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AR software head is leaving his position at Meta

11/28/202311/27/2023 Sam Lambert

Don Box is stepping down from his position within the company. Don Box, the head of AR software at Meta, is stepping down from that position within the social media company, according to recent media reports. This has led some to wonder about Meta’s future in developing its augmented reality glasses. Meta has been working on the development of AR software and hardware alike, specifically in the form of glasses. That said, many are now wondering what the future will hold for that tech now that its Vice President of…

Wonder Togs unveils kids’ clothes with built-in NFC technology

11/21/202311/20/2023 Sam Lambert

NFC Technology in clothes - Wonder Togs - Image Source - Wonder Togs YouTube

Just in time for the holiday season this year, near field communication is installed in kids wear. On the cusp of the holiday shopping season in 2023, Wonder Togs is launching their debut product, which is children’s clothing with NFC technology. The product is called Talkin’ Tees and is meant to be a high-tech addition to kids’ fashion. The US-based company has made their NFC technology clothes for kids out of US-sourced organic cotton. They’re meant to be a new form of wearable technology that provides educational opportunities for kids…

Mobile payments in supermarkets shockingly most common from this generation

11/16/202311/15/2023 Sam Lambert

Though it would be easy to assume Millennials would be the heaviest users, they’re surprisingly not. It’s easy to think of the most common users of digital commerce and transaction tools as being from the Millennial generation, but when it comes to grocery shopping, Generation X has taken the lead in using mobile payments. When shopping in supermarkets for the food they’ll prepare, Gen X often uses phones to pay. In the United States, over 9 percent of Gen Xers are using mobile payments and commerce to purchase their groceries…

Google rolls out augmented reality advertising for eye and lip products

11/07/202311/06/2023 Sam Lambert

Augmented reality - Tubes of lipstick shades

The search giant has announced the launch of its AR Beauty ads targeting smartphone users. Google recently announced that it has launched a new form of augmented reality advertising option for eye and lip products in the beauty industry. The AR Beauty ads are designed to let smartphone owners use a “virtual try-on” of advertised products. Though the augmented reality marketing campaigns are initially meant exclusively for eye and lip products, the intention is to expand the availability of AR Beauty ads to include other products of this nature, the…

Are internet outages covering up civil unrest in India?

11/02/202311/01/2023 Sam Lambert

Internet Outages - People looking at devices

A recent report has spotted a trend linking political turmoil and civil unrest with a struggle to get online. India could be among the large number of countries in the world that will cause deliberate internet outages in areas where there is civil unrest or political turmoil, according to a recent Washington Post report. It’s common for countries to shut off online access in an attempt to control populations. The militaries of Sudan and Myanmar both caused internet outages in their countries when they held armed coups two years ago.…