Nov 9, 2007

Iris Scanning replacing hotel keycards?

A luxury boutique hotel in Boston (Nine Zero) have introduced iris scanning for access to their penthouse to replace a keycard. The iris scanners are already in place for the hotel’s employees and vendors and they are planning to extend this to more guest rooms. Whilst not an extension of the Registered Traveller programme in the US this does offer some interesting possibilities for elite travellers.... read more

Oct 1, 2007

The Ice Cream Store Hong Kong

The comical and humorous exterior with a rocket ready for take-off and a circular entrance way draws attention to this ‘new’ space in an old building. The first two floors are occupied by ICE CREAM™, and the upper two floors are by BBC. The usage of 2-D design is an important element in both spaces. An ordinary Ice Cream parlor that may exist in the West coast in the U.S. is envisioned for... read more