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Browsing SXSW Interactive

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Food & Drink

Coffee cubes

US – Go Cubes are chewable coffee cubes with a shelf life of three years and the promise of a more refined state of alertness.

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Technology

SXSW Interactive 2016 Review: Part 2

Part two of our show review looks at the key take-outs from SXSW Interactive that will continue to resonate in 2016 and beyond.

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Food & Drink

SXSW Interactive 2016 Review: Part 1

With no stand-out app or innovation, there was a subdued air at SXSW Interactive 2016, where brand activations mingled with panels on robots, artificial intelligence and an appearance from the US President, a sure sign of the festival’s mainstream presence.

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Retail

​SXSW Interactive 2016: Cuban potential

Austin – Cubans are eager to invite brands and new commerce into their lives, according to a panel of experts at SXSW.

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North America

SXSW Interactive 2016: Boys won’t be boys

Austin – Fewer than half of US teenagers identify as exclusively heterosexual, according to a new survey.

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Culture & Media

SXSW Interactive 2016: A Kodak moment

Austin – Kodak’s Moments have been rethought to fit in the age of social media.

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Technology

SXSW Interactive 2016: Emoji linguistics

Austin – Emojis are not a new language, but serve as a visual supplement to the written word, according to linguist Gretchen McCulloch.

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Technology

SXSW Interactive 2016: Sound idea

Austin – The ARC is the drum circle of the future, where participants can collaborate on a generative soundscape regardless of their musical ability.

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Technology

Make or break: Can Meerkat survive its SXSW hype?

Meerkat was the talk of SXSW Interactive, but can the live-streaming video app turn hype into lasting success?