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Starbucks’ New China Store Is the Size of a Supermarket

The new Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai checks every box on the buzzwords list: AR, immersive experience and local growing.

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Haptics: What’s Next for Users ‘Feeling’ the Virtual World Around Them

Although users can see, hear, smell, and interact with the virtual world, it's difficult to replicate touch. That’s a missed opportunity.

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Tribeca Virtual Reality Showcase Proves This Tech Is Still a Flawed...

Robert De Niro and I were both confused.

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How This 4-Minute Virtual Reality Short Is Taking on Climate Change

Will viewers get the message if aquatic garbage washes over them?

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Audio VR Startup Shuts Down After Raising $6M, Showing Risks of Crowdfunding...

Ossic learned the hard way that most consumers still prefer actual reality.

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Oculus Go: VR’s Breakout Moment or Just Another Facebook Victim?

Oculus Go marks the beginning of VR's commercial success.

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Can Virtual Reality Save Itself?

Despite the advances promised by the latest gear, virtual reality still faces many hurdles to gain widespread acceptance.

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A Digital Art Curator on Why the Aging Medium Still Isn’t Understood

'The art market is tied to the system of uniqueness. It is still hard to sell files on sticks,' says curator Tina Sauerländer. That's why, when it comes to digital art, we need to change our thinking.

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Frieze New York Clings to Selfie Culture and Escapism for Its 2019 Edition

This year's Frieze New York is as apolitical, contextless and completely divorced from 2019 as an art fair can get. But a few outliers provide a necessary mirror to our time.

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Why Scheels Is the Best Sporting Goods Retailer You’ve Never Heard Of

Scheels is an entertainment and technology company disguised as a retailer.

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VR & Sex: How This 27-Year-Old Created One of the Hottest Virtual Reality...

Is a VR sex club franchise in your future?

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The Innovative Companies Carving Out a Space for Art in the Sharing Economy

Some smart startups have realized the potential of monetizing digital art.

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SyncThink CEO Laura Yecies Discusses the Intersection of Health and Technology

The health startup CEO has spent over 20 years in Silicon Valley.

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Here’s What Peloton’s IPO Could Mean for the Digital Fitness Industry

Can the company help validate the virtual fitness space?

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Mark Zuckerberg Teases AI ‘Brain Chip’—But It Will Be Different Than Elon Musk’s

"'Facebook wants to perform brain surgery.' I don’t want to see the congressional hearings on that one," Zuckerberg said.

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Why VR Headsets on Russian Cows Are Nothing to Moo About

Experts (in cow anxiety) noted a reduced anxiety and improved emotional mood in the herd that was adorned in VR goggles.

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Ultimate Christmas Cinema: How One Company Is Getting You Inside ‘Star Wars’&...

From VR to ticketing tech, Powster is changing the future of movie marketing.

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Microsoft’s ‘Mixed Reality’ Goggles Take Marina Abramović on a World Tour

The artwork, which involves the use of Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets, makes it appear as though famed performance artist Marina Abramović is standing in the gallery with you.

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Augmented Reality Is Going Change How You Update Your Wardrobe

The retail sector is expected to spend a whopping $1.5 billion on augmented reality and virtual reality technology in 2020.

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Meghan Markle Planned Private Royal Visits and Engagements in London

The Duchess of Sussex has big plans for her time in the U.K.

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