virtual reality

Virtual reality is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment and educational purposes. Other, distinct types of VR style technology include augmented reality and mixed reality.

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New Pinterest Feature Lets Consumers Virtually Try Out Lipstick
New Pinterest Feature Lets Consumers Virtually Try Out Lipstick
January 28, 2020  |  Retail

To help consumers see what they would look like with different lipstick shades before buying them, Pinterest has rolled out a new feature that lets...

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Innovative Sales Models And Technologies In Retail
Innovative Sales Models And Technologies In Retail
January 22, 2020  |  Today In Data

Consumers pay a significant amount of money for beauty products, with much of the prices set by middlemen. Function of Beauty, however, aims to create a...

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As Virtual And Augmented Reality Rise, Retail Use Cases Come Into Focus
As Virtual And Augmented Reality Rise, Retail Use Cases Come Into Focus
January 21, 2020  |  Retail

Don’t look now, but virtual reality and augmented reality are starting to make bigger gains in the retail world. These are still early days but...

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How Furniture Fuels AR And Other Retail Innovations
How Furniture Fuels AR And Other Retail Innovations
December 09, 2019  |  Retail

Everyone needs furniture and home furnishings, and that need is helping to drive innovation in that sector of the retail economy. Among the latest examples...

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Adobe Acquires Facebook’s Oculus Medium VR Tool
Adobe Acquires Facebook’s Oculus Medium VR Tool
December 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Social media giant Facebook is selling Oculus Medium, its virtual reality sculpting tool, to Adobe, reports revealed on Saturday (Dec. 7). Oculus Medium is an...

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Will Virtual Reality Pass the Sickness Test?
Will Virtual Reality Pass the Sickness Test?
November 22, 2019  |  Innovation

New, emerging and increasingly popular technologies go through a few tests on their way to more mainstream acceptance. Are they efficient? Are they secure? Are...

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Why Visually Enabled Retail Is Fast Coming Into View
Why Visually Enabled Retail Is Fast Coming Into View
November 20, 2019  |  Retail

It’s not only shopping that is getting more visual via new and emerging technologies, a trend that promises to get more intense in the 2020s,...

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Look At The Pretty Pictures: Behind Visual Commerce’s Rise
Look At The Pretty Pictures: Behind Visual Commerce’s Rise
November 12, 2019  |  Retail

Retail involves all senses, but as a new decade approaches, it’s become clear that visual commerce is gaining even more steam. To get a better...

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Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023
Apple AR Headset Planned For 2022; Smart Glasses Held Up Until 2023
November 11, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is said to be planning a launch of augmented reality (AR) headsets in 2022, and a year later, introduce smart glasses with the same...

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