Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Israel augmented reality (AR) company InfinityAR. Financial details about the acquisition were not disclosed but market sources estimate that Alibaba, which already holds a major stake in the startup, paid over $10 million. InfinityAR was founded in 2012 by Moshe Hogeg and since 2014 has been managed by CEO […]
Burger King has no problem zinging and prodding its rival fast food restaurants. Now, the chain is encouraging fans to ‘burn’ those rivals thanks to a new app feature that sees billboards engulfed in flames. With the ‘Burn That Ad’ campaign, anyone who launches the Burger King app in Brazil and points their smartphone at its […]
More than 70 per cent of shoppers are willing to try cross-channel shopping methods, according to the results of a study carried out by Periscope By McKinsey. The company polled 2,624 consumers online in the UK (504 consumers), US (1101), France (503) and Germany (516) to shed a light on attitudes towards multichannel, augmented (AR) […]
Angry Orchard Cider Company announced the launch of its Cider+Food App, featuring a unique augmented reality (AR) experience bringing delicious cider pairings to life. As the first mobile platform to focus on hard cider and food pairings, the app unlocks a range of mouthwatering recipes that pair perfectly with a refreshing can or bottle of […]
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Brandwidth, the digital agency which specialises in providing practical innovation, has announced the launch of a new Augmented Reality (AR) experience for Toyota GB, which enables customers to ‘see inside’ the carmaker’s C-HR model. The new Toyota Hybrid AR application uses Augmented Reality technology and objective recognition software to overlay graphics of the inner workings […]
Teatime, the Reykjavik-based mobile gaming company backed by Index Ventures and Atomico, launched Teatime Live, the world’s first ever face-to-face mobile gaming platform that lets users communicate with fellow players with real time video chat while playing. The launch is part of the company’s efforts to make mobile gameplay a truly social experience and will allow […]
5G will transform the sports experience for fans in stadiums and at home, according to research conducted by Ovum for Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the world’s largest network operators plan to use augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) or a hybrid of […]
The LEGO Group unveiled LEGO Hidden Side, an augmented reality-enhanced LEGO play theme where kids must turn a haunted world back to normal, one ghost at a time. It is the only play experience available that fully and seamlessly integrates augmented reality (AR) with physical construction to reveal a hidden world of interactive play. LEGO […]
Snapchat has teamed up with Lego Wear to offer its members a shopping experience with a difference in the form of a pop-up augmented reality (AR) fashion boutique in London. Shoppers who pop into the Fitzrovia pop-up on February 13 will find the spartan store dressed solely with a Snapcode but by whipping out the Snapchat app […]