By Chuck Martin As more retailers add payment technologies that allow shoppers to skip checkout lines, all eyes are on the state of Amazon Go. […]
Continue readingSelf-Driving Vehicles on the Way; 5 Million Projected by 2022
By Chuck Martin Worldwide revenue of autonomous vehicles reached $3 billion last year and is estimated to grow to $103 billion by the end of […]
Continue readingSmart Cart by LG Follows Shopper
By Chuck Martin LG Electronics and South Korean discount chain operator E-mart agreed to develop a smart shopping cart that can follow a shopper in […]
Continue readingAR Price Checking Added by Walmart
By Chuck Martin Augmented reality has been tapped for quite a number of functions, from chasing Pokémon Go characters to digitally visualizing furniture in a […]
Continue readingCustomer Self-Checkout Tested by 7-Eleven
By Chuck Martin Retail chain 7-Eleven is launching a self-checkout feature so customers can bypass the cashier on the way out of the store. The […]
Continue readingTablet Shipments Decline 9%, Apple Leads
By Chuck Martin The worldwide tablet market declined 9% last quarter, according to the latest forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). The number of tablets […]
Continue readingAutomakers Add Networked Services; AT&T Connects 24 Million Cars
By Chuck Martin There’s a lot of ongoing activity related to autonomous or driverless vehicles with some of the most well-known brands behind them. These […]
Continue readingVirtual, Augmented Reality Going into Retail
By Chuck Martin About a third of retailers are planning to implement augmented and virtual reality in the future, according to a new study. Four […]
Continue readingSmartphone Shipments Drop 6%, Samsung Retains Lead
By Chuck Martin Worldwide shipments of smartphones, still the most dominant of internet-connected devices, declined 6% compared to last year, according to the International Data […]
Continue readingWhat Consumers Would Pay For 5G
By Chuck Martin As new Internet of Things technologies enter the market, the typical first question is what the product or service will cost. The […]
Continue reading‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ from Disney Launches In-Theater AR Game
By Chuck Martin To promote Disney’s coming “Ralph Breaks the Internet” movie, audiences showing up early at movie theaters nationwide will have a chance to […]
Continue readingAmazon Alexa Added to Butterball Turkey Hotline
By Chuck Martin The annual Butterball Turkey Talk-Line officially opened for the holiday season today, and this year added the capability to interact through Amazon […]
Continue readingAI in Hiring Process Not Seen by Job Seekers
By Chuck Martin Artificial intelligence is finding its way into many activities, but many job seekers don’t think it is advanced enough to help in […]
Continue readingDriverless Waymo Cars OKd for California
By Chuck Martin The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Google spinoff Waymo the first permit in the state to start driverless testing on […]
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