Reuters reported last Friday that Amazon launched a new innovation named Amazon Dash. It allows users to add groceries to their online shopping lists in their kitchen by speaking or scanning barcodes. It looks amazingly simple. The Dash connects to the Wi-Fi network at your home. If
One after my own heart, back in my hometown, Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre has become the first in the UK to launch an augmented reality virtual fashion show to bring to life its spring summer fashion trends via mobile app Zappar. The Zap It, Unzip It! show,
It’s still very early days for mobile payments, with the vast majority of consumers still not convinced that it really is a lot easier to pay for things using their phones instead of pulling out a payment card or even cash. But companies like PayPal continue to
The recently opened Verizon flagship in the Mall of America, Minneapolis, signals a new approach to retail for the US telecommunications company. The playful space is a hub of interactivity. Written information and verbal explanations have been replaced by a series of engaging and entertaining activities.
Google Glass is one of those technologies liable to instil a sense of fear into the hearts of retailers. It’s another potentially game-changing gadget hovering ominously on the horizon, which no one really knows much about just yet - if it catches on, it could
Virgin Media has opened a new regional flagship store in Birmingham, UK’s Bullring shopping centre which showcases its latest innovations. The store features an HD digital door with images of athletes Mo Farah and Usain Bolt, a digital wall which allows shoppers to put together their
Introducing Uniqul, a payment system that uses facial recognition software to let customers pay for purchases without the need for cash, a credit card, a wallet or mobile phone. The Finland-based company is getting ready to release the system in the Helsinki area. The system works
Usually public toilets, and chemical toilets in particular, never reserve nice surprises. You get in, and you try to get out as soon as possible. The story of this chemical toilet installed in Milan during the recent Design Week is different. It’s an IKEA toilet
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