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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Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality
Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

To enhance the training of its employee associates, Walmart is investing in virtual reality (VR) to help employees experience retail situations like the Black Friday...

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Digital Spaces As Virtual Makeup Studios, Augmented Reality Style
Digital Spaces As Virtual Makeup Studios, Augmented Reality Style
November 05, 2018  |  Retail

To help improve the retail shopping and shipping experience, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is catching on with big-box retailers in the U.S....

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Madison Reed Launches Try-On Tool
Madison Reed Launches Try-On Tool
October 26, 2018  |  Retail

Madison Reed has announced the launch of a virtual try-on tool that will help customers test out potential hair colors. Visitors to the hair color...

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Five At Five: eBay Takes Amazon To Court
Five At Five: eBay Takes Amazon To Court
October 18, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest on a growing eBay-Amazon dispute,...

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Macy’s Partners With Marxent On Largest VR Rollout
Macy’s Partners With Marxent On Largest VR Rollout
October 18, 2018  |  Retail

Macy’s and Marxent have announced a partnership that will enable the largest virtual reality (VR) rollout in retail history, with approximately 70 Macy’s VR installations...

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Siemens Invests In VR Startup Backed By Volkswagon, Audi
Siemens Invests In VR Startup Backed By Volkswagon, Audi
October 09, 2018  |  Investments

German company Varjo Technologies has announced a $31 million Series B investment, led by Atomico and Seimens-backed Next47, that will help it launch the world’s first...

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As The Dawn Of 5G Nears, Will It Be All That?
As The Dawn Of 5G Nears, Will It Be All That?
October 05, 2018  |  Mobile

5G is coming. Now if we can just figure out what it’s good for. That’s a little bit unfair, but it does reflect some of...

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Five At Five: Google’s P2P Move; Whole Foods Does Robotic Farming
Five At Five: Google’s P2P Move; Whole Foods Does Robotic Farming
September 25, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a possible P2P payments offering from Google,...

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AR And VR Sizzle At Macy’s And Walmart, Amazon And Danske Bank Fizzle
AR And VR Sizzle At Macy’s And Walmart, Amazon And Danske Bank Fizzle
September 21, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Of The Week: AR/VR’s Retail Gains Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have spent much of 2018 generating buzz as a potential tool...

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