Games Leading The Way For Wearables?
In this article on allthingsD, author Eric Johnson discusses the future of wearables and the idea that games for wearables are the next ‘consumer mega trend’. Wearables include the much anticipated...
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Why did Google Buy a Smart Thermostat Company?
Last week Google bought a company called Nest Labs for $3.2 billion. Nest is a startup focussed on smart hardware, specifically devices that let you control your home appliances through apps on a...
View ArticleCustomers Flow to Amazon’s New Image Recognition Feature
Amazon has launched a new feature within its mobile shopping app that lets you scan items to order them online. Rather than using photos or barcodes, the new Amazon Shopping feature, called Flow,...
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Pay for Dinner on Mobile with PayPal’s Pay at Table
PayPal Australia has introduced a feature called Pay at Table to its mobile application. The feature enables diners to check into a restaurant, enter their table number and pay the bill. The app,...
View ArticleAn Interview with Snakk GM Andrew Jacobs
Podcast Interview for Billyelusiv.com with Andrew Jacobs, General Manager of Snakk Media Haptic Generation is funded by Snakk Media with the mission to deliver industry change and educate our...
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What Mobile Addicts Tell Us About the Future of Wearables
The future of wearable technology could lie in understanding certain groups of smartphone users who already carry their device like a virtual wearable. Mobile addicts are growing faster than any...
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Phablets to overtake smartphones by 2017
Australia now has 16 million smartphones, up a further 1.1 million from 6 months ago. With 93% of smartphones running either the Apple or Android Operating system, it would seem this choice between...
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Who’s got the Seven Year Smartphone Itch?
Remember 2007? Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister of Australia, the final Harry Potter book was released and a U.S. college students’ social networking site called Facebook was opened to the public for...
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Apple Rises to Android Challenge in Australia
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll have heard that Apple launched two new devices in recent weeks. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus were available to purchase in Australia just days after...
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Internet of Things a Bright Future in Australia
Every now and then a phenomenon comes along that is so aptly named, you can’t help but grasp it immediately. The Internet of Things is one such phenomenon. Things, connected to the internet. If...
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