Big Ideas

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Big Ideas

CES 2017: Garbage disposal

Las Vegas – The innovation arm of home appliances manufacturer Whirlpool has unveiled a fast-acting food compost bin.

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CES 2017 Review: Part 1

Now in its 50th year, CES attracted almost 4,000 exhibitors to Las Vegas who presented the latest in technology, from far-reaching concept ca...

CES 2017 : Amazon Alexa : Consumer Electronics Show

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Multi-campaign concepts

Global – Prada has unveiled Prada 365, its new multi-faceted advertising concept.

Prada 365 : Prada : Branding

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CES 2017: Intel inside

Las Vegas – Intel showed its latest technology at CES, with promising visions for the future of virtual reality and autonomous cars.

Intel : Merged Reality : CES 2017

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Car park economy

Munich – Mercedes-Benz has launched Croove, a new car-sharing service.

Mercedes-Benz : Ride-share Market : Croove

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CES 2017: AI nanny

Las Vegas – Mattel has entered the voice assistant market with Aristotle, its first smart speaker aimed at children.

CES 2017 : Mattel : Growth Products

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Perfume primers

New York – Scentinvent Technologies and Canvas & Concrete have released innovative new fragrance primers.

Scent Invest : Canvas & Concrete : Perfume

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Gold standard

New York – Performance and lifestyle brand Rhone has launched GoldFusion, a gold-infused high-performance fabric nanotechnology.

Rhone : GoldFusion : Nanotechnology

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Scheduled spending

California – INSTO is a new person-to-person payment app that enables users to schedule payments and buy or sell in instalments.

INSTO : Mobile Money : Finance

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Beer on tap

London – Barclaycard has installed its contactless technology in a prototype beer pump to make buying drinks more convenient for consumers.

Pay@Pump : Convenience Culture : Barclaycard

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Facing the future

China – The Honor Magic device boasts a variety of high-tech features including eye- and fingerprint-scanning software.

CES 2017 : Huawei : Honor Magic

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Mobility freedom

Helsinki – Mobility app Whim lets users travel to a destination of choice via any mode of transport for a monthly fee.

Helsinki : Whim : Transport

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Hands-free hotel

Las Vegas – Luxury resort Wynn Las Vegas has announced its plans to equip each of its rooms with an Amazon Echo device.

Wynn Las Vegas : Amazon : Amazon Echo

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The latest Remedy

US – Remedy is a new medical app that is partly powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Artifical Intelligence : AI : Healthcare

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Google goes green

Global – Google has announced that it will be run on 100% renewable energy in 2017.

Google : Renewable Energy : Energy

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Facebook feelings

US – Facebook is prioritising its users’ emotional wellbeing by making it easier for people to block distressing adverts.

Facebook : Emotional Wellbeing : Ad-blockers

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Deciding factor

US – A new study aims to highlight new behaviour in travel and hospitality.

Travel : The Sharing Economy : Sullivan

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Air miles marketplace

New York – Par has been launched as a mobile app that enables users to buy and sell air miles.

Par : App : Travel

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Whisky’s ruin

UK – Domestic sales of gin are forecast to outpace those of whisky by 2020.

Gin : Whisky : Sipping

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Vineyard views

China – Luxury liquor producer Moët Hennessy is diversifying into the Chinese wine market, with its first red vintage produced near the Himal...

Moët Hennessey : Chinese : Chinese Wine Market

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