mobiles

Neighbourhood watch

Big Ideas

Neighbourhood watch

US – The Party Squasher device enables Airbnb hosts to monitor the number of people inside their home remotely.
Party Squasher : Airbnb : Airbnb Backlash
Mobile agriculture

Big Ideas

Mobile agriculture

Kenya – Africa’s mobile awakening is leading to a small revolution in agricultural practices, thanks to a new SMS service.
IShamba : Mediae : MAgri
Milan Salone 2015: Part 1

Design Directions

Milan Salone 2015: Part 1

Designers at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile explored the potential of haptic interaction with new surfaces and textures, and challe...
Milan Salone 2015 : Haptic Experiences : Storytelling
Primed but not ready

Big Ideas

Primed but not ready

Africa – A new report from Pew Research reveals insights into Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile phone usage.
Pew Research Centre : Sub-Saharan Africa : Mobile Phone Use
Protecting the inner spark

News

Protecting the inner spark

Paris – It can be difficult prizing people away from their mobiles, but a new exploratory space on Boulevard de Magenta is asking visitors to leave...
Seymour+ : Digital Detoxing : JOMO
All aboard for the Selfridges and HTC One skate park

Big Ideas

All aboard for the Selfridges and HTC One skate park

Selfridges has joined forces with technology company HTC to open a large indoor skate park.
Skateboarding : Selfridges : HTC
Australian Open sets an example on sport analysis

Big Ideas

Australian Open sets an example on sport analysis

Australian Open sets an example on sport analysis
IBM : Australia Open : Tennis
Mobile growth fuels e-commerce expansion in India

Big Ideas

Mobile growth fuels e-commerce expansion in India

Mobile growth fuels e-commerce expansion in India
Mobiles : M-commerce : India
Mobile Brandalism: Nokia sneaks attack at Apple

News

Mobile Brandalism: Nokia sneaks attack at Apple

Mobile Brandalism: Nokia sneaks attack at Apple
Advertising : Advertizing : Humour
Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria

Big Ideas

Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria

Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria
Nigeria : Massmart : Spar
Sephora steps up social commerce involvement

Big Ideas

Sephora steps up social commerce involvement

Sephora steps up social commerce involvement
Sephora : LVMH : S-Commerce
Samsung targets African smartphone market

Big Ideas

Samsung targets African smartphone market

Samsung targets African smartphone market
Samsung : Mobiles : Sub-Saharan
Asia-Pacific leads the way in mobile app use

Big Ideas

Asia-Pacific leads the way in mobile app use

Asia-Pacific leads the way in mobile app use
Asia Pacific : Mobiles : App
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
Nokia introduces taxis by touch to Taiwan

Big Ideas

Nokia introduces taxis by touch to Taiwan

Nokia introduces taxis by touch to Taiwan
Mobiles : Taxi : Nokia
Smartphone campaign delves deep into women’s handbags

Big Ideas

Smartphone campaign delves deep into women’s handbags

Smartphone campaign delves deep into women’s handbags
Tokyo : Smart Phones : Handbags
African middle class grows by 60% in a decade

Big Ideas

African middle class grows by 60% in a decade

African middle class grows by 60% in a decade
Spending : Mobiles : C-class
Food-finding apps

Micro Trends

Food-finding apps

A new wave of smartphones is helping consumers to find gourmet food trucks, word-of-mouth restaurants and lesser-known real-ale pubs with location-...
Gourmet : Apps : Geo-location
Foursquare the place to be for young and rich

Big Ideas

Foursquare the place to be for young and rich

Foursquare the place to be for young and rich
Digital : Check-in Culture : Badge
Internet a norm for nearly half of Chinese consumers

Big Ideas

Internet a norm for nearly half of Chinese consumers

Internet a norm for nearly half of Chinese consumers
Internet : Access : Devices
Only a fifth of boomers use smartphones

Big Ideas

Only a fifth of boomers use smartphones

Only a fifth of boomers use smartphones
Internet : Smart-Phones : Mass
Hip to be square: How to pay with your smartphone

News

Hip to be square: How to pay with your smartphone

Hip to be square: How to pay with your smartphone
Telephone : Donation : ID
A 'lotta' fun: mobile phone focuses on simplicity

News

A 'lotta' fun: mobile phone focuses on simplicity

A ‘lotta’ fun: mobile phone focuses on simplicity
Design : Electronics : Mobiles
Consumers in emerging markets more likely to buy gadgets

Big Ideas

Consumers in emerging markets more likely to buy gadgets

Consumers in emerging markets more likely to buy gadgets
China : Environmentally : Malyasia
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