Emirates, the title sponsor of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, has revealed a brand new livery dedicated to the milestone 50th staging of Dubai’s flagship sporting event, and one of the key tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens series.
The new livery serves as a symbol of the airline’s commitment to the long-standing Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens and features a large scale version of male and female rugby players in action against a red backdrop. As a nod to the multi-cultural makeup of rugby-loving nations that compete in the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, the airline called on its own cabin crew rugby teams, the Flying Muppets and EK Firebirds, to welcome the new livery. The two squads ran through drills and scrums around the aircraft as it was being pushed out of the Emirates Engineering hangar. The Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens themed A380 livery took flight to Glasgow on 20th July, and is scheduled to visit rugby loving nations over the course of the next few months.
Gary Chapman, President of Emirates Group Services & dnata said: “This livery is one of the many ways we are celebrating the milestone 50th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Rugby Sevens. For the rest of the year it will fly across the world, inspiring both new and diehard rugby fans everywhere to share in the excitement. With three days of exhilarating rugby action, fantastic family activities and incredible entertainment from pop icon Kylie Minogue, it’s going to be the perfect celebration of Dubai’s favourite sporting event.”
As the longest running sports event in the Middle East, the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, taking place from 5-7 December, has grown to become one of the world’s premier rugby events, hosting the first leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series. It also plays host to an ever-popular and growing international Invitation Tournament, featuring rugby and netball teams from all over the world, with over 300 teams participating across all age groups. This year, over 100,000 fans and spectators will pass through the Sevens gates across the three days. The 50th edition of Dubai’s largest sporting and social event will also see international pop star Kylie Minogue headlining a concert on Friday 6th December.
Emirates connection to the game of rugby goes back to 1987, when the airline became the Dubai Rugby Sevens event’s Official Sponsor. Emirates has focused its efforts on supporting rugby as a valuable way of engaging with customers and fans of the sport.
In 2019, Emirates will be celebrating another highlight on the rugby calendar, as the official worldwide partner and official airline of the Rugby World Cup, being staged in Japan. Emirates currently sponsors the World Rugby Referee’s and Match Officials in addition to our partnership with the UAE Rugby Association.Rula TadrosEmirates Public Relations
Ever at the forefront of hardware innovation, Samsung Electronics is empowering users wanting to create, collaborate and consume on the go with the newest smartphone in the Galaxy A series. After spending some time with the Galaxy A80, we found that the phone’s rotating camera array, full-screen New Infinity Display and ‘smart battery’ broke new ground as far as versatile, high-quality content interactions.
Samsung Newsroom got hands on to put the newest in the Galaxy A series to the test.
A Camera that Flips Around
Equipped with Samsung’s first rotating camera array, the Galaxy A80’s triple camera set-up features a 48MP main camera, an Ultra Wide Camera and a 3D Depth Camera. The camera array combines to produce a number of effects, some familiar and some new.
But the best part about the Galaxy A80 is that the range of camera effects aren’t just limited to the camera on the back of the phone. The A80 employs a slide-out panel on top of the phone that automatically extends upward and flips the camera around to face the user when they switch to the front-facing camera mode, allowing the powerful camera array to be used for selfie-mode photos too. The sliding module fitting seamlessly into the back of the phone when lowered, making the motor-driven raising and lowering of the camera array very sleek.
Taking a selfie with Wide mode on the Galaxy A80
The ability to use the phone’s 48MP main camera for front-facing photos struck us as a game changer. For shots where we wanted to take a selfie while still capturing a significant portion of the background, Wide mode on the selfie camera was ideal. To take the effect a step further, the Galaxy A80 is also equipped with Ultra Wide mode*, which has a viewing angle as wide as that of the human eye, and is perfect for taking wide scenery and nature shots. We had a lot of success using Ultra Wide mode to take front-facing photos too, as it worked well for taking selfies with large groups of people and taking pictures in front of things like large landmarks. What’s more, all of these images were captured in stunning Wide Quad HD quality due to the fact that we were able to use the 48MP main camera to take them.
Live focus mode was another favorite of ours. The feature uses the depth sensor and machine learning to apply a cinematic blurring effect on the background while keeping the subject in the foreground crisp and focused. The ‘bokeh’ blurring effect is adjustable, and leads to some artistic, professional looking shots.
We loved the content creation possibilities afforded by the Galaxy A80 too. When taking videos while walking or running, Super steady mode was a big help in reducing camera shake and smoothing out videos. We were even able to create some movie-like videos with bokeh backgrounds using Live focus video mode. The Galaxy A80 allows you to switch in and out of selfie mode in the middle of a recording too, with the phone seamlessly blending the footage on either side of the camera rotation so that you can switch back and forth between the front and rear-facing cameras without interrupting your video**. The newest in the Galaxy A line can even capture videos in stunningly crisp 4K Ultra-high definition mode (3840 X 2160 pixels).
A True Full-Screen Display
The Galaxy A80 features Samsung’s first full-screen display – a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED New Infinity Display. Without a notch, waterdrop or cut-out, playing our favorite racing game was just how we’d always wanted it to be – big, bright and uninterrupted. While playing, we discovered that we were more likely to spot other players and in-game details on the bigger, unobstructed display, and that instances where we were hitting the wrong buttons by mistake were lessened because the controls were more spread out.
The Galaxy A80 features Samsung’s first full-screen display – a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED New Infinity Display. Without a notch, waterdrop or cut-out, playing our favorite racing game was just how we’d always wanted it to be – big, bright and uninterrupted. While playing, we discovered that we were more likely to spot other players and in-game details on the bigger, unobstructed display, and that instances where we were hitting the wrong buttons by mistake were lessened because the controls were more spread out.
Intelligent Power and Performance
All the great features mentioned above are rendered useless without reliable battery life on the go. The Galaxy A80’s 3,700mAh smart battery and intelligent performance functions to be up to the task.
With its intelligent battery, the Galaxy A80 analyzes usage and automatically closes background apps that are unnecessarily using up battery life. To take battery conservation a step further, users can turn on Adaptive Power Saving, which allows their device to modify settings according to users’ expected daily usage. After giving the phone some time to get used to our usage patterns, we found that this feature really helped in preserving battery life. Once the battery does eventually tick down, the Galaxy A80 is equipped with Super Fast Charging**** technology to get users charged back up quickly.
The device is also equipped with an ‘Intelligent Performance Enhancer’, which allows the phone’s AI to optimize CPU and RAM usage and ensure that the amount of power being drawn is always a match for the user’s unique usage patterns. We additionally appreciated how the Intelligent Performance Enhancer would preload our most-used apps to ensure that they were able to be quick-launched when needed.
Cool Extras
In addition to getting lost in the Galaxy A80’s edge-to-edge New Infinity Display, now users can experience immersive sound too. The device is equipped with Dolby Atmos audio that allows for a 360-degree audio experience when using headphones or a Bluetooth speaker.
The Galaxy A80’s ergonomic curved back (available in Angel Gold, Ghost White and Phantom Black) makes it comfortable to grip in one hand. Likewise, the position of the power button lower down on the side of the phone, and easy-to-activate ‘One-handed mode’ made the phone easy to use when we had a lot going on.
Optimal for creating and consuming media, with a battery that can be counted on, the Galaxy A80 is the ideal companion for the content-hungry user living in the now.
* Viewing angle is adjusted for selfies taken with the Ultra Wide Camera
** Super steady mode must be turned off before camera will switch between front and rear-facing modes mid-video
*** Available after downloading certain third-party apps
**** Super Fast Charging is only available with a compatible 25W charger and cable
Over 80% of large companies around the world are adopting IoT solutions, stoking an “invisible revolution” that will reach 94% of enterprises in two years, according to a new Microsoft survey, IoT Signals.
But that widening commercial embrace of the Internet of Things is occurring even as 97% of business and tech leaders acknowledge they have security concerns about their IoT implementations, Microsoft’s research found.
“IoT is often a gateway for businesses going through digital transformation – it’s not the end but rather just the beginning,” says Sam George, director of Azure IoT at Microsoft. “IoT is becoming mainstream.”
The survey spanned nearly 2,500 business and IT decision makers – as well as 737 developers – working at companies of 1,000 employees or larger in the U.S., Germany, Japan, China, France and U.K.
Consumers increasingly rely on IoT-enabled products to simplify their lives and smarten their homes, from lighting and temperature to security, cooking and cleaning.
An Electrolux Pure i9 cleans a rug and flooring while navigating a table and sofa. (Photo courtesy of Electrolux)
Similarly, as more businesses connect their machines and equipment to the cloud, they are creating new data sources that drive astute, real-time decisions. And IoT is helping many of those same companies evolve as they add solutions built with artificial intelligence, edge computing and, soon, 5G, George says.
“IoT is having a profound impact on things that I think of as invisible IoT – things like elevators becoming more reliable, water pumps that never break down, agriculture that uses 30 to 50 percent less energy and water,” George says.
“Manufacturing also is becoming orders of magnitude more efficient and profitable while using less energy in the process, again due to IoT. There are just thousands of examples – all invisible to consumers day to day – that are having GDP-impacting results across the world,” he says.
The survey also showed:
Companies that deployed an IoT solution have had, on average, a 25% return on investment – and those respondents expect their ROI to grow to 30% in two years.
Among IoT adopters, 38% cite complexity and technical challenges to using IoT as a barrier to further their IoT adoption.
Lack of available IT talent and training present challenges for half of IoT adopters, with 47% responding that there are not enough available skilled tech workers.
The potential for IoT to reshape industries is significant, says George, who is seeing evidence of this change across retail, energy, agriculture, manufacturing and more. Below are some examples George cited of businesses taking advantage of catalytic innovations in IoT.
thyssenkrupp built its “Innovation Test Tower” in Rottweil, Germany. More than 800 feet tall, the laboratory is where the company can try new technologies and showcase them to potential customers and to the public. It’s both a test lab and an active commercial building, with nearly 200,000 square feet of occupied office space and IoT sensors that transmit data of all kinds 24 hours a day.
