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SenseGlove Nova Begins Shipping Worldwide

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SenseGlove, one of the premier manufacturers of haptic and tracking gloves for XR and robotics, announced Wednesday, October 13, that the newest model – SenseGlove Nova – is now shipping worldwide. SenseGlove is based in the Netherlands, but the company’s haptic gloves are sold worldwide. Meet SenseGlove.

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Lowe’s ‘Holoroom’ Lets Customers Test Drive Power Tools in VR Before Buying

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Lowe’s, a major North American retailer of home improvement goods, has dreamt up an interesting in-store use of VR. Using an HTC Vive and a specially made controller, the ‘Holoroom Test Drive’ allows anyone timid around power tools to put on a VR headset to learn how to use the tools in a safe virtual space.

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Walmart Files Patents For Virtual Showroom & VR Headset

VRScout

The multinational retail corporation even has its own innovation and incubation lab called Store No 8 , which focuses primarily on what a retail experience should feel like in the 21 st Century – but the innovative endeavors don’t end here. Image Credit: Walmart.

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Lowe’s collaborates with HaptX to bring realistic touch simulation to retail customers

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At last month’s annual Augmented World Expo, HaptX was thrilled to showcase Lowe’s in our exhibit booth, and to collaborate with the VR wizards from Lowe’s Innovation Labs on an educational panel discussion: to show what may be possible with haptics and VR in the future, envisioned through the prototype Infinite Kitchen Touch.

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Create virtual commerce scenarios with Interhaptics

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Source Virtual commerce is a powerful tool for companies to promote their products and increase their sales. V-Commerce development is already showing promising results both in complex machinery sales and real estate visit with VR , and retail commerce with AR. Haptics generates larger immersion and engagement in the customer.

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Walmart Opens AR Clothing Try-On Service

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Today, US retail giant Walmart introduced a new augmented reality (AR) smartphone service that lets customers virtually try on articles of clothing. The application marks Walmart’s fifth AR update in six months, as the firm explores new ways to enhance the buyer’s journey with Web3 tools. Walmart’s Immersive Tools.

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XRA and Perkins Coie Release 2021 XR Industry Survey

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The most significant areas of growth are expected to be automotive, education and training, and retail. “[In This also potentially predicts more cross-compatible content in the near future as more users become more developers with access to more tools. XR Industry Spotlights: Education and Retail. Opportunities for Improvement.

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