Olympic innovations

26th Feb 2010 A passion and truth by Tom

Photo by Google Street View

Other than war, there’s nothing like a major sporting event to hasten the pace of innovation. We’ve already blogged about the impact 3D TV is set to have on this summer’s World Cup but what can the current Olympic Winter Games in Canada tell us about what we can look forward to for our own Games in 2012?

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Missing a trick?

24th Feb 2010 A passion and truth by Tom

Last week, I experienced a rather miserable train journey from London Euston to Birmingham New Street, whereby I had to stand in a packed doorway for an hour and a half due to the all-too-common problem, over overcrowding. Whilst I appreciate that this will always happen, what was frustrating was that there were no fewer than four first class carriages, but only a handful of first class passengers on the train, meaning that I was just a few sliding doors away from a sea of empty seats.

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Trendspotting 2010

21st Jan 2010 A passion and truth by Tom

The traditional and social media channels have been buzzing during the past few weeks with trend predictions. The pace of change today is so fast, you could be forgiven for not knowing every innovation or even what’s on the cusp of becoming mainstream. So we’ve done the hard work for you and picked out the five trends for 2010 we think are the most relevant to you.

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