At its test tower in 2017, thyssenkrupp Elevator unveiled MULTI, a groundbreaking, rope-less and sideways-moving elevator.
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“We wanted to find new ways to use IoT sensor technology to make a building interact with the facility manager and the owner,” says Michael Cesarz, chief executive officer for MULTI at thyssenkrupp Elevator. “thyssenkrupp is uniquely positioned to do that, because an elevator is the nervous system of a building, and the shafts are like the backbone – they are a crucial structural element and they touch every single floor and serve every single tenant.”
To help develop new solutions in the Innovation Test Tower, thyssenkrupp partnered with Willow, a member of the Microsoft Partner Network. thyssenkrupp uses the company’s Willow Twin platform powered by Azure IoT which provides a “digital twin” of the tower that delivers actionable insights to the building managers.
Each Starbucks store has more than a dozen pieces of equipment, from coffee machines to grinders and blenders, that must be operational around 16 hours a day. A glitch in any of those devices can mean service calls that rack up repair costs. More significantly, equipment problems can potentially interfere with Starbucks’ primary goal of providing a consistently high-quality customer experience.
“Any time we can create additional moments of connection between our partners and customers, we want to explore and activate,” says Natarajan “Venkat” Venkatakrishnan, vice president of global equipment for Starbucks. “Our machines are what allow our partners to create that special beverage, and ensuring they are working properly is critical.”
To reduce disruptions to that experience and securely connect its devices in the cloud, Starbucks is partnering with Microsoft to deploy Azure Sphere, designed to secure the coming wave of connected IoT devices across its store equipment.
Starbucks is delivering personalized recommendations to customers via its mobile app and, soon, its drive-thrus. (Photo courtesy of Starbucks)
The IoT-enabled machines collect more than a dozen data points for every shot of espresso pulled, from the type of beans used to the coffee’s temperature and water quality, generating more than 5 megabytes of data in an eight-hour shift. Microsoft worked with Starbucks to develop an external device called a guardian module to connect the company’s various pieces of equipment to Azure Sphere in order to securely aggregate data and proactively identify problems with the machines.
The solution will also enable Starbucks to send new coffee recipes directly to machines, which it has previously done by manually delivering the recipes to stores via thumb drive multiple times a year. Now the recipes can be delivered securely from the cloud to Azure Sphere-enabled devices at the click of a button.
“Think about the complexity — we have to get to 30,000 stores in nearly 80 markets to update those recipes,” says Jeff Wile, senior vice president of retail and core technology services for Starbucks Technology. “That recipe push is a huge part of the cost savings and the justification for doing this.”
Just one grain of corn infected with a highly carcinogenic mold called aflatoxin can be all it takes to poison the whole harvest and sicken or even kill people and animals, not to mention the waste of having to throw out the lot when contamination isn’t found in time. Aflatoxin often can’t be seen, smelled or tasted, and it’s not destroyed by heat – so cooking contaminated food doesn’t make it safe.
Ingestion of high levels of aflatoxin can be fatal, and chronic exposure can result in serious health problems, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute. There are about 155,000 new cases a year of cancer caused by aflatoxin – it’s the leading cause of liver cancer in developing countries.
Bühler engineers are fighting aflatoxin in corn by combining new camera and UV lighting technology, shown here being assembled. (Photo courtesy of Bühler)
Since consumers can’t tell if their food is infected, the onus is entirely on growers, harvesters and processors – more of whom are having to fight the mold as it expands north amid climate change that stresses crops and makes them more susceptible. So the stakes are high for the new corn processing system Bühler engineers developed as part of an innovation challenge.
With the LumoVision optical sorter, corn gets fed from a truck into a hopper above the 6-foot-tall machine, and a vibratory feeder sends it into a chute where it accelerates to 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) a second as it flows in a single layer. UV lights illuminate the corn. A camera on each side of the chute monitors the lighted grains, looking for the telltale fluorescence of aflatoxin infection.
High-speed valves operating compressed air jets – which can open or close in a thousandth of a second – simply shoot any contaminated kernels into the rejects bin, letting the rest of the healthy corn pass through into storage or shipping containers.
Weather patterns at the time of harvest, the health of other lots harvested in the area and other relevant data points can be uploaded to the Bühler Insights platform hosted on the Microsoft cloud to augment the machine data. This can then be combined with information from the cameras as they watch the grains pass by, monitored and analyzed using IoT and edge computing to provide a real-time risk assessment on the crop and guide the system’s processes. If the risk is minimal, sorting can be paused while monitoring continues. If the risk rises, sorting automatically restarts.
“This came at exactly the right time for us, because we were just starting our digital journey toward data analytics and the Internet of Things,” says Stuart Bashford, Bühler’s digital officer. “The general concept for something like this had been around for years, but the technology never existed before to make it commercially viable. But now it’s all come together in this incredibly rewarding project.”
