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Spotted: Immersive content production studio REWIND’s Salesdrive service lets potential car buyers browse from the comfort of their home. During the interactive virtual reality appointment with a dealer, customers see the vehicle from multiple angles and can try out features for a real-time inspection. The dealer has different menus available including Lifestyle and Customization that…

Spotted: An EU-sponsored project called SUITCEYES (Smart, User-friendly, Interactive, Tactual, Cognition-Enhancer that Yields Extended Sensosphere), developed in conjunction with researchers in Sweden, Greece and the UK, has developed clothing that can help the deafblind to communicate. The clothing works by incorporating haptic signalling. This is a technique used by those who aid the deafblind, where…

Spotted: US-based Food Forward has created a warehouse distribution system to help the charity deliver more produce and reduce food waste. It also has the potential to substantially cut waste and greenhouse gases. Food Forward was created in 2009 when founder Rick Nahmias noticed all the fruit going to waste in people’s gardens. Today, the…

Spotted: When it comes to online shopping for clothes, getting the right fit can be a guessing game. Many people solve the quandary by ordering the same item in multiple sizes and then returning the ones that don’t fit.  The UK’s Metail platform’s solution to the size and fit problem is designed for use by…

Ethical stock imagery platform Lobster connects organisations seeking high-quality media with the owners of content shared on social platforms. Completely reinventing the stock image library, Lobster’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered searches help brands find and license images and videos that fit a company’s branding style. The AI filters in much greater detail than traditional tags,…

Spotted: The BoringPhone could help phone addicts kick the habit. It is a phone that cannot connect to the web, social media or email.  Users of the BoringPhone will get the preinstalled apps, which include a phone dialler, messaging app, camera, mapping app, music player and other practical apps, but there is no app store…

Spotted: Built to help marketing and communication teams with daily management of their influencer programs, Traackr is positioned to assess the past performance of influencers and determine if they are a good fit for a brand. It also provides analytics to help marketers quantify the impact of influencers, measure both earned and paid campaigns and…

First it was floppy disks, then CD-Rom and USB flash drives. Now, file sharing and saving can be done without a physical storage unit by using the cloud. Once uploaded to the cloud, you can access and work on your files from anywhere at any time. So, what exactly is the cloud and how does…

Spotted: The ability to use some types of technology, such as solar panels, can be limited by the need to coat them in a material that can repel dirt and water, while also letting light through. However, these water-proofing materials tend to be rigid, which limits the ability to incorporate the technology into flexible applications…

Spotted: A student at UK-based Loughborough University has created a smart compression garment for transgender men and non-binary people. The design uses smart fabrics to create a safer and more comfortable alternative to traditional binding, creator Miles Kilburn says.  Kilburn created the garment, called Breathe, as an alternative to traditional chest binding. The practice is used…