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3D printing – will definitly have an impact
I have been reading and following a lot of discussions on how fast 3D printing is evolving and I definitly think that this technology will make a big difference for the future.
Imagine a scenario when we don’t have to ship spareparts, just … Continue reading
JAM IT – Volvo IT global innovation jam
Following up on last succesful JAM where our employees generated 274 really good ideas, we decided to start our 2011 global innovation jam, “JAM IT” this week.
All employees around the world (35 sites) are invited to collaborate together virtually to generate new … Continue reading
Volvo Group TechShow 2011
Last week, our team, TechWatch & Business Innovation, participated in the Volvo Group TechShow, a great full week event, aiming for demonstrating new innovative concepts and solutions that have not yet reached the market. Over 100+ exhibitors, visitors from all Volvo Group BA/BU’s, … Continue reading
Smarter Traveler traffic prediction tool
For me, commuting to and from work normally takes at least 2 hours per day, I guess I’m quite lucky compared to a lot of people living in larger cities.
Although I’m constantly trying to improve my personal commuting habits by using … Continue reading
Virtual meeting rooms
Everyday I’m in global virtual meetings, sometimes it works excellent and sometimes it’s a disaster.
Best experiences are when participants in different locations are in rooms with “telepresence – video”, we use a Tandberg (Cisco) solution today and have a few … Continue reading
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Tagged cisco, collaboration, IPad, meeting, Skype, Tandberg, telepresence, video meeting
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Relaxed and greener commuting
EU-project funded project Satre (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) is planning to have a real-world test of this system with a single following car by the end of 2010 and if this means that we can fiddle with our iPad or … Continue reading
Songdo City – connected community on a new level
Remember the computer game SimCity? The first edition entered the market in 1989 and since then it’s been attracting both young and old players world wide. It allows you to create your very own city and then challanges your skills … Continue reading
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Tagged cisco, CO2, commute, environment, songdo, telepresence, urbanization
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3D Hologram & Telepresence
Last week some of us from TechWatch & Business Innovation had a relly interesting visit to a studio near Gothenburg, i must say that we all were impressed by the setup of the studio and the demonstration of 3D. Another good … Continue reading