There is a growing trend towards launching promo mobile apps for console games which I’m not sure every buys into just yet, but when you see an example like this from AKQA for Dance Central 2 (the sequel to the most popular Xbox Kinect game) you’ll soon realise the potential for fun-based feature apps and [...]
Continue reading...11. January 2012
There’s an app for that… Well, at least there is just about to be, with the impending launch of “Crash Corsage“, a new mobile app designed to help you find and crash weddings where ever you are, while adding a gamification layer so you can compete to be the world’s best wedding crasher. The app [...]
Continue reading...2. January 2012
Ever wondered how those Mercedes-Benz accessories really look at every angle when added to the car? Well, now you don’t have to. Mercedes-Benz has launched a series of new Augmented Reality Apps across iOS/Android for a few of its accessory lines, with more to come later this year… To kick it off, Mercedes-Benz lets you [...]
Continue reading...15. December 2011
KLM have really be stepping up their digital over the last year or so, and here is the next addition, the KLM Passport App, a really good branded app that turns people’s journeys into inspiring movies that can be shared with friends and family. Users can choose a theme, select their favourite photos and videos, [...]
Continue reading...13. November 2011
Well it looks like it’s going to be an Augmented Reality Xmas in 2011…With Macy’s the latest brand to release an AR app for the festive season. This time, it’s an Augmented Reality Xmas Card App, where you can turn up at any of the Macy’s “Believe Stations” to post your kid’s letters to Santa, [...]
Continue reading...14. September 2011
Remember when Monopoly City Streets launched? It went crazy over night, sunk server farms and created a new wave of addicted adult gamers the world over. So what would happen if you made that same Monopoly game… say, real? Well, a few students have pulled this great little concept together for a project, with a [...]
Continue reading...4. September 2011
Oh dear… There’s an app for that! Well, now I’ve pretty much seen them all. CLOO’ is the new socially connected community based toilet finder app, designed to help you avoid dirty public toilets by finding private toilets in your social network that you can pay to use. It works with people registering their Loo’s [...]
Continue reading...28. August 2011
Hands up if you use Evernote? Now keep it up if you have a NFC phone? Didn’t think so… BUT, that’s all going to change over the next 12-18 months, with hopefully (but don’t hold your breath) the iPhone 5 getting NFC and more and more Android devices to be rolling them out. Either way, [...]
Continue reading...25. August 2011
So I guess we have all probably been expecting this from Google… A Catalog app that aggregates the worlds leading brands and retailers under one little screen, providing a rich, interactive shopping experience, that will also deliver Google a whole new revenue stream The app allows you to flip through catalogue pages as you’d expect, [...]
Continue reading...24. August 2011
Cadbury have launched a world first Augmented Reality gaming app that is activated via their chocolate bar packaging, utilising Blippar’s image recognition technology and AR app platform. The game itself is called Spots v Stripes, a simple, seemingly addictive game that has you smacking ducks as fast as you can, before sharing your best scores [...]
Continue reading...29. July 2011
Volkswagen are promoting the big come back of their Golf Cabriolet with an augmented reality app. The French agency behind this concept is Paris based Agency.V. who have created a world first with this AR car showroom app for the iPad2, iPhone and Android. Once you’ve downloaded the app it lets you explore the vehicle [...]
Continue reading...8. May 2011
Lynx have just launched a seriously cool new mobile app called the “Lynx Stream”. In true Lynx style, the app is built around your big nights out, more specifically the ones that you can’t remember! So, Lynx and the guys at Razorfish have created an app that tracks all your mobile activity on a night [...]
Continue reading...29. March 2011
Carlsberg is on a mission to unbottle an entire nation, the problem is, that nation is Sweden, supposedly one of the most reserved nations in the world. So, Carlsberg have created a campaign called “Unbottle Yourself” an iPhone app that has 500 challenges to help get more out of people. Starting in the 5th of [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2011
Earth Hour is just a few weeks away, and they are about to release a neat iPhone App to help extend the event beyond a single hour as part of “Beyond The Hour“. The app will provide users with the ability to explore the worlds pledges that have been submitted online or via the app, [...]
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23. January 2012
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