Deep within a Chevron fuel refinery, one key machine is now talking – and revealing secrets about its own health.
That chatty piece of equipment, called a heat exchanger, removes the heat from fluids flowing through it as part of the plant’s fuel processing.
A heat exchanger affixed with cloud-connected sensors. (Photo courtesy of Chevron)
In a pilot program, Chevron affixed some exchangers with wireless, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors that collect and send real-time data from the heat exchanger to the cloud – supplementing information already gathered by the safety and control system.
Data scientists then analyze that fresh data to check the equipment’s health status now, and to predict its condition in the future.
“Understanding the health of these exchangers can prevent unscheduled outages as well as optimize when we clean these units,” says Deon Rae, a Chevron fellow and lead of Chevron’s IIoT Center of Excellence. “That has the potential to save the company millions of dollars a year when scaled across our whole inventory of heat exchangers.”
The company plans to expand that same IoT technology to other pieces of equipment at facilities around the world to similarly monitor their health and forecast their performance, Rae says. Chevron has more than 5,000 heat exchangers in active operations in more than 100 countries. Deploying health monitoring across different pieces of equipment has the potential to provide significant savings.
Toyota Material Handling Group is the largest forklift manufacturer in the world, but its customers require much more than warehouse trucks and equipment. To better serve them, the global business is expanding and enriching its logistics solutions with digital innovation and Toyota’s renowned principles in lean and efficient manufacturing.
By providing solutions with artificial intelligence, mixed reality and IoT, Toyota Material Handling Group is helping customers meet the global rise in e-commerce and move goods quickly, frequently, accurately and safely.
Toyota Material Handling Group forklifts. (Photo courtesy of Toyota Material Handling Group)
With Microsoft technologies, the solutions range from connected forklift and field service systems available today to AI-powered concepts that pave the way for intelligent automation and logistics simulation – all designed with Toyota’s standards for optimizing efficiency, operation assistance and kaizen, or continuous improvement.
“Our direction is going to more systemizing and logistics solutions, services in digital automation, AI analytics and IoT,” says Toshihide Itoh, associate director and CIO of Toyota Material Handling Group, an Aichi, Japan-based division of Toyota Industries Corporation. “We also continue to improve our forklift trucks, because this is our origin. But customers need more and more efficient logistics and we need digital innovation to accelerate and expand our business.”
Toyota has presented its vision for a future warehouse with lean logistics and pre-trained, intelligent forklifts. Enabled with machine learning and IoT services in Microsoft Azure, the vehicles can quickly learn navigation in a virtual model of a customer’s warehouse, a so-called “digital twin.” Customers can experience the trucks interacting with their physical and virtual environment.
The ability to simulate and visualize a physical environment will help solve one of the biggest challenges in the industry: the long deployment time for customized IoT solutions. Installations can normally take six months to a year, but using machine learning and digital twins can significantly shorten the time.
Numerous studies have shown that bad air outside affects air quality inside homes and offices, entering through ventilation systems.
Even worse, pollutants generated inside from cleaning supplies, cooking and fireplaces can be even harder on your health than what you breathe out on the street, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
An app for the Electrolux Pure A9 offers real-time data, including the state of indoor air quality. (Photo courtesy of Electrolux)
The Pure A9 – an IoT-connected air purifier built with Microsoft Azure – removes ultra-fine dust particles, pollutants, bacteria, allergens and bad odors from indoor rooms. It launched March 1 in four Nordic countries plus Switzerland and, previously, in Korea.
By linking the purifier and its associated app to the cloud, Electrolux can show the product’s users real-time data about their air quality – inside and outside – while tracking interior air improvement over time. In addition, the Pure A9 continuously monitors its filter usage, alerting users when it’s time to order a replacement filter.
And as a connected appliance, the Pure A9 eventually may have the ability to learn the daily patterns of when household occupants are typically away, enabling the device to run itself on a smart schedule, Larsson says.
“If we can predict when the house is empty, we make sure not to waste filter by cleaning air that nobody is going to breathe,” says Andreas Larsson, engineering director at Electrolux. “Then we can start the purification, so the air is clean when you come home.”
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates— Etihad Airways is to boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow by adding a fourth year-round daily service between the two capitals, launching on 27 October 2019. The new service introduces a convenient mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and a late evening departure from London Heathrow and follows the introduction of additional seasonal services this summer.
The airline will introduce a next-generation, two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on one of its four daily London services. The aircraft is configured with 299 seats – 28 Business Studios and 271 Economy Smart Seats. This complements the three other services which are operated by Etihad’s 486-seat Airbus A380s, which feature The Residence, a luxurious three-room cabin, nine private First Apartments, 70 Business Studios and 405 Economy Smart Seats. These include 80 Economy Space seats with a seat pitch of up to 36 inches.
Robin Kamark, Commercial Officer, Etihad Aviation Group Chief, said: “The flagship Abu Dhabi to London route is tremendously popular with point-to-point business and leisure travellers, and those transiting beyond our hub and we recently boosted frequencies between the two cities to meet increased demand at peak travel times. Adding a fourth year-round flight will provide much needed capacity and optimised timings and easy connections to key destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.
