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Digital tattoos and telepathy Anyone who has ever played through the classic sci-fi adventure game Deus Ex probably left the experience with one of two thoughts: “When dealing with biomechanical augmentation, at what point do we truly begin to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
“Video games are the new cinema.” A common statement, especially in certain corners of the internet, and one that I don't necessarily disagree with. Irregardless of your stance on the gaming industry however, it cannot be denied that the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Archibald/Williams The full-service Australian agency Archibald/Williams has appointed Chris Yong as managing director, with Yong bringing over 13 years experience in Australia and the UK to the agency. Prior to joining A/W, Yong was...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Twitter Twitter officially announced this week that it acquired the live-streaming app Periscope back in January, and several sources have hinted that it will shortly be launched as a separate app with the ability to watch both live and previously...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Innovative production studio UNIT9 has teamed up with Saatchi & Saatchi Italy to create a virtual “Perfect Woman” using real-time projection mapping. The live experiment was created to promote Vitasnella mineral water, one of the most popular...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Apple Watch - The Watch Reimagined Yesterday's tech news cycle belonged to the Apple Watch, with the Californian giants finally lifting the veil on their much hyped wearable smart device, whilst also announcing official pricing and an official...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nvidia enter the console wars Whilst Sony's Playstation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One might be sitting pretty as the best selling games consoles on the market, there is always room for a little healthy competition. Nintendo's Wii U arguably fulfils a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week, the Publicis Groupe made yet another acquisition in South Africa in the form of Epic Communications, the country’s leading independent integrated strategic communications agency. The acquisition follows those of BrandsRock (Saatchi &...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Whilst I already covered the two major players at the 2015 Mobile Web Congress, Samsung and HTC were not the only companies to unveil something of note at this year's mobile electronics trade show. As was expected given the precedent already set by...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This weekend at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, 2000 exhibitors and more than 86,000 visitors gathered to revel in everything portable and electronic. Traditionally the annual show (which continues throughout the week) is all about...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
AdRoll, the world's largest retargeting platform, has announced plans to expand into Japan with the opening of its new Tokyo office, which will be led by a local, all-star team of industry heavyweights. This is the company's sixth office, after...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Quite a few important new hires and promotions this week, so we'll be splitting the usual weekly article into two (still rather hefty) halves. Enjoy! Ogilvy & Mather New York Ogilvy & Mather New York announced this week that Corinna Falusi has been...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ever wondered what inspires the jelly talent? What drives them? What a typical day is like? jelly London's Head of Creative Comms Rachael Guiver, went behind the scenes with jelly Kitchen's A team to find out how it all started, what they love most...
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Classically beautiful curved TV from Samsung Samsung's CES 2015 Keynote Speech Samsung chose CES 2015 as the platform from which to unveil their new curved TV designed by the Fuseproject consultancy, which is headed up by famed Swiss designer Yves...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas only opened to the public today, but it held a special day for the press yesterday (January 6) where many exciting products and developments were announced. Here I'll be examining some of the most...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Yesterday, Nexus Interactive Arts (NIA) unveiled its new “Futureville” interactive installation at the London Science Museum, with none other than the Prince of Wales himself, Prince Charles, on hand to introduce visitors to the new...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Russian phone brand Yota, recently launched a daring new smartphone that includes a secondary e-ink screen, designed to work in tandem with a primary AMOLED screen and significantly increase battery life. This is Yota's second stab at the smartphone...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
No, Nintendo are not launching their own smartphone (though I have no idea why, as it would probably result in Black Friday levels of consumer chaos, and their have been rumours that they might be developing their own Android tablet), but are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced yesterday that Possible, the WPP-owned digital agency, will be acquiring the Portland, Oregon-based digital shop Swift, furthering WPP's string of recent investments in fast-growing markets and sectors such as mobile and digital....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Rentrak, the US ratings measurement company, recently completed its acquisition of Kantar Media's US assets in a deal worth around $128 million, $30 million higher than projected back in October, when Rentrak agreed to issue 1.53 million shares of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The 4th Annual Lovie Awards was an amazing night to remember celebrating the very best of the European web. Comedian and TV presenter Mark Dolan was our host on the night, handing Special Achievement awards to Jamie Oliver, Sophie Wilson (ARM...
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A unique collaboration between the premium vodka brand, Grey Goose and artist, Kehinde Wiley will culminate in a series of events during the Miami art fair next month. The acclaimed artist will be displaying portraits in his “Modern Kings of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If you appreciate creative, inspiring online work, get ready to cheer: After a long and thrilling season, marked by nearly 1,500 entries from all across Europe, The Lovie Awards has officially announced this year's winners. And we're proud to share...
Posted by: The Lovie Awards
Influential online news blog The Huffington Post recently announced an exclusive partnership with advertising network Leo Burnett, which promises to completely transform the relationship between creative agencies and publishers. This is the first...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Samsung recently finished its global agency review, adding Wieden & Kennedy and BBH to the roster, and keeping Leo Burnett and Starcom MediaVest on board. The results have given the Publicis Groupe a fair amount of breathing room considering the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Braintree, a subsidiary of eBay (eBay acquired Braintree in an all-cash £800 million deal almost a year ago) that deals with the payment processing for a number of popular mobile apps, recently announced that it would be accepting Bitcoin...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sony officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2014 in Berlin yesterday. Arriving only six months after the launch of the Xperia Z2, the Xperia Z3 retains many of the features that made the Z1 and Z2 so popular, but there are...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
OnLive, the world leader in cloud gaming, announced today that they are to form a strategic partnership with TP Vision, the manufacturing arm of Philips, which will involve the OnLive Game Service being pre-installed on all new Android powered...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Whilst the 2014 “Apple Event” has been rumoured for a while now, the bombshell was finally dropped yesterday when the tech giants sent out invites for an event on the 9th of September with the tagline, “Wish we could say...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Taiwanese electronics manufacturers HTC recently unveiled their next smartphone, designed to share market space with its flagship phone, the HTC ONE. The HTC Desire 510 is a feature-packed 4G phone, with the elegant designs and super-speeds...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Acura, the American-based luxury vehicle division of Honda, the Japanese automotive company, is stepping up marketing for its delayed 2015 TLX with the largest campaign in the brand's history. The TLX is a high-performance luxury sedan, which...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Resource is the first major event dedicated to the circular economy, and is set to uncover the next generation of UK entrepreneurs, experts and innovators, who can help UK businesses of the future adopt a circular economic approach. The term...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Atlanta-based Creaxion, one of North America's leading marketing firms, announced recently that it had signed up SegPay for five more years; the longest, and perhaps most significant client contract in the agency's 16 year history. SegPay is one...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Virgin Holidays has responded to a spoof ad by the mobile operator, Three, who launched a campaign by Wieden + Kennedy earlier this month, which berated people who shared their holiday snaps on social media networks, based around the #holidayspam...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Christopher Graves, the CEO of Ogilvy PR Global, has bagged the WPP Atticus Award for Public Relations and Public Affairs, his third Atticus Award, including the Atticus Grand Prix he won in 2012 for original published thinking in branding and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ukranian photographer Tetiana has all the correct ingredients for successful photography. Specialising in images of delicious looking food she also dabbles in still life photography and her portfolio is a nod to current popular themes which she...
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