New ice hotel emerges in Sweden
The 25th Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland, has opened its doors and the establishment has released a video showing the building of the bar. Titled “Booom!”, the ice bar features a central block of crystal designed to look like it has created splashes of snow on the walls. Designed by Italian sculptor Maurizio Perron, Bulgarian architect Viktor Tsarsk and Dutch designer Wouter Biegelaar, the bar forms the centerpiece of the hotel. This year’s ICE HOTEL displays hand-carved rooms by 42 artists, in addition to an ice church, the bar and a majestic Aurora hall theater. The 5,500-square-meter hotel is constructed every year from 1,000 tonnes of Torne River ice and […]
2015: Year of Wearables?
“Lots of interest, a lot of caution, and not much worth buying…yet. This is what we saw in wearables at CES [January 2014]”, noted CNET on wearable technology trends. Almost a year later, Apple jumped into the space with their watch (USD 349) and the producers of Razer Nabu (USD 78) can’t meet demand. It sold out in 15 minutes on December 2. While the new technology is interesting and claims to help motivate weight loss, health monitoring and facilitate instant communication/updates (because a mobile phone is never in reach). It seems that 2015 may bring more of the same. Many expect the second-coming of the Apple watch to flop […]