Intel will invest in companies and projects that develop the ‘seamless connection’ between the vehicle and consumer electronic devices. The technology giant has established a $100 million fund to allocate money to progressive companies over the next three to five years.
Year: 2012
IKEA, which is known for developing ready-to-use home design solutions and functional furniture for urban living space, is now going further and introduces aktiv, the first project in a new line of designed by Oregon-based ideabox, which produce dwellings to maximize people’s lifestyle. The new house model is “designed to live in… with all the fun, function, and practicality found in every ideabox,” writes the website of the agency behind the project. As any other project devised by ideabox, aktiv is created to meet the needs of Pacific-Northwest homeowners and is totally cost-saving, eco-friendly and is packed with IKEA products.