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What’s Behind Google’s Latest AR Updates?

AR Insider

On the store-end, retailers will also get this data. Starting with a trial at Fred Myer supermarkets in Portland Oregon, they’ll know your estimated ETA, so they can time their order preparation accordingly. This means that shoppers can navigate to a store and see all their pickup order details without leaving Google Maps.

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‘Tis The Season to VR

VRScout

November has just started and with it come the Christmas and Hanukkah decorations and displays across retail stores in the U.S. While VR hasn’t gone mainstream yet, we are nearing a tipping point and retail experts agree. Low cost VR headsets can now be found at big box retailers like TJ Maxx stores. So what’s next?

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Magic Leap & Oculus

AR Insider

It is available in cities like Seattle, Chicago, Tokyo, London, and most recently, San Diego and Portland. Retail entertainment is a narrow margin business that cannot withstand even a modest dropoff in business. The feature, first introduced in iOS13, is designed to provide 3D imagery in major cities, similar to Google’s Street View.

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HTC is already killing it in 2017 with a rad showing at CES including the Vive Tracker. Also who in the hell is dotdotdash?

Cats and VR

The company showed off a video featuring Portland, Oregon VR design studio dotdotdash, one of the first developers to use the Vive Tracker. TPCast will be shipping in Q2 2017 and will retail for $249 USD. First up: The Vive Tracker The Vive Tracker will ship in the Q2 of this year. Lastly: Viveport & Chill?

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What’s Behind Google’s Latest AR Updates?

ARVR

On the store-end, retailers will also get this data. Starting with a trial at Fred Myer supermarkets in Portland Oregon, they’ll know your estimated ETA, so they can time their order preparation accordingly. This means that shoppers can navigate to a store and see all their pickup order details without leaving Google Maps.

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Can Epson’s New Moverio Assist Disrupt Enterprise AR?

Charlie Fink

Ryan Fink (no relation), is co-founder and CEO of Streem, a Portland-based consumer service company that connects homeowners with manufacturers, retailers, and home professionals. His company uses a patented see-what-I-see variation on Facetime. “I

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Inspired by Alabama Coworkers, Amazon Employees Nationwide Begin Union Talks: Report

GizModo VR

A slew of Amazon workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver, and Southern California are looking into unionizing, emboldened by their Alabama coworkers’ high-profile union campaign , Bloomberg reported Friday. Read more.

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