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Only four days after it was launched, the Kickstarter page for the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 noted that the goal of $75,000 had already been reached. In fact, at the time of writing, with 35 days still left to go, the remarkable looking instrument has...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The independent, London-based brand consultancy Venturethree has created a colourful new brand identity for NOW TV, the TV streaming service from Sky, marking the first rebrand since the service launched back in July 2012. The new identity features a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Sweaty palms, dry mouth, stuttering words. Most people would agree job interviews are pretty painful. Recruiters can help prepare, coach and calm a candidate but once they walk into that room with their prospective boss, everything is usually...
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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
OK, this is going to be an interesting one. I promise I'll attempt to steer clear of lazy innuendo, but I can't promise I'll be 100% successful, and there will be more than a few bad jokes. So be warned. The Wankband aims to turn masturbation (male...
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
Amscreen, the largest digital signage company in Europe, has announced a strategic partnership with outdoor media agency Clear Channel UK, which will see a new range of sun-light visible digital outdoor screens deployed across the UK. The idea behind...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nintendo Whilst last week saw the launch of the New Nintendo 3DS in Europe, many North Americans have been complaining that the device has yet to be released across the pond, with only the New 3DS XL hitting western Atlantic shores. Nintendo's...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Barclays - Code Playground There can be few things more important to a kid's education right now, than teaching them code. Whilst nothing is guaranteed, it's surely their best bet for a productive career in later life. So Barclays have launched an...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
Apple rev their (silent) engines If recent rumours are to be believed, it appears Apple are no longer content with simply ruling the gadget roost, they want to conquer the automotive world too. According to The Wall Street Journal, the tech giants...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Hewlett Packard is launching a new desktop computer in the UK that aims to help designers move seamlessly between physical and digital platforms by implementing both a vertical touchscreen and a horizontal touchpad. The machine is an interesting...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I've already written at length about how 2015 is set to be the year when the smartwatch kicks its way into popular culture, and that prediction might be vindicated sooner than expected, as it was revealed recently by Apple CEO Time Cook that the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Firefox joins the virtual reality bandwagon Last week, Mozilla made good on their promise to bring virtual reality to the popular Firefox web browser by implementing support for WebVR (an experimental API that makes it easier to connect the browser...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Those in the know (anyone with even a passing interest in performing and/or creating music) will have had their eyes and ears on Anaheim, California last week as the Anaheim Convention Centre hosted the NAMM Show 2015. NAMM (National Association of...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
As a Mac user (I went Mac and never went back around the tail end of 2006), I honestly had very little interest in Microsoft's Windows 10 event, which took place yesterday (January 21), and I wasn't the only one. The announcement alone left people...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Internet kingpins Google recently unveiled a new prototype for their modular smartphone, which will allow users to swap out components and essentially design their own phones. The phone will work in a similar manner to a desktop gaming PC, only it...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
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
Supermarket chain Morrisons is testing out a brand new bespoke store format at its branches in Surrey, Gateshead and Milton Keynes. The “Format Flex” design has been created by the M Worldwide retail brand design consultancy, with help...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Last week saw the great, the good and anyone else even remotely involved in the world of electronics descending upon the Convention Centre in Las Vegas for the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show. I already covered a few of the more...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Virtual Reality. The term itself might cause dreaded flashbacks to the early 90's, when many developers were convinced it was the future of home entertainment. With its vague, wonky textures, gigantic, ugly headsets that would give even Hulk Hogan...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
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 60 second phone charger Storedot Flash Battery As convenient and powerful as smartphones have become, recharging them can be a monumental hassle. Indeed, there are few smartphones currently on the market that can make it through a day without...
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
At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, which is due to take place in Las Vegas this week, it would appear a fair amount of the unveiled technology will be taking a more intimate route than in years past. We're referring, of course, to smartwatches,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
LG take a Quantum leap LG has taken another step in the 4K wars with their new “Quantum Dot” TV, which they are expected to debut at CES 2015. The new QD-equipped set is said to offer a wider colour palette and improved saturation than...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Iceland, Peter Andre: When this low-market frozen food retailer had the strapline 'That's why Mums go to Iceland', they attracted enormous condemnation from those who pointed out, quite rightly, it was very sexist. They need worry no longer, for now...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
The mobile, interactive media agency Rapt Media, announced recently that it's agreement with Ogilvy & Mather Dusseldorf had been extended, as the interactive advertising agency wishes to use Rapt Media's technology for the second year of its...
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
Does anyone remember Dirty Sanchez? Unfortunately, I do. For the (lucky) uninitiated amongst us, it was essentially a Welsh reading of Jackass. In other words, it featured man-children degrading themselves via a series of increasingly bizarre stunts...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
News has emerged over the last couple of days that Apple has been accused of scanning the iPods of its users for music that wasn't purchased on iTunes and effectively forcing them to delete those files. Apple however, are claiming the move was purely...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Much like text messages and instant noodles, there was a time when audio logos seemed terribly brave and inventive. Received wisdom tells us Intel were the first to deploy such a thing, when they decreed their name could not be shown or spoken...
Posted by: Magnus Shaw
TOMY, the world-renowned toy manufacturer, recently launched a new breakthrough device that acts as both a lie and stress level detector. The Cocoro Scanner, works by reading a pulse from a person's forehead through a bespoke sensory mechanism. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, which is the only museum in the country devoted to historical and contemporary design, will be reopening on the 12th of December following a “Transformational” redesign and a...
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H&M goes Gaga for Christmas H&M has thrown their hat into the Christmas ring with a glamorous new TV spot starring pop royalty Lady Gaga and classic crooner Tony Bennett. The duo are featured singing the classic “It Don't Mean a Thing (if it...
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Amazon are launching its first campaign in India for the Kindle Paperwhite, with the aim of finally making e-reading acceptable in India. The campaign from Leo Burnett agency Orchard Advertising, focuses on a 3-minute digital film called...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns