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BFC names Intel a patron

Technology giant Intel has been named a patron of the British Fashion Council to coincide with the spring/summer 2016 London Fashion Week showcase. The role of patron will see Intel working alongside, and connecting, British fashion designers and retailers with the latest smart products to be used in garments, designs, accessories and retail...

Fashion

Tag Heuer teams up with Google and Intel to create smartwatch

Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer announced late last week it was joining forces with technology behemoths Google and Intel to develop a smartwatch that can compete with the new Apple Watch. The timepiece, which aims to combine Swiss watchmaking know-how with high-end technology, is expected to hit stores by the end of the year, TAG Heuer chief...

RetailFeatured

UK shoppers spend over a year waiting in store queues

Queuing - although waiting in line is something Brits are famous for, up to 41 percent of UK shoppers will reconsider a purchase if the queuing time is too long and 86 percent will avoid visiting a particular store altogether if they believe the queue by the till is too large, according to new research published by Intel and Box Technologies....

Fashion

Intel and Opening Ceremony share specifications of first smart bracelet

Intel and Opening Ceremony have unveiled a number of details on its upcoming smart bracelet, better known as 'My Intelligent Communication Accessory', or MICA. The 495 dollar smart bracelet differs from most wearables on the market today, as its technological capabilities are not the first thing the designers want the public to take note of. The...

Design

Opening Ceremony to launch wearables with Intel

US fashion retailer Opening Ceremony has teamed up with one of the world's largest chip makers, Intel, to launch a collection of stylish “smart”wearables. The collaboration, which is better known as 'My Intelligent Communication Accessory', or MICA, currently consists of a bracelet available in two styles: black snakeskin with pearls and lapis...

Fashion

Fashion industry gears up for wearable technology

The next new innovation in the fashion industry is undoubtedly wearable technology. And its not just the sportswear giants like Nike and Adidas who are keen to bring new products to consumers but also tech companies themselves, like Apple, Intel and Google, or online conglomerates like Amazonor Net-a-porter, or brands like Fossil and Under...

Fashion

Intel to make ‘wearable tech’ with fashion partnerships

Technology giant Intel is making a push into fashion with an announcement that it is teaming up with Barneys New York, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Opening Ceremony to produce ‘wearable tech’. Announced as “strategic collaborations” at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel is hoping that the...