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aucobo decentralizes communication on your shop floor and delivers information to the right place at the right time. Smart and direct.

For all its promise and potential, the original Microsoft Band wasn't exactly a runaway hit. It's OK -- they can't all be winners. Even more surprising than the Band's existence in the first place is that Microsoft is taking another crack at the fitness gadget formula with a 2015 model of its oft-scorned wearable. It's a little smarter and a little sleeker, and maybe -- just maybe -- that'll be enough to change a few minds on the matter.

Когда я впервые увидел фотографии этого автомобиля, то не мог поверить, что когда-то он был старой ржавой «Волгой» ГАЗ-31029. Этот...

Giacometti, Biennale de Venise, 1962. Photographié par Hugo Mulas.

In a city full of claustrophobic apartments and workout addicts, New Yorkers are now moving into their gyms. Or former gymnasiums, at least, which offer an unexpected source of airy and light living spaces (with some serious architectural weight to back them up).

Scentbird's perfume subscription offers you to test-drive scents before committing to a full bottle. Get a designer fragrance each month for $16.95.

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