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Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit

TechCrunch

Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit , which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. EVP of Apparel and Private Brands, in an announcement. Image Credits: Walmart. 4 views on the future of retail and the shopping experience.

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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

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Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? Enter Emperia , an “immersive” retail startup that — to its credit — has already created virtual stores for brands including Bloomingdales, Dior, Ralph Lauren and Lacoste. A virtual store created with Emperia’s platform.

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

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In 2020, SkyDeck — along with much of the rest of the world — went virtual. We are also hearing chatter that Demo Day will be larger than ever before because virtual events are much more scalable.”. Notable alumni include micromobility unicorn, Lime, and delivery robotics firm, Kiwi.

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Game on: The evolution of gaming through generative AI innovation

CIO

You must create your very own reality and adventure, using your hands to build a virtual world by relentlessly punching the trees. Yet, thanks to generative AI, a new gaming frontier is emerging that will radically elevate content and make characters and virtual worlds much more expansive, personalized, and life-like.

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Snap quietly acquired 3D-scanning startup Th3rd last year

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In April 2022, the company introduced tools that turn retailers’ photos into 3D assets and launched an in-app destination for AR fashion and virtual try-on called “Dress Up.” Amazon also launched a virtual try-on experience for shoes in June 2022, available to consumers in the U.S. and Canada in the Amazon iOS app.

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TryNow raises $12M to bring try-before-you-buy, Prime Wardrobe as a service to online retailers

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TryNow — which provides technology to online retailers that use Shopify Plus to let their customers receive and try out apparel, return what they don’t want and pay only for what they keep — has raised $12 million, funding that it will be using to continue expanding its business.

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Want to know how a dress looks on you? AIMIRR has your back… and front

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AIMIRR’s core virtual try-on technology shows the garment in 3D down to the size, shape and texture, including showing how the garment will fit as the individual moves. “We

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