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Politics are brewing

By October 16 2012, 1:21 pm Leave a comment

Mitt Romney needs to up his game – for 7-Eleven shoppers have already decided on President Obama. According to 7-Eleven’s ‘7-Election’ poll, which allows coffee drinkers to pick a blue cup for Obama or a red one for Romney, Obama is leading with 60% of the ‘votes.’

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Real stories

By September 28 2012, 10:59 am Leave a comment

In the age of the 140 characters, it’s imperative for news to be breaking, fast and short. Or is it? Narratively is ready to bet that’s not the case.

 

From the expertise of piano movers to stories of female taxi drivers and mass graves outside the Bronx, Narratively covers underreported local stories instead of big headlines and talks about real people, not celebrities. This recipe is refreshing in its simplicity – demonstrating that people can still give space and time to storytelling.

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Geek chic

By September 27 2012, 9:44 am Leave a comment

The last time the tech world ushered in a must-have fashion item, it was the Global Hypercolour t-shirt (you know, the one that changes colour when you touch it).

Following on from this questionable fashion statement, a new trend: internet-connected clothes that display your digital world, from status updates to YouTube videos. With in-built speakers, they can even play music. (Thanks, Nads)

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Unemployee of the Year

By September 24 2012, 11:48 am Leave a comment

United Colors of Benetton has launched a new advertising initiative supporting unemployed youth. The Unemployee of the Year campaign features people between the ages of 18 and 30 who are currently not in work or education. (Cheers, Jamie)

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Cornershop.com

By August 29 2012, 9:34 am 1 Comment

The clever people at Amazon UK have recruited 5,000 corner shops to act as pickup depots for their customers.

The Amazon shipments will be delivered to convenient shops with late opening hours, where customers can return items too. The shops have chosen to participate in the hope that customers will buy some groceries when they pick up their shipments – which means that everyone can reap the benefits.

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Flash your cash

By August 23 2012, 10:41 am Leave a comment

You’ve already heard of flash mobbing, the craze that started way back in 2003 in Manhattan. People used social media to arrange to meet in a certain place and join in with an activity like dancing or pillow fighting.

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Don’t tweet – chirp

By August 10 2012, 3:38 pm Leave a comment

A new app that transmits data via a burst of ‘digital birdsong’ is simplifying the way users share files between smartphones. ‘Chirp’ plays a two-second long noise that sounds like a robotic bird. When this sound is picked up by other devices, it triggers a download.

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Barriers to love

By July 13 2012, 10:06 am Leave a comment

Guarana Antartica, the most famous guarana-based drink in Brazil, has created a social app that allows users to help friends who are struggling to get over ex-lovers. (Thanks Charlotte, Singapore).

 

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Smartphones from 1984

By July 4 2012, 9:37 am Leave a comment

Most of us take the equipment in our smartphone for granted. Each component works behind the scenes to serve a specific purpose, and that’s that. But when those individual devices are listed together, it starts to read like an excerpt from 1984. A camera to capture photos and video, GPS for location-based services, a microphone for recording audio, an accelerometer for tracking speed…

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Sharpie thinking

By June 14 2012, 10:15 am Leave a comment

When Sharpies debuted in the 1960s, they made their mark as the go-to autograph pens for stars like Sean Connery and The Beatles. Now, global vice president Sally Grimes has elevated the permanent markers into a creative status symbol: “Our fans show us what’s possible – stuff we never could have imagined, like decorating cars, lampshades, and prom dresses,” she says.

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