Countdown of Awesome: Zombie bloodstore, 'Walk in' books and the Power Suit boy toy

1 May 2014

It's Countdown of Awesome time again from your good friends at UM, Tom DiSapia and Robert Bellamy. This week we are dealing with all things fantastical: Coke's crafted rainbows, 'walk in books' and zombies.

5. The Heritage Power Suit

Heritage Bank has a history of pioneering tech, tapping into the rising trend of wearable tech HB partnered with tailor MJ Bale in a cheeky bid to create a suit with a contactless payment (Paywave technology) embedded so that their customers could truly leave their wallets behind.

*They made 11 prototypes and have listed a 12th on eBay so that a lucky member of the public can own one.
@rlaitken

4. ALZ

ALZ is a simple game the quickly brings the reality of Alzheimer’s to life. It was made in four days by a college student with no coding experience and proves a game doesn’t need to be complicated or flash to make an impact, and this certainly has an impact.

Play for yourself here.

@robertbellamy

3. TXTR

Reading is a form of escapism, a chance for people to immerse themselves in a different world if only for half an hour. Using geo-tagging technology, TXTR enables people to ‘walk into a book’ by sending them chapters of books that were written about the area they are standing in.
@toph_colter


2. The Walking Dead Bloodstore

Capitalising on fanboy love and the fact that the show is known for its over-abundance of bloody gore, Fox launched the new season of Walking Dead in Portugal by opening a blood donation store where fans can buy limited edition merchandise by donating blood. This resulted in a 571% increase in blood donations year-on-year (with 67% being made by new donors) and a 17% increase on viewers versus the previous season.
@toph_colter

1. Coke creates a rainbow

To celebrate diversity and democracy in South Africa Coke artificially created a real rainbow in the sky. Simple idea and wonderful execution.
@toph_colte

If you have seen something that should have made the countdown this week let Tom and Robert know and become a contributor! @disapia and @robertbellamy

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