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Lowe’s new in-store navigation app is wowing consumers
Motion tracking has been helping customers navigate store aisles to find what they need, and Lowe’s home improvement stores are bringing this technology to the forefront via a new app. They’re calling the new app, “Lowe’s Vision: In-Store Navigation.” The app utilizes Google’s Tango augmented reality technology and motion tracking and depth perception. This will…
Seeing Mars with new eyes
If you’re a NASA fan, you probably already know what the topography of Mars looks like, thanks to fun tools like Google Mars. Before August of 2012’s historic Mars landing, I played around with it a bit. But nothing compares with the real thing: Panoramic photos of the red planet –the most beautiful photos of…
From thought to 3D in a moment!
Check out this amazing capability from HP, and it’s new project: Sprout. It’s an all-in-one computer and 3D scanner that makes it easy to go from thought to expression in an instant. This is sure to bring about a dramatic shift in the retail industry! Take a picture of an object, manipulate it and re-print…
Crowdsourcing, video games and open innovation make boring job fun!
Crowdsourcing is something I believe businesses need to weave into their social media strategy, and here’s a great example of how it can work. The National Library of Finland has put together an effort to digitize all of its archives—no easy task—by using crowdsourcing and videogames! The project is called, Digitalkoot, which when translated means…
Billboards reduce pollution
Here is a great idea that we’ve talked about before. More and more innovation companies around the world are working to curb the amount of air pollution – smog – that expose people to harmful toxins that can lead to lung disease. A massive billboard has been created by Lima, Peru–based engineering college UTEC. Last year,…
Produce ripe for change. Is Farmigo the answer?
Imagine an online farmer’s market where the fresh, farm-grown food comes right to your workplace. Farmigo is a new web-based model that connects local farms with consumers for custom delivery subscriptions direct to a convenient community location. Here’s how it works: I’d try this! Farmigo now works with more than 300 farms in 25 states…