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- Events: CScout at CESJanuary 7
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It’s that time of the year again where the consumer electronics industry converges on Las Vegas to showcase the latest technological treats and digital services.CScout will be touring CES with clients to showcase the latest trends and meet with experts and executives from companies such as Google, Facebook, MySpace, Sling Media and many more.
We look forward to covering the many insights and inspirations for you. If you’re interested in more information on our trend tours and trend scouting services please contact us. If you’re also at CES and have time for a coffee or a drink, we’d be happy to connect.
- Trend: Conceptual Design for Mobile Phone MannersDecember 30 2008
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Designers have created mobile phone concepts that force us to consider how our mobile phone usage affects those around us
Mobile phones may be ubiquitous in some countries but the social protocols concerning their usage are still evolving. At the recent “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibition in New York, MoMa displayed conceptual mobile phones that assisted people in learning how to use their mobile phones within the boundaries of established social etiquette (in Western cultures, at least).
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Doffing Headphone (UK)
Synnove Fredericks struck upon the idea of the Doffing Headphones after a visit to mobile club, where groups of friends dance together while individually listening to music on their portable music devices. She noticed that dancers would remove one earphone to greet someone but take both earphones out to signal deeper conversation. These actions reminded her of the English gentle - Trend: Portable Printer For Digital ImagesDecember 25 2008
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A variety of products are improving the ways to print out digital photography.
The introduction of inexpensive digital cameras created an easier way to take and share photos, by avoiding the costs of buying film and printing the images. Advances in printing technology are simplifying the process of taking, displaying, and printing digital photography.
CasesXiao Tip-521
The Xiao Tip-521 by Takara Tomy brings back the immediate gratification of the Polaroid instant cameras of the past. However, today, the camera gets the both worlds. The result is a 5 mega-pixel camera with a 16MB internal storage and a built-in printer. This way, users get a digital copy and can print out a version where the photo was shot. As the print image - Update: Stimulant-Infused SnacksDecember 19 2008
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After stimulant infused snacking, cosmetics companies are teaming up with food services to unveil food with health supplementsAs various food manufacturers are taking up the current stimulant craze covered by us in August Trend: Stimulant-Infused Energy Snacks, cosmetics company Fancl of Japan is connecting the dots between its customer base’s concern about their appearances and their presumed health consciousness by partnering with food manufacturer Itoyakado to create a line of snack foods containing various allegedly healthy additives.
For the full posts check the CScout Japan site:
Supplement-spiked food in Fancl Collaboration SeriesCase
- Trend: Innovative iPhone Apps - Part 2December 19 2008
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Innovative music applications push the boundaries of the iPhoneIn November we started posting on innovative iPhone apps, showcasing an eco-app from Brazil. The ever increasing number of applications rolling out for the iPhone keeps users exploring new ways to use and interface with their handsets. Some apps seem more fun than pragmatic, while others are ground-breaking in their utility, but all continue to affirm that there are no limits to how the iPhone can fit into our daily lives on a moment-to-moment basis.
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Part 2 - December 2008: Music Apps Ocarina and Midomi
Ocarina
Application developers Sonic Mule have unveiled their latest creation, Ocarina. The app allows users to play their iPhones like the flute-like instrument it’s named after. Th