“The new service demonstrates our commitment to the crucially important UK market, and ensures we provide our customers with all the benefits of a next-generation fleet across all 42 weekly departures to and from the United Kingdom.”
In addition to the four daily flights into the UK capital, Etihad Airways also operates two daily Boeing 787 Dreamliner services between Abu Dhabi and Manchester.
Timetable: Abu Dhabi – London winter 2019/2020 schedule:
Flight
Ori
Dep
Dest
Arr
Freq
Air craft
EY11
Abu Dhabi
02:40
London Heathrow
06:45
Daily
Airbus A380
EY12
London Heathrow
09:00
Abu Dhabi
20:05
Daily
Airbus A380
EY19
Abu Dhabi
08:05
London Heathrow
12:00
Daily
Airbus A380
EY20
London Heathrow
14:05
Abu Dhabi
01:05*
Daily
Airbus A380
EY25
Abu Dhabi
10:45
London Heathrow
14:50
Daily
Airbus A380
EY26
London Heathrow
20:00
Abu Dhabi
07:00*
Daily
Airbus A380
EY17
Abu Dhabi
13:40
London Heathrow
17:45
Daily
Boeing 787-9
EY18
London Heathrow
21:05
Abu Dhabi
08:05*
Daily
Boeing 787-9
Note: All departures and arrivals are listed in local time. *Denotes next day arrival
Emirates and Lions Rugby Company with EPS (Pty) Ltd. today announced the renewal of the Emirates Lions Vodacom Super Rugby team title sponsor contract, continuing a successful relationship that began in 2015.
The new contract will continue for the next five years until 2024. The agreement will see Emirates retain its status as title sponsor of the Emirates Lions team and the naming rights partner of the Lions home ground, currently known as Emirates Airline Park, in Johannesburg. Emirates branding will continue to be displayed on the Lions match and training kits and on all marketing collateral.
Boutros Boutros – Divisional Senior Vice President – Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand at Emirates said, “We have enjoyed a memorable journey with the Emirates Lions, and the response and support we have received has been tremendous. South Africa is one of the top rugby-playing nations in the world, with very passionate fans, and to continue our partnership with such an established local team, is a matter of great pride for us. Sport is an incredibly powerful connector of people, and as a brand, it has always been close to our heart.”
Mr. Boutros added, “Emirates has been operating for 24 years to the Rainbow Nation, and has a strong connection to South Africa – our continued relationship and commitment to the Emirates Lions just serves to reinforce our close ties with the country.”
Lions Rugby Company CEO Rudolf Straeuli said, “Our partnership with Emirates has grown the Lions brand internationally and locally. We are proud to be associated with such a powerful partner and the five-year extension will enable us to grow further as a franchise, enjoying additional stability and excellence.”
Thanks to the successful Emirates-Lions partnership, fans have witnessed some extraordinary sporting events at Emirates Airline Park in recent years. In 2015, it was home to the championship clash between the Springboks and All Blacks and saw the Emirates Lions take on the Crusaders in the 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby Final.
The Emirates Lions have built up an impressive repertoire of accomplishments over the past five years which includes qualifying for three consecutive Vodacom Super Rugby finals. They have also produced 16 capped Springbok players and continue to discover local talent.
Emirates boasts a rich rugby heritage, evidenced by its extensive portfolio of world-class rugby sponsorships. The airline first sponsored Rugby World Cup 2007 in France as a Tournament Sponsor, after which it became a Worldwide Partner for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. Since then, Emirates has been a worldwide partner of the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England as will continue the sponsorship at the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2019 tournament in Japan. It has been the Title Sponsor of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens for over 20 years and sponsors the Cape Town Rugby Sevens. Emirates can also be found at the centre of action at every international rugby match through its sponsorship of World Rugby’s elite panel of referees.
New [AR]T Walk Features Works by Leading Contemporary Artists, Curated in Partnership with the New Museum
Registration is now open for [AR]T, a series of augmented reality Today at Apple sessions and experiences around the world.Cupertino, California — Apple today opened registration for a series of new art-based Today at Apple augmented reality (AR) experiences, called [AR]T, offered at Apple Stores around the world. The three new sessions include an interactive walk featuring works by some of the world’s premier contemporary artists, an in-store session that teaches the basics of creating AR using Swift Playgrounds and an AR art installation viewable in every Apple Store worldwide.To create the sessions Apple invited the New Museum, a leading destination for contemporary art in New York, to select seven artists — Nick Cave, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg, Cao Fei, John Giorno, Carsten Höller and Pipilotti Rist — to participate in an experiential project that is free to the public.“Today at Apple offers a window into the creative arts made possible by our products and customers,” said Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail + People. “We hope attendees are inspired by the incredible AR creations in the [AR]T Walk and in-store installation, and we can’t wait to see what our visitors learn to create in the [AR]T Lab.”
