Trendwatch: Point and know
David MattinTrendwatching.com
In a world that is caught in a relentless quest for the new and improved, it's easy to overlook the relevance of past trends. But trends don't simply spring into being and then disappear: they evolve, spawn sub-trends or combine with others to form hybrids. So it's always worth looking back to look forwards.
Take Point & Know. In February 2012, trendwatching.comhighlighted the rise of a new kind of instant, visual information search: that is, Point & Know consumers who point smartphones at anything to retrieve and find related information. Fast...