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Automotive companies have been on the cutting edge of emerging technology adoption for a decade now. As an industry, automotive is a perfect example of how technologies like…
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Walmart has been an early mover in XR since 2017, exploring the technology to train its over two million employees, improve its 10,600+ stores and clubs, and compete with Amazon.
November 21, 2024
INTRO It’s the age of the megaproject: AEC professionals must design and build increasingly complex structures and they must do so on time, within budget, and with minimal waste .…
August 27, 2024
Restaurants have been exploring XR in particular to simplify ordering, build brand awareness, improve staff training, reduce turnover, stand out from the competition, and more. Here are five examples of fast food and oth
October 19, 2023
Written by guest author Jeffrey Berthiaume, Senior Innovator, Southwest Airlines. Innovation in an enterprise setting is a challenging endeavor. While the allure of groundbreaking…
August 21, 2023
Infographic: XR Applications in the Financial Sector
May 30, 2023
Consumers have more options than ever when it comes to banking. With the advancement of fintech, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI) as well as the popularity of digital-only banks and digital payments, traditio
March 23, 2023
Automotive companies have been on the cutting edge of XR adoption for nearly a decade now. As an industry, automotive is a perfect example of how AR/VR/MR (XR) can transform an entire sector.
August 24, 2021
How do you engage a multigenerational, cross-disciplined workforce that's also your client base in a way that's both memorable and impactful? In 2015, MBCC Group , a leading…
August 16, 2021
The pandemic put a strain on many industries, including Logistics and Transportation. With the explosion of e-commerce due to various quarantine and lockdown measures around the…
August 9, 2021
Only six years ago, Gulfstream used paper to design aircraft. Today, the company has significantly sped up the design cycle of new aircrafts with immersive technologies. From…
July 26, 2021
You better believe it! And that's not all: VR simulations for an active shooter emergency situation, learning how to purge and walk down a gas pipeline, and more--all coming out of…
May 11, 2021
A history-making asteroid sample on its way back to Earth, the search for ancient life on Mars, plans for the first fully commercial flight to space...these are just some of the…
April 29, 2021
A two-fold case study perfect for social distancing and beyond: It took Mars only 10 weeks from kickoff to in-store demo for Mars Augment, a project that not only reduces travel…
April 5, 2021
Since COVID-19, the future of travel has become fraught and uncertain. Let's consider how airlines’ and airports’ use of XR and wearables will change post-pandemic given consumers’…
May 14, 2019
Today, the U.S. housing market is nearing all-time highs following a long recovery from the 2007-08 global financial crash, which was fueled (in part) by the collapse of the…
April 24, 2019
Warnings and other use cases of AR/VR in Insurance: The UK-based insurer Allianz used augmented reality to generate customer awareness around the possibility of home accidents. The…
April 16, 2019
Despite advances in technology, mining operations today are fundamentally the same as they were half a century ago. Faced with increasing demand, diminished ore grades, less…
April 9, 2019
Today, “every business is a tech business” and in every industry consumers’ digital customer service expectations are growing. A decade after the U.S. travel and hospitality…
March 22, 2019
Drug discovery, development, testing, approval, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and distribution—the pharma industry is defined by a number of processes – some years-long and all…
February 19, 2019
The insurance industry is exploring virtual as well as augmented reality for a number of applications, including risk assessment, accident recreation, remote claims handling, and customer education.
February 13, 2019
Bechtel, Caterpillar, CDM Smith, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, Martin Brothers Construction, Brady Services, Rogers-O’Brien Construction… These are just a few of the…
September 27, 2018
A handful of utilities are piloting and, in a few cases, even deploying wearable technologies, but the greatest share of interest is and has been around augmented reality. There is…
September 27, 2018
Today’s power and utility companies are navigating a period of uncertainty: Political, environmental and social pressures are making it critical for the power sector to evolve the…
August 1, 2018
If going through airport security is a flyer’s biggest pain, then capacity is the airport manager’s living nightmare: Airports around the world today are hard-pressed to process more passengers and cargo than their termi
July 3, 2018
Improving worker safety is a mission that never seems to end. Hazards in the workplace are always evolving, as are the gear, tools and methods developed to mitigate risks. Our…
June 27, 2018
From building the actual plane to the in-flight experience, wearable XR (AR, VR, MR) devices have a role to play in multiple professions within the commercial aviation industry.…
May 1, 2018
Written by Special Guest Bloggers Robert Seward and Steven Lewis, Co-Founders at Rendered Perception Computer Vision (CV) and Augmented Reality (AR) coupled with Artificial…
March 19, 2018
My last blog post built upon Uber’s wrecking ball-style entrance into the cab industry. Less obvious is Uber’s impact in the automotive sector, where the app is creating waves for…
February 14, 2018
A true enterprise wearable tech pioneer, Peggy Gulick , Director of Digital Transformation, Global Manufacturing at AGCO Corporation , spearheaded one of the most successful use…
