With half a billion wearable devices shipping in the next few years and going straight onto wrists, shoes, glasses and lapels, soon interacting with smart cities will seem as 'normal' as checking Facebook.

People prefer wearable devices that are unobtrusive, fit into daily life and existing habits, and look stylish. But even if all these boxes are ticked, do they really want to wear technology on their wrists, faces and around their necks?

Technology has become an unparalleled part of every aspect of our lives, dominating our work, our social lives, our hobbies and even our healthcare. But at what point does our changing relationship with technology become a problem? And how do we fix it?

While the immediate future is unlikely to yield AI pseudo-human carers, the notion of robots aiding the elderly is closer than ever. All over the world – especially in Japan, where more than a quarter of the population is over 65 – technology and healthcare are starting to overlap.

With personalised subscription-based services like Netflix and Spotify changing the way people consume film and music, is e-reader iPhone app Oyster planning on doing the same for books?

As old traditions are re-examined in the wake of digitisation, the mass uptake of mobile devices has led to an unlikely resurgence in serialised fiction. Enter Wattpad, the online community that encourages authors and readers to communicate as their stories unfold.

Digitisation has changed how people value books – an insight that Visual Editions have used to pioneer their successful new style of publishing that spans from books as collectible objects to books as interactive experiences.

Following the success of The Hunger Games, a frenzy has emerged around the next big thing in young adult fiction - and it's increasingly dystopian. How might brands tap into the underlying desires for a new kind of hero?