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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

With Emperia, brands can put on live events with hosts that walk them through a virtual space, or customize exhibits and displays with 3D models and images of real-world inventory. Despite competition from vendors like Obsess and ByondXR, Emperia has 45 customers across sectors including fashion, beauty, luxury apparel and sports.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

TechCrunch

The MyHeritage mobile app is a testament to D-ID’s success here, sporting a 4.8-star Elsewhere, D-IDs APIs have been used by a range of licensees across media, education, marketing and more. “What we’re planning to do is, first, we’re building full-body re-enactment in 3D.

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What Your Brand Can Bring to Experiential Retail

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As for product customization, retailers can create a 3D product visualization tool via their website to allow users to hone in on specific elements of the product, or even customize the various elements. For example, a sports brand could create an AR game that allows customers to practice their golf swing.

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SportTech Startups

Apiumhub

There is an increasing popularity of sport and the acknowledgment of its perks is being capitalized on by many different sports ecosystems all over the world. The ambition is clear: to expand sporting tech and innovation to make the sports ecosystem strong. Veo It is the ultimate camera for team sports.

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EDUCAUSE 2021: Wrap up & Key Takeaways

Robots and Pencils

The event aims to showcase the best thinking in higher education IT, while connecting educational professionals and technology providers. They’re a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. She shared, “I enjoyed the focus on technology and the overall student.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

Blocksport Blocksport builds Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry to enable tokenization use cases for their fan community. Jooble Venture Lab has also invested in JayJay, a startup in the field of online education. Incorporated in Delaware, USA. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC.

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Top 10 AR Trends That Will Shape The Future Of Augmented Reality

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In addition to playing, users can buy virtual land, attend live concerts, and watch sports events. The future of Augmented Reality in healthcare will benefit significantly from the education of patients and healthcare professionals, communication, and patient outcomes. The Sandbox is an example of a virtual metaverse.

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