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Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: Top 10 products

The 2014 Istanbul Design Biennial presented seriously cerebral work and ideas.

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Activewear boutique opens in Manhattan blending fashion, fitness and music

Bandier, which bills itself as ‘the first fashion, fitness and music boutique’, has opened a pop-up shop in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, with a...

Bandier : Activewear : Body Temples

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Taco Bell aims to get personal with new mobile payment and ordering app

Taco Bell has introduced its own mobile payment and ordering app that enables customers to order and pay via mobile before collecting in-store.

Taco Bell : Apps : Mobile Orders

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New app aims to break through the user's filter bubble

Random, a new app, is designed to provide users with content they wouldn’t normally search for.

Random App : Search Engines : Transmedia Futures

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Marc Jacobs makes Instagram more shoppable

Fashion label Marc Jacobs has developed a new path to purchase option for Instagram.

Marc Jacobs : Instagram : Cashless Futures

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DNB bank advertises for 24 hours straight on Norwegian television station

Norwegian bank DNB bought every advertising slot on a major tv station for 24 hours. Not only did it turn the concept into a positive but it also m...

DNB : TV Advertising : Futuretainment

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Software applied to the workplace will predict if people are likely to leave

Software developer Workday will introduce predictive mechanics, used by companies such as Netflix, into its products, enabling businesses to t...

Workday : Predicitve Modelling : Bleisure

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Penny for London invites contactless card users to make micro-payment donations

Micro-payments have hit the charity world with the launch of Penny for London (PfL), an incentive scheme that enables people to donate as...

Penny For London : Smart Philanthropy : The Mayor's Fund For London

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Neiman Marcus app enables customers to shop using photos

American luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus has added a Snap.Find.Shop. feature to its app that lets customers search for products us...

Neiman Marcus : Mobile : Visual-Search Commerce

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Jawbone collaborates with men’s skincare brand on product launch

Consumer technology and wearable devices brand Jawbone has teamed up with men’s skincare brand Lab Series for the launch of its new product, Age Re...

Jawbone : LAB Series : Digital Beauty

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Amazon launches Echo voice-activated smart speaker

Amazon has released a voice-activated, internet-connected assistant that helps users answer questions and perform tasks.

Amazon Echo : Virtual Assistant : Alexa

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Serial podcast attracts new audience to long-format audio storytelling

Serial, a new podcast featuring a true-crime narrative told over multiple full-length episodes, is leading to renewed interest in audio storytell...

Podcast : Radio : Binge Culture

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International Biennale Interieur 2014 Review

Outside the 24th International Biennale Interieur furniture fair in Kortrijk, Belgium, this month, a single concept was announced loud and clear o...

Space Caviar : Bulo : Glithero

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Luxe Pack Monaco 2014: Overview

In its 27th year, premier luxury packaging show Luxe Pack featured more than 400 exhibitors from over 30 companies presenting the latest ideas an...

Luxe Pack : Luxe Pack Monaco : Beauty Packaging

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Marvel, Warner/ DC and Sony reveal superheroes of the big screen are here to stay

Marvel, Warner/DC and Sony have revealed plans to produce 29 superhero films between them over the next six years.

DC Comics : MArvel : The Sharded Self

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Facebook is now accessible via the dark web

Social media platform Facebook has developed a version of the site accessible to the dark web via Tor.

Facebook : The Dark Web : The New Value Economy

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App predicts when you will die down to the last second

The phrase ‘there’s an app for that’ has been taken to dark new levels with Deadline, the app that predicts when you’re going to die.

Deadline : Coca-Cola : Gist LLC

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Future highways: The photo-luminising powder replacing street lights

Dutch design firm Studio Roosegaarde has developed Glowing Lines, strips of photo-luminising powder, to replace street lamps along Dutch roads.

Studio Roosegarde : Dan Roosegarde : Glowing Lines

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New low-cost smartphone aimed at young people in emerging markets

Former Apple CEO John Sculley has launched a low-cost smartphone aimed at young people in emerging markets.

Obi Mobiles : John Sculley : New Emerging Affluents

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Fortnum & Mason collection goes on sale at Lane Crawford

Piccadilly luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason has joined forces with Hong Kong department store retailer Lane Crawford on a new range of pro...

Fortnum & Mason : Lane Crawford : China's New Emerging Affluents

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