January 3, 2018
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects that have been made “smart” with embedded sensors. These devices collect data about the physical world…
September 28, 2017
About 20 years ago, Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company, identified the need for a hands-free, heads-up technology in its operations. Flash forward to 2014, when a device fitting this vision (Google Glass) fina
September 11, 2017
I read an op-ed recently, the headline of which was “To save retail, let it die.” The author made a case for letting go of our notions of what a traditional retail store should…
August 23, 2017
The logistics industry has been thinking hands-free for years now. In my research for this blog post, I came across an article from 2007 on the use of voice headsets and…
May 5, 2017
Written by Special Guest Blogger Randy Nunez , Tech Trend Lead, Extended Reality IT Enterprise Technology - Research, Ford Motor Company As wearables become more pervasive in the…
January 31, 2017
Written by Special Guest Blogger Trever Ehrlich , Creative Solutions Manager, Kenco Innovation Labs This morning I experienced several scary safety incidents in a warehouse. A…
October 4, 2016
In our last post, we talked about some of the opportunities that new realities – Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and also Mixed Reality – present to the AEC Industry, specifically to the design side of the industry (
September 20, 2016
What is the potential for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the AEC industry? How might viewing virtual objects integrated into one’s physical environment or immersing…
July 18, 2016
We recently sent over some questions to Peggy Gulick, Director of Business Process Improvement at AGCO. AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of…
June 21, 2016
Commonwealth Care of Roanoke Smart Glass Demo
April 5, 2016
Retail is an interesting industry in which to ponder the future of wearable technology, because it banks so much on consumers. Retail literally thrives on consumers–their likes and…
April 1, 2016
Written by Special Guest Blogger Michael Perman , former Dean of Innovation at Gap, Inc. Fashion wearables is an exciting market right now with a lot of shooting stars and shiny…
March 19, 2016
From world-class physicians to industrial leaders , we give you insight into the experiences of those pioneering the use of wearables in the workplace–in their own words. We…
February 25, 2016
Many companies in the aerospace industry are studying how their counterparts in the military and automotive industries have used Augmented Reality. Some are leading with projects…
January 13, 2016
While the field service, logistics, and healthcare industries receive a lot of the attention when it comes to wearable technology in the enterprise; the world’s major automotive…
November 10, 2015
Industry: Retail Automotive plus High-end or “Big-ticket” Retail; Company: Amari Supercars; Device: Smart Glasses; Location: UK We’ve mentioned the use of wearable tech in the…
November 2, 2015
Case in point: Las Vegas Air Conditioning , a leading HVAC company in Las Vegas For the past few years, the guys over at Las Vegas Air Conditioning have been conducting field…
October 8, 2015
Written by Special Guest Blogger Gina Chung , Project Manager, DHL Trend Research, Deutsche Post DHL “Is now the right time?” is a question I often hear when talking with customers…
September 9, 2015
Peter Chai MD Google Glass in Toxicology
September 3, 2015
EPRI is looking at new ways, such as wearable technologies, to make it faster and easier for power plant workers to collect important data and then use software, such as EPRI’s PM…
August 31, 2015
August 27, 2015
While a newly released report says that consumer interest in wearable technology is declining fast, enterprise interest in the technology is not slowing down but rather rising (and…
July 29, 2015
Written by Special Guest Blogger Dr. Yauheni Solad , Yale New Haven Health System We live in an exciting time. Evolution of cloud computing coupled with new ways to access and…
June 25, 2015
I recently came across an article discussing the potential for professional recruiters to use wearables. (Really everyone is getting in on the wearable tech game: first lawyers…
May 29, 2015
Written by Special Guest Blogger Milos Todorovic , Lux Research We are all witnessing the hype – the Apple Watch, Google Glass, FitBit, Samsung Gear — are just a few (almost)…
May 18, 2015
According to APX Labs, there are approximately 40 million deskless workers in the U.S. alone. Construction workers certainly count among this group, which stands to greatly benefit…
May 18, 2015
When a building is on fire, every second counts for the first responders rushing to the scene. Technology that could potentially save time and limit distractions could save lives…
May 18, 2015
According to ABI Research, medical applications are one of the main drivers of wearables in the enterprise space. The way we see it, wearable tech comes into play in this field in…
May 18, 2015
The energy industry is fraught with challenges today, including declining production rates coupled with increasing production costs; a lack of knowledge and expertise among young…
May 18, 2015
Many analysts predict that the main beneficiaries of wearable tech will be those businesses that routinely involve deskless workers performing task-based activities. Retail is a…
May 18, 2015
As was the case in retail, much of the discussion when it comes to wearable technology in travel & hospitality has focused on how wearables stand to change the travel experience…
May 18, 2015
Wearables are not new to logistics; in fact, warehouse workers have been sporting wearable computers for years, including wrist scanners and headsets supplied mainly by Motorola.…
January 26, 2015
Google Glass Saving Healthcare
