JCPenny has introduced a new Facebook application that will allow users to shop right within the social network. Products can be ‘liked,’ shared and a review function is built in to the product pages. The entire shopping process is contained within the app as well, from product selection to checkout. We’ve seen other companies such...

The Marion Building in Yurakucho, central Tokyo, currently has its Christmas lights up to encourage the festive spirit among shoppers. However, it’s not just the usual bunch of beaming bulbs. The organizers have decorated the pillars of the main hallway and collaborated with Panasonic to offer passers-by a sampling experience. Read more

Joining a long list now of concept bars in Tokyo, graffiti is a new dining bar that opened last month in Roppongi. This time the theme is “hi-tech art”, for which the owners installed several interactive hi-tech LCD screen units. Using MultiTouch’s iBar system that has previously been seen in London, graffiti has two 2.3...

At a time when smartphones seem poised to supplant laptops, John’s Phone looks like a risky proposal: It’s a cell phone that makes and accepts calls. That’s it. Adding to the appeal for older users, the phone includes a paper pad and pen for jotting down numbers and addresses As the designers, John Doe Amsterdam,...

Some of the things that motivate people to share content with their social networks: Laughter (or, according to Godin, ‘because it’s funny and laughing alone is no fun’) Inspiration (comparable to Godin’s ‘I spread your idea because I’m in awe of your art and the only way I can repay you is to share that...