Who ? We won’t introduce you to the global sportswear brand, Adidas. What’s the utility ? People living and working in Tokyo may have the urge to go for a run, but no place to shower, and stock their belongings. Near a subway station, Adidas created a facility called Runbase, providing people with lockers and [...]
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Tagged: Adidas, runbase
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- April 9, 2012 – 05:14
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- By Marwann
Who ? KLM, the airline company. What’s the utility ? KLM Meet & Seat is a program helping people meet other passengers with the same interests in life. While it can be a threat to privacy (the need to use Facebook connect to use the service), it can help people have a better experience through [...]
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Tagged: klm, meet, seat
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- April 8, 2012 – 05:09
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- By Marwann
Who? Sherwin-Williams, a famous paint brand. What’s the utility ? While we do not like their logo much – cover the earth with polluting paint ? – we must admit that Sherwin-Williams recently had a good idea. They created a mobile app to match real-life colors with their paint references. Good job ! Thanks to [...]
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Tagged: app, sherwin williams
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- April 7, 2012 – 05:07
- Author:
- By Marwann
Who ? Glad, a storage and trash bags brand What’s the utility ? Glad created an app permitting people to “trash smart” : it helps smartphone users find the nearest recycling spots around them, thanks to geolocation features. As proved in our research [...]
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Tagged: glad, smart, trash, trash smart
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- April 6, 2012 – 05:03
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- By Marwann