AR

Augmented reality is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactory.

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InfinityAR Is Being Acquired By Alibaba’s Israel Machine Vision Laboratory
InfinityAR Is Being Acquired By Alibaba’s Israel Machine Vision Laboratory
March 25, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

InfinityAR, the Israeli mixed reality platform company, announced Monday (March 25) that it’s being acquired by Alibaba’s Israel Machine Vision Laboratory. In a press release,...

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LEGO Wear, AR And Powering Sales With An Empty Pop-Up
LEGO Wear, AR And Powering Sales With An Empty Pop-Up
March 04, 2019  |  Retail

In London, LEGO and Snapchat are partnering on a pop-up shop that combines many concepts that, if not opposite, are not normally associated with each...

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Big Bankruptcies Wake SMBs Up To AR Insurance
Big Bankruptcies Wake SMBs Up To AR Insurance
February 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When Sears announced its bankruptcy as 2018 came to a close, the headlines focused on the dramatic climb and fall of a 126-year-old retail institution....

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Apple Removes Safari Location Tracking, Disrupting AR/VR
Apple Removes Safari Location Tracking, Disrupting AR/VR
February 06, 2019  |  Apple

An update in Apple’s Safari browser might disrupt augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) experiences. A document published to Apple’s developer site revealed that the next...

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Warby Parker Goes AR/VR — Will It Generate Sales?
Warby Parker Goes AR/VR — Will It Generate Sales?
February 04, 2019  |  Innovation

Warby Parker has officially joined the ranks of retailers embracing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) tech with the launch of new virtual try-on...

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Today In Data: Driving Contactless Adoption With Community Banks
Today In Data: Driving Contactless Adoption With Community Banks
January 25, 2019  |  Today In Data

Community banks could put more contactless cards into the hands of consumers with the help of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). At the same time, gig economy...

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The VR Effect On Retail: Fad Or True Game-Changer?
The VR Effect On Retail: Fad Or True Game-Changer?
January 23, 2019  |  Retail

Move aside, storefront mannequins. Hot on the heels of its close cousin, augmented reality (AR), more retailers are using immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences to...

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Mystore-E And An AI Assistant For Physical Retail
Mystore-E And An AI Assistant For Physical Retail
January 15, 2019  |  Retail

Creating the correctly personalized in-store experience is much easier said than done in most cases – consumers want salespeople who are knowledgeable enough to serve...

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How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
January 02, 2019  |  Innovation

Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and trade show better...

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