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Amazon?s new AI technique lets users virtually try on outfits

Venture Beast

In new papers, Amazon researchers propose techniques that let users virtually try on apparel and find items that complement their wardrobe. Read More.

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‘Amazon Anywhere’ brings shopping experience inside new AR game from makers of ‘Pokèmon Go’

GeekWire

.” Amazon announced the launch Tuesday of “Amazon Anywhere,” an immersive shopping experience intended to allow customers to buy physical products, handled by the e-commerce giant, inside such environments as video games, virtual worlds, and mobile apps. A “Peridot” creature as seen in augmented reality.

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Amazon to try another tech-infused retail concept with ‘Amazon Style,’ its first physical fashion store

GeekWire

And it’s another bid to take a chunk of the gigantic apparel and footwear market. 1 apparel retailer in the U.S., according to Wells Fargo research , which estimated $45 billion in revenue for Amazon’s apparel and footwear revenue in 2021. But a lot of other muck you do in a store is going to go virtual.

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Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company

GeekWire

Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status , Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room , with new physical gift cards, a virtual haunted house, a brand crossover with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe , and perhaps most importantly, the possibility of feet.

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Tech Moves: Madrona grows investment team; MicroVision, Axon add board members; and more

GeekWire

Prior to Amazon, Sharma co-founded LifeLemon, a consumer apparel e-commerce startup, led marketing at Flipkart, and was a developer at Oracle. Seattle startup Saykara, which offers a mobile AI assistant for physicians, hired Joy Efron as VP of marketing. She was also an associate at SoftBank Venture Capital in India. Saykara Photo).

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Dolphin hack: What can you do with a Flipper Zero

Dataconomy

A highlight of its user interface is the charming pixel-art dolphin virtual pet. The very essence of this device is the interactivity with this virtual pet, where the use of the device’s varied functions directly influences the pet’s appearance and emotions.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO Business Intelligence

As a foreigner, building trust with the IT team is extremely important, an aspect that proved to be “the most important and challenging issue” for David Berry, CIO of apparel and accessories manufacturer Boardriders, when he shifted from Häagen-Dazs in the US to become VP of IT at Grand Metropolitan Foods Europe in France.

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