In China, virtual reality stores turn open spaces into a supermarketYihaodian is launching augmented reality stores, which give customers the impression of a physical store while they browse on their smartphones.
To save water, an iPhone app that drowns out embarrassing bathroom soundsThe Chinese Thirst project has launched a new app designed for women who flush the toilet unnecessarily just to cover up embarrassing bathroom sounds.
In Beijing, citizens build and fly kites equipped with air pollution monitorsFLOAT is an initiative to teach residents of Beijing how to build and use kites equipped with air pollution monitors.
Floating cinema brings the silver screen to the seaThe Archipelago Cinema by Beijing-based Buro Ole Scheeren consists of a mobile auditorium installed onto a group of rafts, enabling a movie experience in an open-air environment on the water.
Chinese website hands stock and pricing decisions to customersHandsup.cn aims to hand power over to customers by asking them to recommend products they want to buy, as well as the price tag.
In China, megacities deploy world’s largest busCapable of transporting up to 300 passengers, the Youngman JNP6250G is believed to be the world’s largest bus.
Former Soviet aircraft carrier transformed into luxury hotelThe former Soviet aircraft carrier, Kiev, has been converted into a luxury hotel by its new Chinese owners.
DIY mobile catalog app builder for businessesAppGreen enables companies to easily create their own mobile catalog apps, with no previous programming knowledge required.
Chinese letters routed via spacecraft and postmarked from spaceThe Chinese Post Office have launched a service for letters to be postmarked from space.
In China, app enables discounted mobile payments at vending machinesThe Ubox app enables users to pay for snacks at vending machines using their phone, awarding a 10 percent discount on all purchases made this way.
