Si chiama Dash Wand e per ora è stato lanciato come testing a smanettoni abitanti del Southern California, San Francisco e Seattle. Questo device della grandezza di un Wii remote, è in grado di scansionare i codici a barre o ascoltare i tuoi desideri per poi rielaborare il tutto, connettersi via wifi ed eseguire i tuoi ordini su Amazon. Per ora è stato attivato sul servizio di consegne a domicilio legato a Amazon Fresh ma sono pronto a scommettere che non ci vorrà poi molto a estenderlo al resto della altre categorie merceologiche. Un ulteriore modo di spendere, sicuramente comodo, senza fare però troppe valutazioni…mi aspetto carte di credito semi-svuotate.
News: Amazon has gained planning permission for a new Seattle headquarters that will feature a trio of glass orbs containing a jungle of mature trees and tropical plants (+ slideshow).
Designed by American architecture firm NBBJ, the proposal for a new headquarters for online retailer Amazon was unanimously approved last week by the Seattle planning department.
The 30-metre-high transparent balls will accommodate 1800 Amazon employees, who will be surrounded by a wilderness of plant life that includes green walls, hanging gardens and flowering shrubs.
“The generative idea is that a plant-rich environment has many positive qualities that are not often found in a typical office setting,” reads the proposal document.
It continues: “While the form of the building will be visually reminiscent of a greenhouse or conservatory, plant material will be selected for its ability to co-exist in a microclimate that also suits people.”
Proposal presented earlier this year
Offices will be divided across the four storeys of the greenhouses and shops will be located around the edges of the ground floor.
Three traditional office blocks will also be included around the outside of the new campus, which will be located on 7th Avenue on a site called the Denny Triangle.
1. Gary Card’s Abandoned Amusement Park Renowned set designer Gary Card has created larger-than-life, fantastical works for everyone from Lady Gaga and the New York Times’ T Magazine, to the London concept store LN-CC. In his first solo exhibition, “Abandoned Amusement Park Attraction,”…
Le photographe londonien Ben Roberts a imaginé avec la journaliste Sarah O’Connor la série Amazon Unpacked, dans laquelle il a immortalisé en clichés un entrepôt de cette entreprise d’une taille de 9 terrains de football, situé dans la ville de Rugeley à Staffordshire. A découvrir en images dans la suite.
Après les clichés dans le centre Google Data Center, voici cette série photo à l’intérieur d’un entrepôt d’Amazon. Avec une gestion des stocks optimisée et un nombre de cartons et emballages tout simplement impressionnant, voici l’envers du décor de ce qui se passe entre les achats et la livraison à domicile.
L’architecte et designer péruvien Jordi Puig a conçu ce bateau au design magnifique naviguant sur le fleuve Amazone. Appelé « Aqua Expeditions », ce moyen de transport doté de véritables chambres avec vues peut transporter jusqu’à 32 invités tout en restant respectueux de l’environnement. Plus dans la suite.
Using Kufa, an aerial root fiber native to the Amazon rain forest, John-Michael Ekeblad builds furniture by hand using a variety of techniques unique to the region. Ekeblad works with local Amazonian craftsman in Georgetown, Guyana to harvest the nomadic plant, then collaborates with them throughout the design process….
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