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Hy-Vee mobile app allows grocery consumers to go use their devices to shop

01/24/2012 Julie Campbell

Midwestern supermarket chain, Hy-Vee, is now offering its supermarket shoppers a mobile app that is designed to help to make the shopping experience more social, easier, and faster. This app, designed for smartphones, provides a number of different interactive features that can assist shoppers in creating lists, planning and preparing meals, and obtaining access to information from the store as well as its pharmacy, and more. Among the apps features are the following: • Find products – the app is customized by store location, and provides a product locator that…

Gravity Jack combines QR codes with augmented reality to make some of the first QAR codes in the world

12/30/2011 Stephen Vagus

As the world of mobile technology grows more advanced, many are beginning to question the usefulness of QR codes when augmented reality seems to be a more intuitive response for businesses looking to connect with tech-savvy consumers. Some claim that QR codes are dying off before they have really had a chance to shine, while others argue that the codes are just now beginning to hit their stride. The truth of the matter may lie somewhere in between, as QR codes and augmented reality pair well together. When the two…

Slovakian startup uses QR codes to help people learn new languages

12/19/2011 Sam Lambert

Learning a new language can be a daunting task. It can be difficult to pick up a foreign tongue for those with complicated schedules. In an effort to make the learning process as simple as possible, Slovakian startup Lingibli has adopted QR codes for their new service. The company seeks to teach people the fundamentals of language using only 100 words from that language. Using QR codes, smart phone users will get an immersive lesson in whatever language they choose to learn. Immersion is widely considered amongst linguists to be…

Popular apps for the Thanksgiving holiday

11/23/201111/23/2011 Sam Lambert

After the thanksgiving meal has been enjoyed and family members settle down to relax into the evening, many people will be using their mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets for entertainment and shopping, this year. Among the most popular apps that will be downloaded and used as a part of the Thanksgiving holiday experience are the following: • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – although many parts of this app are directed toward individuals who will be attending the parade in person, it can also be quite useful for people…

Big Y uses mobile shopping app to provide a better consumer experience

11/10/2011 Stephanie Beck

Big Y has announced that it will be offering its customers an improved overall experience through the use of a new mobile shopping app that will customize a shopper’s interaction with the company as it assists them with saving money. This large supermarket chain will use the app to offer customers digital flyers as well as personalized discount promotions that will allow the customer to use the circulars and offers to build their grocery shopping lists. According to the CEO of the Boston-based AisleBuyer, Andrew Paradise, the mobile app now…