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Stat: Voice assistant usage is diversifying

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Stat: Voice assistant usage is diversifying

The number of voice assistants in use will increase from 2.5bn in 2018 to 8bn by 2023, according to a forecast from Juniper Research.
Technology : Voice Assistant : FinTech
Instagram audio will assist visually impaired users

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Instagram audio will assist visually impaired users

The image-led platform is introducing two new features so that users with visual impairments can hear both AI-generated and custom descriptions of ...
Media : Inclusivity : Culture
Stat: WhatsApp usage outstrips Facebook

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Stat: WhatsApp usage outstrips Facebook

Consumers are spending considerably more time in WhatsApp than in Facebook, according to data from Apptopia.
Technology : Social : Culture
Feel the Forss: App lets you change your tune

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Feel the Forss: App lets you change your tune

Feel the Forss: App lets you change your tune
Interactive : Album : CGI
Mask marketing: The latest line on consumerism

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Mask marketing: The latest line on consumerism

Mask marketing: The latest line on consumerism
Motorola : Tokyo : Smartphones
Decoded Fashion: New York Summit 2014

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Decoded Fashion: New York Summit 2014

The worlds of fashion and technology are overlapping like never before, but the details of the merger are not yet clear. The Decoded Fashion: New...
Wearable Technology : Retail Futures : Decoded Fashion
LeBron lesson: Should we go back to move forward?

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LeBron lesson: Should we go back to move forward?

We are continually urged to innovate and move forward, but can going back be a more productive strategy?
LeBron James : Swiss Watches : Waste Redux
Spotify diversifies its podcast audience with transcripts

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Spotify diversifies its podcast audience with transcripts

Streaming service Spotify is introducing automatic transcripts to podcasts, enabling wider audiences to access its audio-based content.
Media : Technology : Intersectionality
Championing empathy and equality in gaming

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Championing empathy and equality in gaming

Raising Good Gamers is an initiative championing more positive, inclusive and fair online gaming communities for young people.
Media : Technology : Gaming
Pantone supports creatives by digitising colour

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Pantone supports creatives by digitising colour

Pantone has launched an app, Pantone Connect, to digitally streamline the colour matching process.
Technology
Stat: The potential for Facebook’s beauty market

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Stat: The potential for Facebook’s beauty market

A new report by Accenture for Facebook explores the online behaviour of the UK’s beauty consumer.
Beauty : Social Media : Culture
Coffee on tap

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Coffee on tap

Melbourne – Designer Frank Green has developed a re-usable cup with integrated tap payment capabilities.
SmartCup : Frank Green : Mass Tap
Hearst plans hackathon at New York Fashion Week

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Hearst plans hackathon at New York Fashion Week

Hearst plans hackathon at New York Fashion Week
Hacktivism : Crowdsourcing : Tech
App makes booking flights a social experience

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App makes booking flights a social experience

App makes booking flights a social experience
Malaysian Airlines : Facebook : MH Buddy
The web’s the way as UK shops with prudence

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The web’s the way as UK shops with prudence

The web’s the way as UK shops with prudence
Shopping : IMRG Capgemini : Online
Virtually for everyone

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Virtually for everyone

Global – Google has launched Cardboard Camera, a free virtual reality app for Android.
Google : Google Cardboard : Virtual Reality
App finds the perfect fit for women’s bras

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App finds the perfect fit for women’s bras

US – Start-up company ThirdLove aims to make shopping for a bra a seamless experience. 
3D Body Scanning : Athena : Women
10% of UK consumers believe laptop is vital

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10% of UK consumers believe laptop is vital

10% of UK consumers believe laptop is vital
Smartphone : Poverty Line : Social Class
3-D entertainment comes home

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3-D entertainment comes home

3-D entertainment comes home
3-D : Shrek Goes Fourth : Toy Story 3
Hyper-reality

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Hyper-reality

Hyper-reality is a dystopian vision of the future in which augmented reality dictates the way that people interact with their surroundings.
Keiichi Matsuda : Hyper-reality : Augmented Reality
Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, foresight analyst

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...
Foresight : Australia : France
Jason Jones-Hall: Digital Resurrection

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Jason Jones-Hall: Digital Resurrection

Digital resurrection is coming, says Jason Jones-Hall, founder of xHumed. The question is not how, but who.
Digital Resurrection : XHumed : FutureFest
This week: Future Forecast 2023

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This week: Future Forecast 2023

Launching on Thursday 8 December, our new Future Forecast 2023 report highlights the top 50 consumer trends for 2023.
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Pleasure Finder facilitates virtual conversations about sex

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Pleasure Finder facilitates virtual conversations about sex

Sexual health brand MysteryVibe has unveiled sexual wellness advice that is available through Google’s voice assistant.
Health : Wellness : Sexual Wellbeing
Stat: Social media is accelerating the counterfeit market

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Stat: Social media is accelerating the counterfeit market

The counterfeiting market is growing at a rapid rate, according to a new report from technology firm Entrupy.
Luxury : Counterfeit : Fake
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