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In the course of the economic crisis, all markets fight for their customers trying to make their shopping fun and easy! That is why the trade craft in America has been lifted to such a high level. New York was a host to a new technology allowing the customers to merely touch the screen and shape a product at their desire and size, and then order it. Customers do not even need go in a shop and stand... 

In the Chinese province of Shandong, a restaurant has opened recently posing as the latest example of advanced technology. Namely, the newly opened Dalu Robot restaurant is the first one where guests are waited on by robot waiters. The restaurant “employs” more than 10 robots working as waiters, animators and hosts. The interior features futuristic feel with dim lights and neon flashing. The advantage... 

The completion of the first Aqua Park in Belgrade, the municipality of Zemun, is scheduled for 2013. This investment worth over EUR 20 million will cover 120,000 square meters and will be located near the Danube, and two major European corridors – motorway E-70 and E-75 – and the airport, allowing for a high visit rate to Serbia and the accessibility to this unique complex. The entertainment... 

The very style of clothing that we follow is a reflection of the times we live in. In most verbal and non-verbal contacts among people the image that the participants in the given communication present is of the primary importance for the successful outcome of the established communication. A great many people try to be unique expressing themselves, attempting to be assessed by his or her individual... 

“Silent Parties” are ever growing trend among the big and loud party goers. To organize a party, especially in buildings, has always been tricky and it is forbidden after 10 p.m. in most cities around the world. Because of these o problems it was necessary to find a solution. So, the capital of France started to turn into the Silent Party Center! All guests have earphones making the noise totally... 

The leading team of the New York “Four Seasons” hotel counted on the fact that a good sleep has no cost! Therefore, one overnight stay in the „Warner Penthouse” suite costs no less than 35,000 US dollars. The suite takes up 400 square metres, comprising of a bedroom with bathroom, drawing room and the library, dressing room, room for breakfast, make – up and meditation rooms. The bedroom... 

Deliberately collecting the old mobile phones and by their recycling we can save valuable raw materials and at the same time protect the living environment of chimpanzees. The thing is that a single mobile phone contains about 60 different raw materials, among them cobalt, gold, zinc, and coltan. These raw materials are mostly exploited in the African state of Congo, the natural habitat for gorillas... 

The tallest hotel in the world was opened in Hong Kong – the Ritz Carlton. It is located in the skyscraper which is about 490 metres tall, offering a panoramic view onto this former British colony which was repossessed by China in 1997. The Ritz Carlton hotel is located on the 118th floor of the International Trade Centre in Hong Kong. It took about 10 years to erect this hotel, and it is the... 

How can one inspire townspeople to read more, unless you put a book of immense proportions to face them in the busiest part of the town? So in Kansas, Missouri, there is a big parking garage which from the outside looks as a giant bookshelf. The garage takes up 25 metres. The shelf contains 22 titles reflecting the widest range of interest for the readers, as proposed by the readers in Kansas, and... 

If you like cruising and living at the seaside, then yachts or luxury ships may not be the only choice left any more. A ship is planned to be built, and judging by its appearance it could as well be a town on water, not just an ordinary ship. This floating-building is believed to be the future of life at sea. Design studio Yacht Island Design, in co-operation with the designer Nigel Geem, presented...