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Avataar raises $45 million to improve consumer shopping experience with life-sized 3D product evaluation

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Avataar helps direct-to-consumer brands and e-commerce marketplaces with shaping their consumer journeys with 3D rendition of products. As long as the product images are in at least 1080p resolution, Aluru said, Avataar can stitch a virtual and 3D version from it. The six-year-old startup has raised about $55.5

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Continuing Ecommerce Trends of 2020

KitelyTech

2020 is quickly winding down and eCommerce is still winding up. This year has forced many companies into the eCommerce industry, which has sparked innovation and trends that make it easier to advertise and sell online. Online shopping trends are changing eCommerce substantially because of the use of mobile devices. Voice Search.

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Virtual dressing room startup Revery.ai applying computer vision to the fashion industry

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is developing a tool that leverages computer vision and artificial intelligence to create a better online dressing room experience. Figuring out size and cut of clothes through a website can suck the fun out of shopping online, but Revery.ai

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Xesto is a foot scanning app that simplifies shoe gifting

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But Howe tells us it moved into mobile sizing shortly after the 2017 launch of the iPhone X — which added a 3D depth camera to Apple’s smartphone. Neatsy wants to reduce sneaker returns with 3D foot scans. The Canadian startup hasn’t always been focused on feet. “This summer I had an aha !

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

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In 2017, global eCommerce sales accounted for 10.2 Revenue from eCommerce sales is expected to grow to 4.88 eCommerce share of total retail sales worldwide from 2015 to 2021. China’s leading eCommerce company Alibaba sells branded merchandize in the Futuremart cashierless store (opened in April 2018 at its Hangzhou headquarters.)

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Sneaker fit startup Neatsy.ai gets $1M seed after B2B pivot

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Neasty’s approach relies on 3D scanning technology found in the iPhone X or later (aka, the TruthDepth camera for FaceID) — so (currently) it only works for a subset of iOS users. Neatsy wants to reduce sneaker returns with 3D foot scans. But it’s eyeing expanding its fit recommendations with the seed funding.

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AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot

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While the video engine powering the 3D character rending components of this “digital human” version of Einstein is the work of another synthesized media company — UneeQ — which is hosting the interactive chatbot version on its website.