Before AR, shoppers had two options: they could go to a physical store, or order online and hope for the best. Return policies were heavily used as many found the product didn’t live up to their expectations. The fit was off, the color wasn’t right, or it just looked different...
Pokemon Go. Google Glasses. Iron Man. These are all examples of AR, albeit rudimentary, failed, and fantasy. Now, with Apple’s ARKit available on iPhones this fall, augmented reality is about to become a lot more real, successful, and exciting. What is AR? AR stands for augmented reality. Perhaps the best...
Apple’s ARKit has great implications for e-commerce. It’s the next best thing to literally trying before you buy, and you can do it anywhere you have your iPhone with you. Thanks to AR, consumers get a better feel for products before purchasing, increasing cart checkout totals and reducing returns. But...
Samsung's Gear S3 is one of the best smartwatches around, if not the best depending on your requirements. You get an elegant design, with a lovely Super AMOLED screen and Samsung's patented rotating bezel that helps you easily navigate the screens and menus of the apps. Another major positive is...
Up until a few years ago, interconnected devices were more dream than reality, and it’s easy to feel like the fitness tracker fad was the beginning of wearables. In reality, of course, the groundwork was laid decades before— years even before the Internet was launched. With all the amazing potential...
Event planning and management have gone far beyond what it was in the past. From manual registration to collaboration with the attendees, everything has changed with the emergence of technology. From mobile event apps to Virtual and augmented reality, event planners are finding unique ways to engage attendees as much...
Ask most people what comes to mind when they think of Dallas, and they’ll probably say football, steaks, and JR Ewing. But lately the answer has been a little different: “Disruption.” You wouldn’t think Dallas, a city deeply rooted in tradition, is becoming synonymous with creating new markets and upending...
Recently, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) published a report on how health-monitoring technology can play an integral role in maintaining a healthy life. In the report, they largely talked on how continuous monitoring of health through technology is better than annual or bi-annual visit to the doctor’s office. There obviously are a...
We've been hearing about Samsung working on its own augmented reality (AR) glasses since 2014. Rumoured to be called either Galaxy Glass or Gear Blink, the touted competitor for Google Glass has never arrived. However, the South Korean company doesn't seem to have given up on its plan. A recent logo trademark from Samsung hints...
If you're looking to buy a smartwatch, you've to make your mind over one basic question: Samsung Gear or Android Wear? There are of course many other watch platforms, but Samsung Gear and Android Wear are definitely the top two choices you have. But what best suitable you? Let's find...
The rumored Samsung Galaxy X, with a foldable screen, created much hiatus in the mobile industry when it was announced last year. Ever since the industry and its faithfuls like you and me have been closely following the progress but not much about the device has surfaced as of now....
Each day, we see the integration of blockchain into several aspects of life, business and government. Basically, blockchain follows the principles of decentralization, verification and distribution. Thus, employing the technology for something as worthwhile as verification, or if you will, authentication is laudable. Which is why Samsung SDS deserves our...
Omron Healthcare, makers of home blood pressure revealed the idea of Project Zero last year and now has revealed HeartGuide, a smartwatch that monitors blood pressure at CES 2018. The wearable is a blood pressure monitor and activity tracker all rolled into one that is centred on monitoring your complete health....
Earlier, we reported that Samsung Electronics has the highest number of patents in the wearable category. Staying true to that reputation, the company has filed two more patents with WIPO for its Gear smartwatches. The patents got published at the end of 2017. Watch strap with an integrated battery The...
For most people, when they think TV and streaming, they think Roku. That's how popular the media streaming device maker is. Although, before now, Roku only produced the streaming devices or sold its software licence to TV makers so you can unwrap your TV and find Roku functionality waiting. Most...
The Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF) has announced that Madjid Nakhjiri, Senior Director, ARTIK Security Architecture, Samsung, has joined its Executive Steering Board. With a 15 years experience in security architecture and standards development, Madjid further strengthens an already strong IoTSF team. Madjid Nakhjiri is a Senior Director of Security Architecture at...
As of now, Samsung's payment platform, Samsung Pay, is a household name when it comes to easy and swift electronic payments. Over the past two years, this payment platform has extended its tentacles to banks, shopping centers, and other numerous financial institutions across Asia, North America, South America, Europe and the...
Samsung's payment platform, Samsung Pay has been achieving giant strides since its inception. It has penetrated numerous countries and regions and it is currently available in all most all the continents. The reason(s) for its achievements is not far-fetched, its a seamless and secure method of payment amongst other reasons. Now,...
Telecommunications giant Samsung, using its research arm Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), just concluded research that makes lithium-ion batteries almost twice as strong. Latest 'discovery' is a synthesized graphene ball which SAIT says can be used to make the ordinary lithium lion battery last 45% longer, while also charging...
Samsung's electronic payment platform, Samsung Pay has been making giant strides in different parts of the world. Having penetrated deep into Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East, this payment platform is now entering deep into South America and it is only a matter of time before it rolls out...
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