The American fashion brand Kenneth Cole provided a unique perspective at its Spring 2014 collection during the New York Fashion Week show, which took place on September 7. With the help of the AKQA digital agency and Vine, a Twitter-based app for sharing 6-sec videos, the brand managed to demonstrate how the new collection was seen through the eyes of popular video bloggers, such as Meagan Cignoli, known for her stop-motion Vine videos, Jesse HleboJason Mante and others. As a result, a “breathing” wall of over 120 short Vine films that document the Kenneth Cole Spring 2014 show, was created.

Apple has finally unveiled the long-awaited update of its iPhone range with two versions that offer an expensive/cheap alternative. The first one, iPhone 5S, is positioned as the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world and costs $399 for the 64GB model while the second, iPhone 5C, is touted as the most colorful smartphone yet and is priced at $199 for the 32GB model.

The creative and tech team at the ad agency RPA have developed an unprecedented sculpture, the Listening Cloud, which visualizes social media buzz around their clients’ brands across social-media channels. Looking like a real fluffy cloud, the data-driven installation responds in real time to the tweets, hashtags, likes or comments on the brands with various light effects.

Samsung is presenting its GALAXY Gear, a smartwatch that integrates a traditional timepiece with the latest “micro computer” technology. The Gear is touted as a companion of the larger devices in the brand’s range and is designed to “further integrate the Samsung GALAXY experience into everyday life.” The wearable device performs a range of actions, syncing with Galaxy mobile phones (in particular, the new GALAXY Note 3) for an enhanced consumer experience.

As part of its «You Need To Hear This» ongoing campaign by Ogilvy & Mather London, Philips reveals an old school remixable Music Video Game online. To promote the Citiscape Headphones, the brand has revealed a digital ‘80s 16-bit style driving game that evolves into a video for the electronica band Swiss Lips’ new music piece, “Carolyn.” The effort has been developed to reach 18 to 24-year-old consumers and demonstrate them the “coolness” of the Philips Citiscape Headphones.

McDonald’s is making its restaurants a yet happier place for kids. The fast food chain has collaborated with DDB Singapore to create an ultimately playable table for its youngest customers at the brand’s venue in Yishun, Singapore. The team behind the project turned a traditional grey table in the restaurant into a playground using Near Field Communication—thanks to a pinch of technology a boring piece of the interior turned into a platform for an interactive game.

Ahead of the school year, Kleenex has centered its latest promotion, “Kleenex Xperiments,” around recreational science. The initiative is inspired by the fact that 58% of kids go to school when they are sick. So children do need something powerful to solve the nasal problems and prevent the spread of infection at school—Kleenex facial tissues. To reach the target audience, Kleenex commissioned young Einsteins with the task to prove that, as kids are more likely to believe their smart peers than traditional ads.

Google is offering its users a deeper insight into English words from the linguistic point of view—all with the updated search feature. In addition to previously offered short definitions of the words, pronunciation and synonyms, from now on “profiles” of words feature extra bites of knowledge, including etymology, sample sentences and translations.