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Buddy is the robot you always wanted Buddy is a crowd-sourced robot that you shouldn't let your kids research, because they'll want one and it's NOT cheap. The Johnny 5/Wall-E hybrid is a family friendly robot helper that has aspirations beyond...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Every June, the gaming industry converges on the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, affectionately known to gamers worldwide as E3. The expo has, in parallel to the industry itself, grown from humble beginnings to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Facebook is finally GIF friendly A point of contention for many Facebook users is that the site has never really got on well with GIFs. This week, however, the social media giants confirmed the site will now support animated GIFs in its News Feed,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Magic isn't real. But illusion is a powerful tool. The past few years have seen magicians suddenly become cool again, with entertainers such as Derren Brown (despite his protestations, he is a magician in the traditional sense) and Bradford's very...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Amazon and the million dollar robot How to ride Kuratas Amazon Japan is now in the robotics business, with the gigantic robotic mech suit known as the “Kuratas,” recently uploaded to the company's technology section. Costing a svelte $1...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Sony brings Aibo robot dog back to life with added AI Sony has unveiled a new version of the robot dog it is thought to have killed off over a decade ago and now it comes with artificial intelligence. The tech brand announced this week that it will...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If recent images from China are to be believed, it would appear that after more than a decade of back-biting, exclusivity battles, failed motion control experiments (Playstation Move anyone?) and fanboy wars, that Xbox and Playstation have finally...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
How do you make an ad for a demographic that quite famously hates ads? Looking at what Grey London did for Pringles might set you off on the right track. If you've been around Twitch at all lately, you will have seen the new zombie sensation Frank...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A Welsh father whose baby son’s arm had to be amputated has developed a custom bionic limb for baby Sol. Ben Ryan got the inspiration for the arm after studying the way spiders make their webs, and was prompted to develop it after being told...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The team at in-game advertising platform Bidstack spent last week in Cologne for Europe’s biggest gaming event - Gamescom. Here, its CMO, Simon Gosling, offers a comprehensive look at some of the key things they took away from this year’s...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nostalgia has been big for business for the past few years and a new HD Ghostbusters game is set to continue that trend as Bill Murray and his team of trusted scientists return for more adventures. Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered delivers a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Gaming’s got a strange reputation. It’s not got the respect that film, literature and even television has. However, as an industry its success is staggering. In the UK the gaming market is now worth a record £5.7bn, that’s more...
Posted by: Rob Pratt
MullenLowe London - UN Women/Unstereostype Alliance UN Women and Unilever's Unstereotype Alliance first film explores the character stereotypes that actors are constantly called up to portray in adverts, including the happy housewife, the useless...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Microsoft launches adaptive Xbox controller for gamers with disabilities Microsoft has revealed a video game controller designed specifically for people with limited mobility. The Xbox Adaptive Controller, which will go on sale later this year, can...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
GTB UK - Ford WPP agency GTB UK and Ford of Britain have launched “Elephant in the Transit,” a new campaign born out of the Channel 4 Diversity in Advertising competition, and then developed into a meaningful partnership with the mental...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Amazon's Giant Flying Drone Warehouses (January) In a story that gained a fair amount of traction on social media over the 2016 festive period for obvious reasons, Amazon filed a patent for gigantic flying warehouses back in January that could house...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
BBD Perfect Storm - Stop Hate UK BBD Perfect Storm has launched mistletoe into space as part of “A Non-Nuclear Christmas” - a campaign it’s created for Stop Hate UK, a charity working to challenge all forms of hate crime and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Frank Kolkman's VR death machine To tackle “death anxiety” among terminally ill hospital patients, designer Frank Kolkman has created a device that simulates a near-death experience using virtual reality. Visitors to Dutch Design Week...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Gamescom is, to all intents and purposes, very much the sexier, more refined European cousin to E3’s bold, brash American convention. If E3 is a Michael Bay movie (all big bucks, explosions and exposition), then Gamescom, which wrapped up this week...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Advertising is no stranger to nostalgia driven marketing with sentimental ads resonating particularly well with millennial audiences. Harnessing the power of your audience’s favourite childhood memories may not deliver the culture changing,...
Posted by: BENlabs formerly Greenlight
Whilst many modern gamers might bemoan the fact that they have too much choice in this day and age when it comes to their gaming platform of choice, the reality is that we actually have it a lot easier than our 80s counterparts. Back in the days when...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Last week, the gaming industry descended on the Los Angeles Convention Centre to show off their wares, swap war stories and make the wallets of gamers everywhere quiver in fear. E3 2017 was not exactly a banner year for the expo, with precious few of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Considering what a big year it had last year, VR was remarkably thin on the ground at E3 2017. Yes, VR has been largely absent from the show floor, save for a few niche booths and afterthoughts. Now that the three main gaming headsets are out in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Nintendo Switch touches down in stores and homes worldwide today (March 3). I have mine on preorder and will be popping to pick it up as soon as I'm done with work for the day (no I didn't pull a sickie, but I was tempted), but until then, I...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The 'personal cargo droid' that could replace your suitcase and walk your dog The company behind the Vespa scooter has made its first move into autonomous transportation with a robotic personal helper that carries your stuff for you in the most...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
I love gaming and, whilst I'm not particularly keen on Christmas itself, I love Christmas lights, so this latest bold activation by Xbox for their recently released Dead Rising 4 game certainly hit my buttons when it popped up in my news feeds last...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When I first stumbled across the concept of 4DX cinemas, to say I was sceptical would be something of an understatement. Whilst the idea of being bashed about from pillar to post in order to replicate the physical thrill of the action on-screen might...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Snapchat unveil video shooting sunglasses and rebrands as Snap Inc The social media app giants over at Snapchat have ventured into product design by launching a pair sunglasses that also take videos. The product, which feels for all the love in the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When news of the upgraded Xbox One (the rather grandly-named Project Scorpio) dropped at E3 this year, there was one question on the lips of every Sony fan; where the bobbins is the Playstation Neo? The Neo was the codename given to the potential...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Neuro virtual tailoring system looks to change the face of fashion forever French designer Clement Balavoine has developed a workflow process to virtually design and tailor clothes using a total of three different software programmes. Called...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Every June, the gaming industry converges on the Los Angeles Convention Centre for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, affectionately known to gamers worldwide as E3. The expo has, in parallel to the industry itself, grown from rather humble...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Kitchen of the future revealed in Milan Tapping into this retro fascination with the “Kitchen of tomorrow,” The Italian design studio Tipic has created the first full “Smart Kitchen” countertop, which integrates various...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Self-lacing shoes are the next 'thing' Nike has unveiled a new trainer with self-tying laces. Called the “HyperAdapt 1.0,” the actually rather swanky-looking sneakers will be available to buy in time for Christmas 2016, and use a more...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In the interest of balance, Iv'e decided to cover the news currently rocking the tech world as more of a think piece taking a thorough look on both sides of the fence. First, however, the facts:- It seems like forever and a day that we’ve been...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Nintendo confirm their Quality of Life initiative is not dead yet After much speculation to the former, Nintendo president and CEO Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed this week that the company's Quality of Life initiative is still in the works. Kimishima...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
This device will stop hackers at the front door Start-up company Dojo Labs has created a connected device designed to scan your home and protect against malware, viruses and cyber attacks. The US-based team of security experts and hackers felt that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial