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UK Start-Up Secures $3.4M To Bring AR To Retail Stores

VRScout

Dent Reality, a London-based start-up behind a pioneering AR platform, has raised £2.5m ($3.4m) in funding to expand its pioneering work across the retail sector. The team will expand to new stores and retailers, and open up the platform to new markets. Some really exciting AR news – we @DentReality have raised $3.4m

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Rumor: ‘Apple Glass’ AR Headset Will Retail At $499, Works With iPhone

VRScout

New leaks may reveal additional information regarding Apple’s long-rumored AR device. As for pricing, Powell claims Apple Glass will set users back a solid $499 , the same price as an Apple Watch Series 5 or 128GB Oculus Quest VR headset. Image Credit: Front Page Tech.

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Top XR Vendors Majoring on Retail and Ecommerce for 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The extended reality environment is taking the retail and ecommerce landscape by storm. Offering a convenient way to provide consumers with product information, enhanced shopping experiences, and better customer service, XR is quickly becoming a table stakes part of the new digital retail space. Magic Leap.

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Retailers Exploring New VR And AR Concepts To Drive Sales In 2019

Tech Trends VR

With more retailers integrating immersive technologies in both their logistics and customer-facing operations, will consumers finally start buying into VR? According to various analysts, AR will drive $122 billion in eCommerce spending by 2022 with e-Commerce expected to be the number 1 sector for AR.

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Metaverse and Investing – Opportunities for Retail Investors Part 1: Hardware

ARPost

The money that very large companies are investing in this world makes me extremely bullish about the value that can be generated. Let me give you just a few very well-known examples: Meta bought Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars when there was still only a prototype headset. See Also: Why We’re Not All Wearing AR/VR Headsets.

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Top AR/VR Trends for 2022

ARPost

We saw an incredible adoption rate of AR shopping and VR entertainment as well as immersive learning. The Significant AR/VR Trends for 2022 . One of the most important trends we note is the fact that AR/VR companies are working hard to democratize access to new technologies. AR/VR Will Make Remote Work More Connected.

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Will ‘Apple Glass’ Redefine AR?

AR Insider

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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