Can Smart Cities Save Mankind?

What is a 'Smart City'

A 'smart city' is one that is purpose-built for 21st-century living. That means offering an infrastructure that enables everyone to access modern technologies easily and cheaply, so that communities can benefit from smarter collaboration.

The London Example

In 2013, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson revealed his comprehensive 'smart city' plan. He mentioned that, in London, between 2011 and 2021, more than 800,000 homes would be built, 641,000 jobs would be created, and 600,000 additional passengers would be using the city's peak-time public transport services.

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Bunt - A New Dictionary

These days if you hear a word you don't know that's not in your standard dictionary, you go to Urban Dictionary or Google and type it in to find out what it is. The problem with sites like Urban Dictionary is that they have too many ads, their themes are cluttered and they don't make it easy to share the funny and well sometimes... interesting words you find on there with your friends. That's where Bunt comes in.

Bunt is a new social dictionary that aims to fix all the problems mentioned above. You'll notice Bunt has a nice, clean interface that whose simplicity is comparable to Twitter. Users can share words they find or create with the click of a button to Facebook and Twitter. 

Signup by using your Facebook or Twitter account on buntt.tk

Review: UrbanEars Plattan Headphones

The Plattan headphones made by UrbanEars bring a great sense of style to the table, but the audio quality is slightly lacking. The Plattans have overpowering, non-natural sounding bass, and the highs can sometimes hurt your ears. The mids are slightly drowned out by the bass, but they sound okay when the bass isn't there. In some occasions, the bass sounded great, but it is not a consistent sound.

The design aspect of these are terrific. They bring a nice modern design to the table and do not feel or look too cheap. They leave out the chrome accents for a nicer, more subtle painted metal, or matted plastic, which in my opinion makes them look much better.

Overall: 3.5/5, because they lack good audio, but they look great with their 14 different color choices.

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