French hotel offers art history conciergeVisitors to Paris feeling overwhelmed by the city’s cultural offerings can now ask questions and book private tours through the in-house art concierge at Le Royal Monceau hotel.
Tennis racquet features sensors to analyze player performanceThe Babolat Play & Connect provides real-time information on gameplay, which can be used to improve technique or share results online.
With 3D camera and depth sensors, any object can be touch-enabledThe brainchild of Digitas Labs and Ayotle, AnyTouch is a system that digitises human movement to bring touch capabilities to virtually any object.
In France, an allergen-free restaurantFrench restaurant Mon Histoire dans l’assiette has created a menu that is entirely free of 11 of the most common allergens, reducing worry for those unable to eat certain products.
Wifi-blocking wallpaper makes networks more secureNew wallpaper technology developed by Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble can block wifi signals being broadcast outside of the user’s vicinity.
Peer-to-peer ‘laundromat’ helps neighbors share their washing machinesHailing from France, La Machine du Voisin is a new site that aims to connect owners of washing machines with those who need one.
In Paris, store supports and promotes Italian anti-Mafia co-opsEthicando, a new store in the French capital, is raising awareness about the impact of organized crime in Italian communities by selling goods sourced from land seized from criminal gangs.
Fashion site documents changing color trends on city streetsThe Pimkie Color Forecast analyzes webcam footage to provide infographics detailing current fashion trends in Paris, Milan and Antwerp.
Bordeaux citizens design bike for city-wide rental schemeThe City of Bordeaux has crowdsourced the design of its Bike of the Future for its public bike rental system.
From France, an espresso machine for the carNew from French Handpresso, the Handpresso Auto E.S.E. is an espresso machine built specifically for use in automobiles.
