Twitter, the traveller’s megaphone

The development of social media channels has led to new usages: new ways to travel, new interactions, new uses for smartphones, new expectations, new rhythms. Globe-trotters look to Twitter for travel tips, good deals, get directions or complain to local travel professionals, according to the findings of Allianz Global Assistance’s first #HELPME observatory. 65% of … Read more

Just another designer collaboration: Kate Moss hard at work on her “fashion tech” range

Kate Moss turning her hand to designing phone cases.   Fashion and tech are continuing to converge. Alongside Mulberry and Gucci houses, the major trend with the fashionable collaborations is now involving Kate Moss and Carphone Warehouse. After the latest Versace advertising campaign, The British supermodel is hard at work, perusing design ideas for a … Read more

Bowers & Wilkins innovation meets Maserati style

Bowers & Wilkins 805 Maserati Edition. British luxury speaker maker and sound specialist Bowers & Wilkins and Iconic Italian car brand Maserati are touring the world in the Seven Notes World Tour, an exhibition of sound, music and design that celebrates the arrival of the new Maserati Quattroporte – the car manufacturer’s first model to … Read more

Smartphone and computer addiction causing “digital dementia”: study

  Intense exposure to digital technology could lead to the rise of ‘Digital dementia’, according to Balance Brain Centre in Seoul, which helps people with cognitive problems related to computers and smartphones. Overusing smartphones and gaming devices hampered brain dvelopment, say the researchers, who have reported a surge in cases of ‘digital dementia’ among young … Read more

Send a letter sealed with your kiss

Introducing Burberry Kisses.   Using ‘innovative kiss recognition’ technology, a new innovative initiative is allowing users to seal digital messages with a real kiss. British heritage luxury brand Burberry launched Burberry Kisses – a romantic platform powered by Google. Accessed via a touchscreen device (iPhone/iPad) or a web camera, the platform captures and sends users’ … Read more

Another way to share fashion stories: Instagram video

Video sharing incorporated in Instagram.   The online photo-sharing and social networking service Instagram has added a new video feature that will bring another way to share users’ stories. This move has been seen as some as Facebook‘s way of competing with Twitter’s Vine video-sharing application. When visitors will take a photo on Instagram, they … Read more