Nick Cave reimagines his iconic “Soundsuits” on the Today at Apple [AR]T Walk.
[AR]T Walk: Augmented Realities Co-Curated with New Museum
These experiential walks take participants through San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo as they encounter works by world-renowned artists, most of whom are working in AR for the first time. Works by Cave, Djurberg and Berg, Cao, Giorno, Höller and Rist connect participants to public spaces such as London’s Trafalgar Square, San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens or New York’s Grand Army Plaza in Central Park.Using AR, the artists have reimagined or invented new ways to express core themes of their art practice. Rist’s “International Liquid Finger Prayer” bounces, taunts and sings as participants race to catch a shimmering form, while Giorno’s “Now at the Dawn of My Life” is a rainbow journey of homespun wisdom, and “Through” by Höller takes viewers through a portal into a world with no perspective.
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With “Through,” Carsten Höller takes viewers through a portal into a world with no perspective.John Giorno’s “Now at the Dawn of My Life” features homespun wisdom against the backdrop of their city.Pipilotti Rist’s “International Liquid Finger Prayer” invites participants to chase a shimmering form through global cities.Cao Fei’s “Trade Eden” is part fun-house part automated factory, testing the viewer’s dexterity for packaged goods while imagining new useless machines.In “This Is It,” Djuberg and Berg take attendees on an outlandish adventure to a seemingly hollow tree hiding magical creatures worthy of a digital fairy tale.
With “Through,” Carsten Höller takes viewers through a portal into a world with no perspective.
John Giorno’s “Now at the Dawn of My Life” features homespun wisdom against the backdrop of their city.
Pipilotti Rist’s “International Liquid Finger Prayer” invites participants to chase a shimmering form through global cities.
Cao Fei’s “Trade Eden” is part fun-house part automated factory, testing the viewer’s dexterity for packaged goods while imagining new useless machines.
In “This Is It,” Djuberg and Berg take attendees on an outlandish adventure to a seemingly hollow tree hiding magical creatures worthy of a digital fairy tale.
Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis director for the New Museum commented, “The New Museum has always led at the intersection of art and tech and we could not have asked for a better partner in Apple to support the fantastic visions of these pioneering artists. Augmented reality is a medium ripe for dynamic and visual storytelling that can extend an artist’s practice beyond the studio or the gallery and into the urban fabric.”
[AR]T Lab: AR Experiences
Created in partnership with New York artist, NEW INC member (New Museum’s cultural incubator) and educator Sarah Rothberg, this free Today at Apple session at all Apple Stores gets attendees hands-on with whimsical objects and immersive sounds created by Rothberg. Using Swift Playgrounds, anyone can learn how to create their own AR experiences in this free 90-minute [AR]T Lab.
New York artist and educator Sarah Rothberg teaches Today at Apple attendees how to create their own AR experiences using Swift Playgrounds.
[AR]T in the Apple Store: Nick Cave’s “Amass”
Visitors can come into any Apple Store worldwide and experience artist Nick Cave’s AR piece “Amass.” Using the [AR]T Viewer in the Apple Store app, users can initiate Cave’s interactive installation, which takes the viewer on a journey to view and collect “Ikon Elements” and experience a universe of positive energy right in the middle of an Apple Store.
Every Apple Store worldwide offers the chance to experience Nick Cave’s “Amass,” an interactive installation.
All three sessions are available beginning August 10. For more information or to register for a session, visit apple.com/today.
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Samsung Electronics has released a teaser video previewing two new products that will be unveiled in a special pre-event ahead of this year’s Unpacked in New York.
The new devices cater to the generation that wants the power to create and consume wherever they are. Samsung is allowing for interconnectedness anytime, enabling users to seamlessly merge work and play, and ensuring peace of mind at all times.
In a world that belongs to the creators, Samsung’s new innovations will allow users to share their thoughts and ideas freely, empowering their voices and offering the tools for boundless creation.
Mobile devices continue to change the world we live in, and Samsung is staying abreast of what consumers want while removing the need for them to choose between comfort and convenience.
Samsung will digitally unveil the two new devices on the Galaxy website on July 31 and August 5 respectively.
The Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai has announced an unrivalled wedding promotion named as ‘Your Honeymoon on Us’. Lucky winner will receive a Fly Dubai air ticket and 2-nights’ stay with buffet breakfast at one of the most luxurious hotels in Georgia valid for 2 people.
The Al Garhoud Ballroom can accommodate up to 550 guests, it has a private entrance and a spacious pre-function area perfect for wedding occasion or any type of events. The hotel has a professional dedicated Meetings & Events team who will be with the guest every step of the way to ensure all wedding arrangements are up to the expectation.
Ms. Purnima Sunil, Director of Sales & Marketing – Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, said, “We are delighted to launch the exciting ‘Your Honeymoon on Us’ offer. Every couple wants their wedding to be perfect, and at the Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, we have a spectacular venue, tailored menu packages and a passionate team who will help the couple to make that happen. We have limitless options to choose, starting from just the basics to grand celebrations.”
