Nissan has used its ‘Intelligent Parking’ technology to solve an everyday issue; tidying away chairs in the office. Alongside its agency TBWA\Hakuhodo, Nissan has built ‘Intelligent Parking Chairs’ that can sense where they are through four ceiling cameras and move back into their original position via a 360-degree motorised roller system. The technology in the […]
Mastercard is the latest financial institution looking to make it easier for customers to access their money by embracing new biometric log-ins enabled by new technological breakthroughs. After HSBC recently announced it is moving to accept biometric voice and fingerprint security prompts, Mastercard revealed at the Mobile World Congress tech show in Barcelona that it […]
During the peak of flu season in Poland, Saatchi & Saatchi/ Interactive Solutions Poland and Saatchi & Saatchi Switzerland have joined forces to create a tool that detects fever – one of the main flu symptoms – and have introduced the World’s first outdoor ad that can check if you have a fever using a […]
Customer engagement agency Havas helia has worked with IBM Watson to capture the mood of the nation during the New Year party season to create a world first – a beer that tastes of joy and optimism. Data experts at Havas helia analysed thousands of New Year related messages on social media and matched them […]
KitKat sounds like “kitto katsu,” which means “surely win” in Japanese. That’s made the chocolate bar from Nestlé a popular gift for students studying for university entrance exams, as a way to give them some encouragement during what is surely one of the most stressful times in a young person’s life. Building off its award-winning KIT […]
Former boxing heavyweight world champion David Haye tapped the power of VR for his comeback fight against Australia’s Mark De Mori. Broadcasted live from the O2 in London on January 16, those who downloaded the Hayemaker app from the Google Play Store was able to watch the fight live, utilising the 360 degree footage to travel around […]
Audi has put together a team of crack scientists and engineers to manufacture a lunar rover and enter Google’s XPrize Foundation space competition to put a robotic vehicle on Earth’s cosmic neighbour, a project that encapsulates its ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ slogan. Audi has teamed up with a group of engineers dubbed ‘The Part-Time Scientists’, and […]
In the early days of the year many experts rush to make lists with predictions that will influence the strategies of brands in the near future. In Tiempo BBDO, they asked 10 experts true visionary, who know better than anyone, what trends and developments brands will incorporate into their communications strategies. Predictions for Social Media, Online […]
Facebook-owned Oculus announced it is to begin accepting pre-orders for its virtual reality (VR) headset Rift, bringing renewed vigour to the sector as a host of competitors are also poised to unveil similar offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). A post on the company’s official blog announced that it is to begin accepting pre-orders from […]
The mobile messaging war continues to heat up, and Facebook Messenger is betting that its size will make it everyone’s all-in-one app. The California-based company announced a partnership with Uber that lets users hail a black car from Facebook Messenger. The feature is rolling out in the US with plans to expand internationally. People can […]