VR

Google’s Blocks VR App Lets You Build 3D Models
Google’s Blocks VR App Lets You Build 3D Models
July 07, 2017  |  Google

Google rolled out a new virtual reality app, dubbed Google Blocks, on Thursday (July 6) in which users can build 3D models. Get the Full...

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Samsung Buys VR Startup VRB For $5.5 Million
Samsung Buys VR Startup VRB For $5.5 Million
June 19, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Samsung Electronics has made more inroads into the virtual reality (VR) market by making an acquisition of VRB, a New York–based startup that develops VR content. Get...

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Walmart Bot Strategy Is Not To Use Them
Walmart Bot Strategy Is Not To Use Them
June 05, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

They say robots could replace as many as 38 percent of retail workers in the next 10 years, starting with cashiers. Not so for Walmart...

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STRIVR Labs VR Tech Is Training Walmart Employees
STRIVR Labs VR Tech Is Training Walmart Employees
June 02, 2017  |  Retail

The movies were wrong about holograms replacing teachers in the future, but they weren’t that far off. Walmart is introducing virtual reality training at 200...

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Worldpay Launches VR Payments Prototype
Worldpay Launches VR Payments Prototype
May 26, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Worldpay, the payment processing company, is testing the use of virtual reality to enable card transactions for customers who are in a computer-generated environment. Get...

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Google Launches Voice Chat For YouTube
Google Launches Voice Chat For YouTube
May 19, 2017  |  Google

Instead of adding text comments in YouTube VR, Google announced that it will be creating shared rooms where users can voice chat about the videos...

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Will AR and VR Be Our New Reality?
Will AR and VR Be Our New Reality?
May 19, 2017  |  Chatbots

Facebook’s F8 conference is one of the largest conferences for developers and entrepreneurs. Starting in 2007, the event has had a different focus each year...

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Facebook Unveils Beta Version of Social VR Platform Spaces
Facebook Unveils Beta Version of Social VR Platform Spaces
April 19, 2017  |  Retail

The next frontier of virtual reality (VR) is here. After three years of development following its Oculus acquisition, Facebook has announced its new VR product...

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Amazon’s Physical Retail Vision Could Change How Retailers Operate
Amazon’s Physical Retail Vision Could Change How Retailers Operate
March 29, 2017  |  Amazon

If retailers were worried about the impact Amazon would have on the world of eCommerce, they should be even more concerned about what Amazon has...

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