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Jo Morrison,
Bristol – Calvium’s birthplace and home – is crammed with innovation and creativity. Brilliantly unorthodox, future-focused and endlessly inspiring, the city is part of our DNA. It’s one of the UK’s most significant places for tech innovation outside London, and given its history, this is no surprise. It has a…
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Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Ask yourself: what is an app? Your mind will undoubtedly settle immediately on mobile apps. After all, 130 billion of them were downloaded from the Apple App Store to 2016, and a further 65 billion from Google Play. The value of the global mobile app economy is set to hit…
App Insights Mobile Technology
Jo Morrison,
App development demands choices. Are we building a downloadable app for iOS or Android – or a web-based app that can run on any device? This question isn’t solely about compatibility or user base (although they’re definitely factors to consider) – there are rumblings of disquiet from online commentators about…
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Jo Morrison,
Businesses the world over currently face a huge number of challenges: the impact of Brexit and other political upheavals, changes in demography and sociology, and an increased focus – from the media and consumers alike – on ethics. But there’s one single issue that affects us all on a far…
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Kieron Gurner,
Picture the scene. You’re walking down a cobbled street, surrounded by beautifully preserved buildings taking in the stonework, the history, lost in a world of sights and sounds. With every step you’re more and more immersed in the beauty, the depth, the history, and then… squelch. You look down and…
Jo Morrison,
For those not in the know, Google I/O and Apple’s WWDC are the year’s definitive app tech events. The two biggest players in the industry set out their roadmaps, and – with virtually all app engineers designing for their operating systems – the rest of the industry follows. Last year,…
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Jo Morrison,
‘The Lost Palace’ is a collaboration between Historic Royal Palaces, theatre makers Uninvited Guests, interaction designers Chomko & Rosier and us, creative technologists and app developers, Calvium. Using a combination of bespoke handheld devices, binaural 3D sound and haptic technology, visitors are led on an immersive adventure that allows them…
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Calvium Team,
There’s no doubt that ‘death of the smartphone’ makes a good story – since the Stone Age, tales of birth and death have excited us far more than those of growth and stability. Now of course, hyperbole is rewarded with clicks, leaving tech journalists under pressure to draw dramatic conclusions…
Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Any co-creational project starts with a brief. It’s the first detailed snapshot we (the developer) get of your needs, hopes and fears for your organisation’s app or experience, and it works as a springboard for further ideas and development. The more comprehensive the brief, the better the response will be…
Alumni: Charlie Harman,
Whether we’re creating an AR placemaking experience for a heritage site or building a nutrition tracking app, every project we work on is unique. Our guiding tenet, though, is to work closely with our clients and make sure what we build is a perfect fit for them and their audience….
App Insights Engineering Mobile Technology
Tom Melamed,
This is the second part in our series focusing on how the Internet of Things is being applied in various industries – you can read part 1, on healthcare, here. When Hong Kong’s Kowloon Hotel first opened in 1986, it was the world’s first true “technology hotel”. The rooms…
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Jo Reid,
The Internet of Things promises us a world where billions of devices talk to each other, constantly adjusting and responding to the data they send and receive. It’s a world where you can turn your TV on with the wave of a hand or set your alarm clock by talking…