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The following is a VentureBeat OpEd from Zugara entitled “The Innovation Act wins startups a battle but loses them the war” that was posted on April 28th, 2014.
Over the last few months, there has been increasing media attention on the Innovation Act and patent reform. Numerous misleading statistics have been used to portray the Patent Troll issue as a crisis that is costing the economy billions and preventing startups from innovating. There ...
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Motorola recently released a very detailed and informative study covering technology and it’s impact on online and offline retail. The 2014 Motorola Solutions Shopping Study covers topics including:
Mashable recently featured Zugara in an article entitled, “When Will AR Replace The Fitting Room?” In the article, Mashable features Zugara’s Virtual Style Sense Technology (VSS) and reviews some of the current challenges of Augmented Reality-based Virtual Dressing Rooms (or Fitting Rooms). While 3D based Virtual Dressing Rooms have a great future (and something Zugara has been working on for awhile), we’ve outlined in the past the problems with ...
Continue Reading →Samsung UK recently released a video that shows Samsung’s Fashion Zone at RBTE with Zugara’s Virtual Style Sense Virtual Dressing Room technology in London. A video of the Fashion Zone experience is embedded above. The Fashion Zone was a great platform to show how different technologies ...
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At the Retail Business Technology Expo in London today, Samsung UK and Ted Baker showcased Zugara’s new in-store Virtual Dressing Room Technology called Virtual Style Sense (VSS). VSS was integrated with Ted Baker apparel in a special Fashion area of Samsung UK’s booth at the RBTE ...
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The Wall Street Journal recently published an article entitled, “Augmented Reality Finally Starts To Gain Traction” (Log In required). I would go a bit further and say that AR is ready to take off. The article is a great read on recent traction of AR on mobile devices, in the automotive segment, and even ...
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In a recent blog post, we provided information on how mobile payments were being used via Beacon with Virtual Dressing Rooms. Since that blog post, we received a few questions asking what is Beacon and how it compared to NFC. A recent blog post from Retail Customer Experience has a great infographic that helps explains the strengths and weakness of both NFC and Beacon.
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As mobile devices become more prevalent, so too is technology such as mobile payments. One such method for mobile payments is through Beacon from PayPal. Late last year, we partnered with PayPal at the LeWeb conference in Paris to show how Beacon would transform retail through a ‘hands-free’ shopping experience.
For the event, Zugara worked with PayPal to create a unique experience for attendees. We customized the WSS For Kiosks software to work on a local network with ...
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Zugara’s 2014 started off with a bang with the recent debut of our new in-store virtual dressing room technology called Virtual Style Sense (VSS). Partnering with Samsung and Nordstrom, Zugara showcased VSS Virtual Dressing Room technology at the recent National Retail Federation conference in New York. In short, VSS was a huge hit both in the Samsung booth and with attending retailers. You can read more about the event through Samsung’s peress release Continue Reading →
Zugara is pleased to announce one of the latest launches of the Webcam Social Shopper on Fashion and Lifestyle site, Life-Styler. Life-Styler, based in Australia, is a new destination advising women on how to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Life Styler’s Virtual Wardrobe area features ...