Daily Archives: August 10, 2012

Adidas Social Media Barricade shoe concept moves tweets to the track (video)

Adidas Social Media Barricade shoe concept moves tweets to the track (video)

Adidas is known for making connected shoes — but never quite as linked-up as a Nash Money concept making its appearance late into the London Olympics. The Social Media Barricade weaves the guts of a phone and a basic two-line LCD into a running shoe, letting the footwear take Twitter updates very literally on the … Continued

Google, PayPal, VeriFone and US carriers band together to form Mobile Payments Committee

Google, PayPal, VeriFone and US carriers band together to form Mobile Payments Committee

There’s little doubt that mobile payments hold a ton of potential for the future of commerce, but without proper direction (and willingness for adoption), the technology remains little more than an impractical curiosity for the majority of consumers. In an effort to define a way forward for the mobile payment industry, a large number of … Continued