Porter & Sail’s Digital Concierge Service

A free travel app offering carefully selected, geo-located recommendations

Regardless of how carefully one plans a vacation or business trip, on-the-fly recommendations can come in handy for spare moments or simply indulging whimsy. Both Yelp and Foursquare have their limitations, in that you’re relying on friends or strangers, whereas digital concierge service Porter & Sail—which we tested this past weekend while staying at London’s new The Zetter Townhouse, Marylebone—offers something more: expertise. The key …

How Google Glass is Helping Kids With Autism

A revamped version of Google Glass is reportedly in the works, but scientists at Stanford University are making good use of the older Glass. They’ve programmed the device to help children with autism to recognize and classify the emotions of the people they see, giving them immediate context on their social surroundings. Taking it a step further, researchers are studying ways for children to retain …

BJ Novak’s New App is All About Lists

A new app created by The Office’s BJ Novak and a team of developers takes our endless interest in unnecessary lists and gives it purpose. Simply called “The List App,” Novak’s app aims to be the go-to digital space to share your own lists—whether they detail your favorite cat videos or the most important quotes from the presidential debate—with friends, family and loved ones. The …