Cheap
8 Nov 2005 by Sukumar  
MIT Fab Labs is a project that funds each Fab Lab with $25000 which is a princely sum for most would-be inventors across the globe, even more so in the third world. They already have 7 Fab Labs in various parts of the world. ...
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It's Superhero Season in India
19 Jul 2006 by Sukumar  
First, couple months back Bollywood releases a superhero movie Krrish with a home-grown superhero. And now, Virgin Comics (affiliated to Richard Branson and others) promises to introduce superhero comics and animated films with ...
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TV Characters Blogging
27 Feb 2006 by Sukumar  
Characters from TV Sitcoms are the latest to join the blogosphere. Barney's Blog from CBS's How I Met Your Mother series, Robin's Daily Dose from ABC's General Hospital Series and Schrute-Space from NBC's The Office series are some ...
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Call-Back Support - Death Of On-Hold Music?
23 Nov 2005 by Sukumar  
Users of Intuit's newest version of Quickbooks can submit queries online and get a call back from a technician within 2 hours. This eliminates the need for calling them and be put on hold and having to listen to some tiresome music. ...
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Movies shot entirely using the cell phone
15 Jun 2006 by Sukumar  
After SMS Sugarman, the first movie shot entirely using a Sony W900i cell phone by South African film maker Kaganof, here comes a 93 minute Italian documentary also shot entirely using a cellphone camera, this time a Nokia N90. ...
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wakesurfing - another extreme wake sport
20 Aug 2005 by Sukumar  
i was in midland, michigan yesterday and my colleague their mentioned that his son is into wakesurfing. i had heard of wakeboarding, but wakesurfing is different. in wakeboarding you are tied to the boat by a rope, but in wakesurfing ...
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the emerging market handset price keeps falling
20 Sep 2005 by Sukumar  
first, motorola promises a sub-$40 cellphone in feb 2005. a few months later philips announces a sub-$20 platform. now, infineon is saying they are going to deliver a sub-$15 handset in 2006 ahead of both motorola and philips. ...
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los angeles as the epicenter of fashion trends
16 May 2006 by Sukumar  
philadelphia inquirer is saying that whatever be the hottest fashion trend in clothing, its most likely origin is la: this spring, everyone's wearing a pair of jeans with a stretch matte jersey empire-waist top and espadrilles. ...
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timeshifting & placeshifting hiring interviews
19 May 2006 by Sukumar  
hirevue sends a webcam and a standard set of questions to each candidate to record the interview. the candidate is allowed 30 seconds to read the question and 2 minutes to answer it. as an interviewer, you can then review the interview ...
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Forget Yoga, Bollywood Dancing is the in thing
14 Aug 2005 by Sukumar  
The march of westerners experimenting with Indian culture continues as a developing trend in London with Bollywood Dancing - a form inspired by the song and dance routines in Bollywood movies. Elements from other popular Indian dance ...
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Workable $100 PC To Finally Arrive?
13 Aug 2005 by Sukumar  
In the most recent issue of Business 2.0, Om Malik talks about a $100 PC (subscription required) built by a Indian startup company called Novatium. There has been a lot of talk about the $100 PC and cheap computers like Simputer have ...
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Want A Good Deal On Your Hotel Room? Check Your Weight
28 Mar 2006 by Sukumar  
A hotel in the German town of Norden, in a novel experiment to discourage to obesity, has begun charging its guests by the kilo - you pay 0.5 euros per kilo per night. Juergen Heckrodt, the owner of the hotel, hopes that this approach ...
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Advertising Gets On Your Chips
22 May 2006 by Sukumar  
Duct Tape Marketing reports that PGhas placed advertising on each wafer of Pringles potato chips:Picture my disgust when I grabbed a handful and found a co branded message from the Guinness Book of World Records had been sprayed onto ...
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Yellow Arrows Point To Cool Locations In NYC
27 Aug 2005 by Sukumar  
You may have noticed the yellow arrows springing up in many parts of NYC. They are part of a cool project to identify and mark overlooked locations that have something unique about them. Its a Massively Authored Art Project (MAAP) where ...
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like smoking, junk food gets banned from workplaces
21 Jun 2006 by Sukumar  
corporations are starting to serve healthy foods including fruits and eliminating junk food from their cafeterias. experts are likening this to the move corporations made in regards to employees smoking in their offices.via nrf...
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microsoft surface and ibm sensory box leading us into the ...
29 Jan 2008 by Sukumar  
harrah's casino is using microsoft surface tables to give customers a virtual tour of properties and do the booking, whereas t-mobile's application helps you compare the feature sets of 2 cell phones that you place on a microsoft ...
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