The science of shopping: digital innovations shaping the future of retail

Stroll the boutiques of Milan without leaving home, lay a bet by voice, try on a dozen frocks without taking your coat off… Technology will soon make all these possible

Porsche Design reveals the gold-plated, leather-bound P’9981 Gold smartphone

Porsche Design reveals 24-carat gold BlackBerry. BlackBerry is continuing its Porsche Design collaboration unveiling a 24-carat gold version of the Porsche Design  BlackBerry P9981, to be available in certain Porsche Design stores in July. The production of the gold-plated, leather-bound P’9981 Gold smartphone is limited to 25 handsets made out of a stainless steel case … Read more

Augmented Reality glasses now available in all digital version

According to ABI Research, wearable computing devices will exceed 485 million annual device shipments by 2018. 75 million of these are projected to be smart glasses. Juniper Research has valued the next-gen wearable devices market including smart glasses to be worth more than $1.5 billion by 2014. Vuzix’ STAR 1200 model line is the world’s … Read more

Cultural Christmas: Montblanc’s Augmented Reality art exhibition and pop-up store

Montblanc adds a cultural experience to its Pop-Up Store in Harrods before Christmas. From 11th to 24th November 2012, Montblanc opened a ‘virtual’ exhibition of art and a selection of exclusive items. By simply pointing your smartphone or tablet at a specific image displayed in one of the Montblanc Harrods windows on Brompton Road, you … Read more

Vuzix Star 1200 Glasses – a new era of Augmented Reality experiences

Augmented Reality (AR) headsets: Vuzix Star 1200 Glasses These pair of glasses, known as augmented reality (AR) headsets, have the capacity to modify the reality around us. Derrived from the military-grade AR glasses, Vuzix Star 1200 Glasses, introduce virtual elements into the real world. Six motion tracking sensors, high display resolution (the equivalent of a … Read more

Mercedes Benz DICE – a visionary perspective

The inventor of the automobile redefines independence “DICE” sculpture demonstrates revolutionary customer experience “mbrace2” as world premiere at the Consumer Electronics Show Mercedes Benz  press release Stuttgart/Las Vegas – Networked access to information everywhere and at all times has become an indispensable part of daily life. That also goes for the time one spends in … Read more