It’s been tough at times, but we survived: eating, drinking & shopping our way through London (and the rest of the world…) just to bring you lucky folks simply the best stuff nearby. You can even suggest your own favourite places using our feedback feature. Based on your location, you can discover bars, restaurants, shops and, well, everything that Marvellous Loves.
To download the Beta version to your Blackberry Bold or Curve:
Text LOVES to 83040
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On average, we visit the little girls’/boys’ room 2,500 times a year. You can now make every one of them extra special wherever you go with the Sit or Squat mobile app. Download for iPhone or Blackberry, or simply SMS for all other handsets to get details of your local loos based on your current location.
Find out more at sitorsquat.com
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Where’s My Car? is an iPhone app that helps you find your car even when it doesn’t want to be found. Wherever you park, just log the car’s location using the app. Then, when you’re ready to roll, the app will find your location & show you how to find your car. Sweet.
Find out more:
Visit the app store
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For many of us, watching the night sky equals staring at an endless orange cloud. As fun as that can be, you can add another dimension with GoSkyWatch. This iPhone app uses your locations plus date and time info plus the accelerometer to bring the night sky to life. Just point your screen at a constellation for top star facts.
Find out more:
Visit the app store
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Marvellous would never encourage fans of Mobiville to contravene the legal limits on vehicle speed. However, if you’re going to do it anyway, you’ll probably be needing this. Trapster alerts you when you’re approaching speed cameras or other police speed traps.
Find out more & stay safe on the roads here.
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To launch the start of an exciting summer campaign for the adidas F50i football boot, Marvellous is today launching the first in a series of mobile campaigns. The mobi site features the F50i TVC, product info & a sign-up page to stay in the loop throughout the summer.
Watch this space for more great stuff in mobile from adidas in summer 09.
To visit the adidas F50i mobi site & view the TVC:
Text SPARK to 83040
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Marvellous have emerged as winners at the prestigious Webby Awards. Known in the industry as the Oscars of digital, other winners include The Guardian, the BBC, R/GA and the New York Times - we’re in good company.
Our winning entry was the adidas Marathon Runner Tracker in the Best use of GPS or Location Technology.
For more on the campaign click here
For more on the Webbys click here
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That’s according to this article from Fast Company, based on a report by research firm Strategy Analytics. It’s a big claim - but we’re really hoping they’re right, as Android opens up amazing opportunities for branded apps.
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We’ve been shortlisted for 2 prestigious Webby awards, the Oscars of digital. Our Runner Tracker campaign for adidas London Marathon is shortlisted for Best Use of GPS, while another adidas campaign, the EUROs mobile campaign, is shortlisted in the Mobile for Sports section. Exercise your democratic right - vote for us now in the People Choice Awards here
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This is a great example of how mobile can support outdoor and bring a campaign to life, in this case with a call to action to use MMS and image recognition to activate an automated voice call to the handset.
Seven portraits of different dispossessed individuals with the mobile call-to-action “Listen to Me” were featured in an extensive outdoor and print campaign across Australia. Consumers activate the image snapping the character’s mouth and sending the picture via MMS to a shortcode.
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