Alcheme, a rising player in the skincare scene, recently closed a round of seed funding, led by DSG Consumer Partners, an investment company based in Singapore that focuses on consumer businesses in Southeast Asia and India, as well as private investor Kenneth Bishop. With the funding, Alcheme will focus on product and market development, as […]
UK ad viewability levels have hit their highest level since records began back in the second quarter of 2014, according to the latest quarterly benchmark report from ad verification firm Meetrics. In the first quarter of 2018, the proportion of banner ads served that met minimum viewability guidelines rose from 56% to 59% – the […]
rehab, the creative technology company, announced the launch of Recycle That!, a new Google Home voice skill to help take the confusion out of recycling. On World Earth Day – rehab ran a hack day to support the 2020 target to recycle at least 50% of household waste. The outcome was Recycle That!, which makes […]
MullenLowe Group has collaborated with Shazam to roll out the ‘Unmute Daniel’ campaign, in a bid to raise awareness around the issue of cyberbullying in Singapore. ‘Unmute Daniel’ is a digital campaign that utilises technology to communicate with their target audience of youths and their parents. The campaign mascot, Daniel, represents every child who […]
Beauty giant Coty has unveiled a smart augmented reality ‘magic mirror’ in its Bourjois boutique in Paris which lets users try on products virtually when they physically pick them up. Coty is describing the tech as “blended reality”. It’s been designed to promote Bourjous’ new ‘Velvet’ lipstick range, and to activate it users stand in […]
Fast-casual burger restaurant Bareburger expects to soon replace all of its paper menus with 3D models of its burgers and other items rendered in augmented reality, but for now, the company is preparing some rather interesting limited AR interactions. The up-and-coming restaurant chain, framed by some as one of the hottest in the US, […]
Amazon has rolled out a new set of tools called Alexa Skill Blueprints, which lets users create custom responses for the smart assistant. The e-commerce giant is providing users with a set of simple templates that help in creating personalised experiences for Alexa within minutes by simply filling in the blanks. The Alexa skills a […]
Netflix is taking a page from social networks with a new feature that will let users watch TV and movie previews in vertical-video orientation on their mobile phones. The 30-second mobile previews are presented in a slideshow format with circular thumbnails, very much like the presentation of Snapchat and Instagram Stories. As with the popular […]
With pop-up enterprises now employing more than 26,000 people in the UK and contributing in excess of £2.3 billion to the economy, leading tech firm SimpliWiFi says that businesses could boost their profits with the addition of WiFi. In the last few years, SimpliWiFi has worked with a number of pop-up stalls, restaurants and bars […]
Vacherin, a specialist London contract caterer, has launched an app, in conjunction with end-to-end food management software specialist, Kafoodle. The app has been designed to reflect Vacherin’s clients branding, making it bespoke to their foodservice sites, and also hosts a unique set of personalised features. Customers will benefit from being able to look at menus […]