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Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest

In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking a fresh...

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Ffface.me launches debut AR Mirror platform for brands and retailers, Loook.ai

Innovation agency Ffface.me has launched a new company, loook.ai, an augmented reality mirror platform for brands and retailers. The new platform allows for the integration of multiple AR and AI engines, which enables customers to launch their own AR mirror activations within hours. “Today's retail communication is far less effective than it was...

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Zalando acquires 3D technology specialist DeepAR

Zalando is acquiring London-based startup DeepAR and its associated ShopAR platform featuring 3D technology. The e-tailer confirmed the acquisition in a press release to FashionUnited. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Matthias Haase, vice president of Content Solutions at Zalando, commented: “We are incredibly excited to welcome...

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Meta reveals augmented reality glasses, Orion

Meta, always at the forefront of innovation, has once again revolutionised the digital world by unveiling its augmented reality (AR) glasses, Orion. Revealed at its Meta Connect conference, this device could one day replace smartphones, and has the potential to open up new perspectives for the fashion sector. By combining the latest advances in...

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Asos to open debut physical retail space in London

Online retailer Asos is opening its first-ever physical pop-up this month in London to allow its customers to experience its “fashion first-hand”. The four-storey pop-up at 11 Rathbone Place, London, will run from November 23-26, coinciding with Black Friday, and will offer an immersive space for consumers to try on and buy, both physically and...

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Pat McGrath Labs teaming up with Google on an AR pop-up

Beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs is teaming up with Google for a three-day ‘The Art of Beauty’ augmented reality (AR) pop-up experience in New York. The pop-up will be located at 101 7th Avenue, New York and will run from October 20 to 22 to educate visitors on new ways to shop for beauty products and get “a glimpse into the world of Pat McGrath”...

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Design Museum discovers AR and lets visitors try on the looks they see

On Saturday, 16th September 2023, the exhibition “Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion” opened at the Design Museum in London. Apart from celebrating the 30th anniversary of NewGen, the British Fashion Council’s fashion talent incubator, which has supported more than 300 designers during those years, it is unlike many other fashion exhibitions. The...

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Perfect Corp to debut AR beauty solutions in airports via new partnership

Tech firm Perfect Corp has unveiled a new partnership with travel retailer Dufry, which will see its artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) beauty solutions debut in a number of duty free airport locations. The deal introduces in-store and virtual makeup try-ons for 15 brands – including Benefit, Kylie Cosmetics and Huda Beauty...

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How beauty retail is leading the way in tech innovation

Virtual try-on – or VTO – refers to the use of augmented reality (AR) to view digitised versions of an object, most often seen in the overlay of an image that aims to give an idea of what something may look like in the ‘real world’. It is this technology that is at the forefront of Perfect Corp’s B2B offering, sitting alongside other artificial...

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Study reveals that next gen shoppers are ready for AI, AR and robots

Global payments and shopping service Klarna released data last week that reveals how retailers will need to adapt to win customers in the future - that means investing in artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and robots, which according to the study “are likely to dominate the in-store and online landscape”, especially fashion...

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Coach unveils interactive AR experience at New York store

Luxury brand Coach has expanded its efforts in augmented reality (AR) with an experience unveiled at its Soho New York store encouraging shoppers to digitally “try” its Tabby Bag. For the activation, the label teamed up with AR tech company Zero10, which developed an in-store AR Mirror and AR Storefront, the latter of which debuted for the first...

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Snap introduces new solution to help businesses integrate AR

Social media giant Snap has launched a new enterprise solution designed to aid businesses in integrating augmented reality (AR) features into their owned and operated channels. The AR Enterprise Services (ARES) offer will specialise in retail companies, with the first to already have been involved being Princess Polly, Gobi Cashmere and Goodr....