Personal Appsistants

Hero connects online shoppers to experts on the shop floor

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Hero connects online shoppers to experts on the shop floor

London – Showroom staff at Made are using the system to assist online shoppers in real time.
Retail : Digital : Technology
Panic over

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Panic over

Quebec – Recently launched on Kickstarter, Ripple promises to help keep people safe through its wearable device.
Ripple : Personal Appsistants : Millennials
CES 2017: AI nanny

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CES 2017: AI nanny

Las Vegas – Mattel has entered the voice assistant market with Aristotle, its first smart speaker aimed at children.
CES 2017 : Mattel : Growth Products
Wired help

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Wired help

San Francisco – Clara Labs has developed a virtual employee that schedules meetings and helps workers to
Clara Labs : Virtual Assistant : Personal Appsistants
Resounding remedy

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Resounding remedy

UK – Healthcare start-up Echo has built an app designed to help people manage their long-term prescriptions.
NHS : Healthcare : Personal Appsistants
Wired Retail 2016: Review

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Wired Retail 2016: Review

Artificial intelligence, smart products and the sharing economy were some of the key topics on the agenda at Wired’s third retail event, which was ...
Wired Retail : Artificial Intelligence : Augmented Reality
Auto assistants

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Auto assistants

Germany – Mini has launched a personal mobility assistant that provides comprehensive travel advice to drivers.
MINI : Personal Appsistants : Mini Connected
Mr Porter recommends

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Mr Porter recommends

London – Retail destination Mr Porter has relaunched its Style Council to offer a digital-only curated concierge service.
Mr Porter : Personal Appsistants : Influencers
Emotional assistance

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Emotional assistance

London – Whole Foods Market has introduced an artificially intelligent chatbot that suggests recipes and advice after reading shoppers’ needs throu...
Wholefoods : Gen Viz : Personal Appsistants
Beauty hotline

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Beauty hotline

Global – Beauty brand Birchbox has introduced a Snapchat customer service offer that emphasises human connection.
Birchbox : Revelation Brands : Personal Appsistants
Just ask

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Just ask

Brooklyn – Instant messaging app ASK enables museum visitors to interact with art experts in real time.
ASK : Museum Market : Personal Appsistants
Health Treat

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Health Treat

Denmark – Health app Treat fights anti-inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis by providing users with a personal nutrition coach.
Treat : The Optimised Self : Personal Appsistants
Preview: Snapshot News

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Preview: Snapshot News

Global – News outlets are using messaging platforms and tightly curated content to engage a mobile-first audience. 
Quartz : Mobile News : ​Refinery29
Snapshot News

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Snapshot News

Global – As their audiences move to mobile, news outlets are streamlining their content to fit smaller contexts and shorter attention spans.
Mobile News : Quartz : ​Refinery29
Check-in chat

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Check-in chat

Global – Facebook’s Messenger app now integrates KLM flight information and boarding passes.
KLM : Facebook : Messenger
Morning news

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Morning news

Global – Keen to mimic the mobile behaviour of their readers, media outlets Vogue and Quartz are changing the way they deliver the news.
WhatsApp : Vogue : Text Commerce
Preview: Smart Search

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Preview: Smart Search

Global – Introducing artificial intelligence in retail is enabling brands to create smarter searches.
Artificial Intelligence : Search Engines : E-commerce
Room Service Retail

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Room Service Retail

High street brands are collaborating with the hospitality sector to enable customers to shop without leaving their hotel room.
Hotel Retail : Room Service : Millennial Mindset
Wired Retail 2015

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Wired Retail 2015

Post-app retail, robotics and virtual reality were under discussion at the second Wired Retail show in London. LS:N Global profiles the technologis...
Virtual Reality : Delivery : Robotics
Instant brand messaging

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Instant brand messaging

Stockholm – Tictail introduces a direct messaging service to enable brands to communicate instantly with their customers.
Frictionless Service : Messaging Apps : Personal Appsistants
Text Commerce

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Text Commerce

Brands are scaling back their omnichannel efforts and getting direct and personal with customers via text.
SMS : Text Commerce : Brand Communication
Revelation Brands

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Revelation Brands

The digital revolution promised to save us time, but instead we are busier than ever. It promised to broaden our horizons, but left us trapped in a...
Discovery : Chance : Serendipity
Mega-system Curation

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Mega-system Curation

Apple, Twitter and YouTube have tired of algorithms and fallen in love with human editors.
Apple : Twitter : Google
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