The 4 Most Productive Ways To ‘Slack-Off’ At Work
Nearly every business faces seasonal lulls and hotspots. For example, 61% of restaurants notice a decline in patrons during a seasonal holiday or major event. This is according to a report by Blue Sky Local. On the flip side, the National Retail Federation reports that November and December sales can make up to 40% of a retailer’s annual business.
The holidays for some, might feel like chaotic craziness. The holidays for others, might feel like long hours of trying to find things do or watching funny cat videos on YouTube.
David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom, contributors at Forbes posed a question to their networks: “Is the holiday season your slowest or busiest time of year at work?”
Does In-Car WiFi Work?
The next big thing in automotive technology is WiFi hotspots.
In car technology and communication has come so far in the past 20 years that it would be incomprehensible to a plug-in mobile bag-phone user in 1994. Revolutions in navigation, audio and downloadable apps have changed the way we spend time in our automobiles.
And now we are on the cusp of the next big automotive technology advancement – in-car WiFi. For a while now cars have been capable of becoming WiFi hotspots as long as there was an existing signal from a mobile device to piggy-back off of.
Telogis’ Kevin Moore: Fleets and The Connected Vehicle
At NAFA’s International Fleet Academy last month, Kevin Moore, Vice President of OEM Sales at Telogis, delivered a fascinating keynote address on how telematics are changing the landscape for fleet.
Afterwards, we sat down with him and talked about a wide range of subjects, including the connected car and how it translates into efficiency and cost savings for fleets. In this interview, Kevin gives us some real-world examples of fleets – small and large – that have used telematics to make data driven decisions to improve their business.
Toyota Aims to Bring Crash-Prevention Technology to Mainstream
Toyota Motor Corp. will offer two crash-prevention technologies for new cars in the U.S., Japan and Europe by the end of 2017, said Moritaka Yoshida, a Toyota senior managing officer who oversees safety technologies.
The Hot New Car Color is … Brown
When it comes to car colors, neutral colors like white, black, gray and silver are traditionally the most popular choices throughout the globe.
While this continues to be true, some interesting trends are developing in the paint department.
The reasons behind this have more to do with the sorts of cars drivers are buying and less to do with their favorite colors or overall mood, said Jane Harrington, PPG's manager of automotive color and styling.
White, black, gray and silver top of the color charts because they're available on almost every new car and truck model offered. They're also considered a "safe" choice, said Harrington. Nearly a quarter of cars built in North America this year were white.
But so-called "natural hues" -- autumnal shades like golds, yellows, oranges and browns -- are getting more popular in part because they're frequently offered on midsized SUVs, a growing market segment in North America, Harrington said. Also, new paint technology can make these colors more varied and attractive.
In the future, these colors will become even more popular, according to PPG. New metallic shades such as bronze and rose gold that have made headway in fashion and industrial design will become a big part of the car color palette.
Also, deeper and richer high-depth colors will also become more popular as a result of new paint technologies that allow for layering of colors making for more interesting hues, Harrington predicts.
