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Will AR Enable Retail’s Touchless Era?

AR Insider

Cashierless retail a la Amazon Go will get its long-awaited chance to shine. In a recent SYKES’ survey of 3,000 adults,11 percent report using touchless payments like PayPal, Apple Pay or Venmo for the first time in the last five months. More importantly, the survey indicates sustained adoption of touchless tech and transactions.

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3 Technologies to Support Shopping’s Next Era

AR Insider

This will include “try-before-you-buy” AR visualization like we examined yesterday, as well as visual search a la Google Lens. It could even be simpler than Google’s advanced object recognition technology. Cashierless retail, à la Amazon Go, is a technology that’s aligned with Covid-era dynamics and demand signals.

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The Second Coming of Augmented-Reality Glasses

ARVR

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

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Based near some of the world’s top businesses like Google, Qualcomm, Meta Platforms, and others, Snap’s role in driving innovation in the United States and beyond has led to significant growth in extended reality (XR). For example, the company has struck a massive partnership with Amazon to pilot online shopping integrations.

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The transition between Quest 2 and Quest 3

The Ghost Howls

And Quest 2 is much cheaper (especially now that has been put at $199): during the last holidays, it outperformed the Quest 3 by a factor 3:1 on Amazon US. April’s hardware survey of VR headsets on Steam. There are between 20 and 30 million of Quest 2 out there, while only 1M of Quest 3.

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The 7 Most Successful Business Models Of The Digital Era

Bernard Marr

Or e-tailers like Amazon may make revenue from e-commerce while also acting as a marketplace where other sellers can offer their goods in exchange for a cut of the profits. It is behind the rise of companies like Google and Facebook, which match users to products and services using AI and analytics.

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First Look: Oculus Venues and Oculus TV

VRScout

Available for sale on Oculus.com in 23 countries, online from Amazon , or in Best Buy Stores in the U.S., While the experience may feel similar to a Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream View, both devices require newer Android devices. These apps hope to make the Oculus Go your next entertainment device. And that’s a big deal.

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