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...have offered it for years. And Net telephony provider Skype has 51 million people using its system. So why would Google, with an $80 billion empire built entirely on search, bother playing catch-up on a product that seems unlikely to earn it much money? The same reason a hotel offers free wi-fi, says Scott Cleland, CEO of Precursor, an investment research firm. "They're not doing it to make money on wi-fi. It's to get people to come to the hotel." Google has launched a raft of products this past year, and its late entry into...
...better to make money off a casino than Danny Ocean himself? GEORGE CLOONEY and Rande Gerber (a.k.a. Mr. Cindy Crawford) are building a swank new Vegas hotel-casino, part of a $4 billion Barcelona-themed mini-city called Las Ramblas, opening in 2008. World-famous architect Brad Pitt may pitch in, but, says Clooney, "I'm not sure we can afford him. He spends time with Frank Gehry." In the meantime, Clooney is hard at work picking chefs ("I've been spending hours and hours eating") and setting the ambiance. The vibe will be a mix of "a James Bond...
...land late in the evening in a city where you know nobody. You did not have time to book a hotel, your luggage has not turned up on the carousel--and the plane's air conditioning gave you a sore throat. What...
With your cell phone, you first Google your suitcase--it has a small implanted chip that responds to radio waves with a GPS locator--and it turns out that your luggage has been deposited 200 yds. away in the next terminal. As you walk over, you search for a hotel room; the screen of your cell shows you pictures of several hotels in your price bracket, with views from individual room windows. Your search engine gives you a list of pharmacies that are still open at this hour, and tells you that your favorite blues band will be playing...
...Clark, tel: (1-773) 477 7444. Don't expect fine dining (it's basically a glorified hot-dog stand), but the Lincoln Park location is hard to beat. By day, it's the Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder perfect picnic locale; late at night...