Your Honeymoon on Us Terms & Conditions:
Entitled entrees for the raffle draw are the new confirmed weddings between 1st August 2019 to 31st December 2019, booking window between 15th July – 31stOctober 2019 only with 50% advance deposit, non-refundable
One lucky winner will be announced on 1st November 2019
Air ticket is valid for 2 people and trip to Georgia only
Hotel accommodation includes room and breakfast for 2 people, any other extras to be charged direct to the guest
Visa if required and other transportations are not included
Flight dates & hotel accommodation are both subject to availability
Ticket & hotel accommodation should be used before end March 2020, not valid from 25th December 2019 to 7th January 2020
Ticket & hotel accommodation cannot be exchanged to cash, other services or destination and non-transferable
Once ticket & hotel accommodation has been booked, no cancellation or no date changes allowed
Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Middle East and Africa Millennium Hotels and Resorts is a dynamic, global hotel company, which owns, asset manages and operates over 130 hotels worldwide. With almost 40,000 rooms and a portfolio of brands; including Biltmore, Grand Millennium, Millennium, Millennium Place, M Hotel, Copthorne, Kingsgate, Millennium Executive Apartments and Studio M, that serve different market segments, representing quality and value in every class.
Currently operating 35 hotels in the Middle East and Africa, the Group has an extensive expansion strategy in place, with 40 hotels in the pipeline. Each property in the region is unique, catering to the varying tastes and needs of the international business and leisure traveller but with a consistent promise to provide a first-class service and a rewarding experience for guests. Millennium Hotels and Resorts is committed to differentiating itself by embracing the true spirit of diverse traditions, with a sincere respect to historical heritage and local culture.
With the motto “More than Meets the Eye”, Millennium & Copthorne is committed to a customer-centric philosophy and complete guest satisfaction. For more information, please visit www.millenniumhotels.com
As a trend in interior design, minimalism continues to be an enduring aesthetic choice. Clutter free, Zen, calm and relaxed spaces, that are dramatic in their simplicity, maximise space with a feeling of openness. 2XL Furniture & Home Décor offers a wide selection of products for those in search of pared down elegance.
Amit Yadav, Head of Marketing, 2XL Furniture & Home Décor, said, “Minimalism has a timeless appeal. Though it is all about simplicity, a minimaliset look is not easy to achieve. Wood, concrete, stone and plants are the most versatile elements in interior design and can work in beautiful ways. Statement pieces can be used to pack a stylish punch into your décor without dwarfing your space, and when chosen with care will prove to be very useful in the house. At 2XL Furniture & Home Décor we offer a fantastic range of statement pieces that can make any room look grand even if the space is tight.”
Talking about how colours can be introduced into a minimalistic aesthetic, Amit stated, “We are increasingly seeing greater use of colour in minimalistic design schemes. While the emphasis is on creating serene and gentle areas with soft and subtle hues, hints of bright and bold colours can add a sense of gaiety to a room – be it through accent chairs or colourful art or artifacts.”
The secret to incorporating minimalism in your homes lies in doing away with clutter. Amit stressed, “Every piece must be carefully considered and only the ones that you absolutely need should be kept. Organisation is the key to creating sleek and chic minimalist spaces. Correct lighting, accessories and colours make all the difference.”
Here’s what is on offer at 2XL Furniture & Home Décor:
Product Description: Mitchelle Bed Dimensions: 180x200cm Colour: Grey Fab Material: Canada Pine/plywood, Cotton Price: AED 4,674
About 2XL Furniture & Home Décor UAE based 2XL Furniture & Home Décor is a retailer of luxury home furnishings since 2000.
The retailer currently has 9 showrooms across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah and Al Ain. The 2XL product range includes exclusive bedroom, living and dining room furniture as well as exquisitely crafted décor items, unique gifting ideas, plush rugs and gorgeous wall art, divine bed and bath linen, eye-catching tableware, and a fun, functional kitchenware range.
The 2XL range is very classic and French-inspired. Each retail item has been carefully chosen exclusively for 2XL and denotes a lifestyle that is regal, sophisticated and of a finer taste. We have something to suit every home setting – from ornate gold-plated bedroom settings to the more subdued Parisian hues of shabby chic, quirky contemporary inspirations to more ethnic Eastern-inspired décor ideas.
For more information or to shop online please visit www.2xlme.com Connect and tag us on @2xlfurniture #2XLfurniture
Whether you are in search of a dream getaway, a unique beach holiday or simply a blissful weekend break, Shaza Hotels offers the perfect escape for all nature lovers with the Sharjah Collection by Mysk. The moment you step into the peaceful surroundings of Kingfisher Lodge or Al Faya Lodge, you begin to feel the stress melt away.
Enjoy glorious isolation in the picturesque Kalba peninsula with a relaxing stay at the plush safari-style tents equipped with all modern comforts including beautiful patios and private plunge pools and explore the spectacular mangroves and sandy beaches. It is only here that you wake up to breath-taking views of the beach and mountains from your bed. Equally relaxing and invigorating is Al Faya Lodge set at the foot of the sandy mountains. It is a charming desert oasis that seamlessly blends into its sun-soaked landscape.
