Augmented Reality

NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
October 31, 2018  |  Omnicommerce

Augmented reality (AR) has long been associated with games like Pokémon Go and Zombies, Run! However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail...

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Facebook Developing AR Glasses
Facebook Developing AR Glasses
October 25, 2018  |  Facebook

A Facebook executive has confirmed that the company is developing augmented reality glasses. “Yeah! Well of course we’re working on it,” Facebook’s head of augmented reality...

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Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next year, has reportedly acquired Blue Vision Labs, the London-based augmented...

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Apple Quietly Buys Spektral For $30M
Apple Quietly Buys Spektral For $30M
October 11, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Spektral, a computer vision company located in Denmark, was acquired by Apple for more than $30 million. Sources reported that Spektral’s technology can accurately and...

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AR Growth Fueled By Chinese Investments
AR Growth Fueled By Chinese Investments
October 05, 2018  |  Innovation

One of the new realities of augmented reality is this: the technology is attracting more investment from China than from sources in North America. This...

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As The Dawn Of 5G Nears, Will It Be All That?
As The Dawn Of 5G Nears, Will It Be All That?
October 05, 2018  |  Mobile

5G is coming. Now if we can just figure out what it’s good for. That’s a little bit unfair, but it does reflect some of...

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AR And VR Sizzle At Macy’s And Walmart, Amazon And Danske Bank Fizzle
AR And VR Sizzle At Macy’s And Walmart, Amazon And Danske Bank Fizzle
September 21, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Of The Week: AR/VR’s Retail Gains Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have spent much of 2018 generating buzz as a potential tool...

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New Data-Trust Relationship Forms In The Digital Economy
New Data-Trust Relationship Forms In The Digital Economy
September 07, 2018  |  Data

Call it the Great Trade-Off, perhaps: Consumers give up data to online merchants and marketers in exchange for free services, targeted offers, discounts and other...

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Apple’s Latest Acquisition Signals Promise Of Augmented Reality
Apple’s Latest Acquisition Signals Promise Of Augmented Reality
August 30, 2018  |  Apple

Apple has made a new bet on augmented reality (AR), buying Akonia Holographics, which makes lenses for the technology. The secretive deal, confirmed this week,...

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