Tempo Top Five: May 30

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features a property co-ownership platform, a new kind of retail store, and free Kit Kats…   1. How brands are using stores as community spaces Source: psfk With their own e-commerce stores offering more convenience, brands are turning their

Tempo Top Five : April 10

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features a mental health panic button, a mind-reading headset and plans to tackle rising sea levels.   1. Teen creates digital ‘panic button’ app for people with mental health issues  Source : moneyish   Her own depression and suicide

Tempo Top Five : March 29

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features tax-free donations, 3D-printed houses, and a basketball-playing robot.    1. New platform to double workplace charity donations  Source : probonoaustralia.com.au   Fundraising at Work is a new initiative that offers a smarter, hassle-free way for cause-driven millennials to engage

Tempo Top Five : Feb 28

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features flying cars, real estate AI, and tech tricks for faster parcel delivery…   1. How UPS workers deliver faster using $8 headphones Source : MIT technology review   Delivering up to 31 million parcels every day, UPS implemented

Tempo Top Five : Jan 30

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features cashier-less shopping, self-parking slippers and a lesson in net neutrality…   1. Amazon opens cashier-less store in Seattle Source : technologyreview.com   Sure, you feel pretty clever waving your PayPass-enabled smartwatch or phone across the counter instead

Tempo Top Five : Jan 16

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features the latest consumer tech from CES 2018, a startup using Airbnb to power first home buyer mortgages, plus an ad from IKEA that requires bodily fluids to activate…   1. Startup helps you buy a house in return

Tempo Top Five : Dec 12

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features a VR plan from Airbnb, an innovative retail space for startups and yet another crazy use for drones…   1. Airbnb plans to offer virtual reality tours of listed properties Source : Airbnb   Feel like 17

Tempo Top Five : Nov 30

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features coffee-powered buses, a luxury magazine’s foray into the global apartment market, and the latest retail use for VR…   1. Lifestyle magazine Monocle set to launch luxury apartments  Source : The Guardian   After carving out a

Tempo Top Five : Nov 14

We find, we think, we share : links that caught our eye. This week’s Tempo Top Five features an immersive brand experience in a greenhouse, a coherent way to chat with your customers, and plans for a new school from co-working pioneers WeWork…   1. Grand Central greenhouse pop-up recreates the Scottish Highlands Source :

Stranger Things have happened in show merchandising before

There’s been a lot of talk this past week about the new season of the Netflix original show, Stranger Things. Interestingly, much of the conversation has been focused not on the return of those adorable kids or the true explanation of ‘the upside down,’ but on the handful of merchandise tie-ins that Netflix has launched