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Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more

TechCrunch

Hexa , a 3D asset visualization and management platform, today announced that it closed a $20.5 After all, the company was once one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers — not exactly entrenched in the 3D modeling space. They also can manage and assess the impact of their 3D content through our platform.”

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Xesto is a foot scanning app that simplifies shoe gifting

TechCrunch

It has a long-standing research collaboration with the University of Toronto, alma mater of its CEO and co-founder Sophie Howe (its other co-founder and chief scientist, Afiny Akdemir, is also pursuing a Math PhD there) — and was actually founded back in 2015 to explore business ideas in human computer interaction.

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Top 11 Ecommerce trends to keep you ahead of the curve

Openxcell

trillion is expected to be generated by social media commerce by 2026 Smartphones are used by 91% of shoppers to make online purchases The eCommerce fraud detection and prevention market will reach over $69 billion by 2025 eCommerce trends in 2023 and beyond eCommerce’s future is much easier to predict. In 2015, eCommerce firms lost $4.4

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How is UX Design Impacting Retail?

BrainStation Technology

Well, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, and Selfridges have all partnered with 3D-body-scanning companies to help customers find the right fit without the changeroom headaches. Conscientious shoe brand TOMS used virtual reality to similarly help customers to understand the brand’s social impact. One effective method? Loyalty programs.

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How is UX Design Impacting Retail?

BrainStation Technology

Well, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, and Selfridges have all partnered with 3D-body-scanning companies to help customers find the right fit without the changeroom headaches. Conscientious shoe brand TOMS used virtual reality to similarly help customers to understand the brand’s social impact. One effective method? Loyalty programs.

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The Unstoppable Dominance of Augmented Reality

Brainvire

A 3D Prototype can be developed before finalizing the production of any product. Since 2015, the online sales of L’Oréal have increased from 5 percent to 8 percent. Snapchat was the first social media company to offer AR features to their users. This head-mounted display shows windows desktop floating in the air before you.

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Developer Hiring Trends in Mobile in 2018

Agile Engine

The social network also offers insight into how many Android engineers live in the key outsourcing destinations across the globe. Swift has also become the go-to choice for every new app and new feature built post-2015. The new version of the augmented reality SDK improves face tracking, 3D object detection, and rendering.

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