Shafik Alaaeddine, General Manager for Sharjah Collection by Mysk, said, “Both the Kingfisher Lodge and Al Faya Lodge are extraordinary in every way with their idyllic settings and marvellous facilities. It is hard to imagine the beauty of the natural surroundings, wilderness and rich heritage till you get there. We invite travellers to fuel their wanderlust this summer with a voyage of discovery, inspiration, joy and transformation.”
Kingfisher Lodge – Sharjah Collection by Mysk The arid island landscape, water, air, and wildlife create an awe-inspiring encounter at Kalba on the east coast of Sharjah. Set on this piece of heaven enveloped by the Gulf of Oman is Kingfisher Lodge. The beauty of the pristine beach and Indian Ocean waters is matched perfectly by refined interiors in soft beiges, blues and desert browns. Savour the tranquillity as you kayak through mangroves, watch sea turtles hatch, nest and swim, catch a glimpse of many rare bird species and the wildlife that all define Khor Kalba as a globally important wetland.
Activities in the Area A world of adventure surrounds you at Kingfisher Lodge. From exploring the mangroves to relaxing on the sandy beaches, the days are filled with interesting sights, sounds and action. Head to the Al Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre, where the rich biodiversity of the region’s mountain habitats is protected. Spot some of the thirty different species that roam the mountains whilst learning about flora and fauna unique to this part of the mountains of the UAE. Love the water? A host of activities are on offer from diving to fishing. Kingfisher Lodge is the perfect place to slow down, breathe and just be.
Dining Kingfisher Lodge offers a healthy organic culinary experience for in-house guests with all day dining. Al Korum boasts an enticing a la carte menu of international and local dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
l Faya Lodge – Sharjah Collection by Mysk Embracing its heritage, the Al Faya Lodge features just five rooms, masterfully combining its original features with contemporary feel and luxe modernity. On site are one-of-a-kind hands-free saltwater spa, a dining room, reception room, library and viewing deck, with every aspect of the design emphasizing its surroundings. Bedrooms feature a skylight for star-gazing at night with a fire pit primed for recapping the day’s many adventures.
Dining The restaurant at Al Faya lodge offers food for the soul. A roadside diner – both guests and visitors – can indulge in its sumptuous meals. Featuring produce that is locally sourced, guests can enjoy their meals whilst gazing out of the floor-to-ceiling windows. For those looking for an extra special experience, barbeques can be arranged or a private dinner under the stars upon request.
The Spa Located in its own building, privacy is key with calming views across the desert. Guests can embark on a wellness journey as they venture through the herbal and Himalayan salt rooms, before heading to the tropical walk which is an immersive sensory experience through a 270-degree shower path with different water pressures, therapeutic lighting and calming sounds. Promoting both physical and mental health, the rooms aid in reducing inflammations, helping those with respiratory issues and improve overall well-being among others. A private swimming pool awaits allowing for an ideal spot to sit back and embrace nature.
About Sharjah Collection The Sharjah Collection unveils the soul of Sharjah and reveals the essence of this Emirate through the balance of luxurious accommodation, heritage, Arabian culture and hospitality, adventure and intimate encounters with the natural landscape. It is a group of distinctive boutique hotels, eco-retreats and lodges purposefully located in key locations throughout the Sharjah Emirate that will take you on an exquisite journey on the Eastern winds and sands of time. Kingfisher Lodge, Al Badayer Oasis and Al Faya Lodge are hallmarks of Sharjah’s identity each with its own distinctive allure. At any of the Sharjah Collection accommodations, you will enjoy an illustrious experience that will leave you breathless, nostalgic, enchanted and bringing back cultural riches.
About Shaza Hotels Shaza is the leading hotel management company dedicated to offering true Arabian hospitality inspired by the traditions and culture of various countries along the Silk Route and reflected by the supremely elegant Middle Eastern style décor and serene ambiance that is appreciated by the most discerning travellers.
With four hotels already operational in the Middle East – Shaza Makkah in the Holy city, the multiple award-winning Shaza Al Madina, the newly opened Shaza Riyadh and the flagship hotel under the “Mysk by Shaza” brand Mysk Al Mouj in Muscat – the brand is expanding rapidly with the opening this year of three retreats under the Sharjah Collection, followed by Shaza Doha, Shaza Salalah and Mysk The Palm in Dubai. Shaza is a member of Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands.
About Global Hotel Alliance Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, bringing together more than 30 brands with over 550 hotels in 75 countries. GHA uses a shared technology platform to drive incremental revenues and create cost savings for its member brands. GHA’s award-winning loyalty programme, DISCOVERY, provides 15 million members exclusive opportunities to immerse themselves in local culture wherever they travel. For more information, visit globalhotelalliance.com
For further information please contact: Ali Ozbay Director of Marketing & Communications Shaza Hotels Website: www.shazahotels.com Email: ali.ozbay@shazahotels.com Office: +971 4 437 6460
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