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Google Introduces "Virtual Try-On" with Using Generative AI
[Business]
2023/06/19 09:10
Continuing the product update streak from the Google I/O development conference, Google today announced it is adding virtual try-ons to Search.Available starting today for shoppers in the U.S., the capability will make buying clothes online a tad easier. However, instead of superimposing the digital version of an outfit on the buyers’ virtual avatars, much like what many brands have done, the...
(PDF) Capgemini - Why Sports Tech is a Game Changer
[Business]
2023/06/19 09:09
Technology now plays a vital part in many aspects of sports – enhancing the viewing experience, encouraging fan engagement, assisting teams and players to increase performance, and more.And as technology itself advances, so does its potential for enriching the sports experience. In our newest Capgemini Research Institute report, A whole new ball game: Why sports tech is a game-changer, we expl...
(Video) Epic Games Launches MetaHuman Animator to Capture High-Quality Human Faces with an iPhone
[Tech]
2023/06/19 09:07
Epic Games launches MetaHuman Animator to capture high-quality human faces with an iPhone.Epic Games has launched its MetaHuman Animator, a tool that enables developers to capture high-quality human faces using just an iPhone and a PC. And as you can see in the video of the guy here, it’s pretty amazing at making simulated people.The company said the tool can deliver high-quality facial animat...
Hyper Raises $3.6M from Amazon for its VTuber-friendly Avatar Platform
[Investing]
2023/06/19 09:06
VTubers — online personalities who use motion-capture-powered manga- and anime-inspired avatars to interact with the world alongside games, over YouTube, and in other places, — have become big business, with the most popular of them collectively racking up hundreds of millions of hours of viewership in a month, along with loyal fan bases, lucrative sponsorships and demand for more.Now, it app...
Pop Culture Drives Travelers' Destination Decisions
[Consumer]
2023/06/19 09:05
When comparing Gen-Z and millenials with Gen-X, it is pehaps unsurprising that the digital native generations are more likely to be influenced by social media, TV shows and movies than Gen-Xers.Yet, in a 2023 survey of travelers almost a quarter of Gen-Xers surveyed indicated that Facebook and Instagram were influencing factors in their decision to book a trip to a destination.Protecting the na...
Marsper x Gucci Comes to Life in Physical Form to Celebrate Gucci Cosmos in Shanghai
[Product]
2023/06/19 09:04
Chinese pop IP Marsper comes to life in physical form in a series of collectible figurines dressed in four different looks from the Gucci archive. As Gucci begins a new chapter with Sabato De Sarno as creative director, the brand shows no signs of slowing down. With a new Marsper x Gucci collectible toy collab and the launch of its fourth major exhibition in China, Gucci Cosmos, the Kering-...
Pebble Street Lighting Made of Natural Andesite Stone Waste
[Design]
2023/06/19 09:03
Pebble is a beautiful, visually pleasing sculptural street light. But this is not high-pole street light, in fact, Pebble doubles as seating-leaning furniture on the street thanks to its irregular pebble-like geometry. The sculpture is made of sludge waste generated during the cutting of andesite stones. Just in case you don’t know, Andesite is widely used natural stone in construction industr...
(Patent) Amazon The company Patent A New Kind of Drone Design and Manufacturing
[Tech]
2023/06/16 09:10
Amazon wants to touch the clouds… or at least soar a few hundred feet above the ground.The company is seeking a patent on a new kind of drone design and manufacturing that may make it possible for it to expand its delivery fleet. The system includes easily replaceable components and fewer parts, aiming to cut down on cost, weight and complexity while keeping the vehicle robust. For one, the fr...
TELO : Ives Behar Designed an Electric Truck with a Mini Cooper’s Footprint
[Design]
2023/06/16 09:09
The wait for Cybertruck is getting agonizingly long, as every other week there’s ignited hope of the Tesla’s electric pick-up truck arriving anytime soon. This is the perfect opportunity for other automotive manufacturers to cash in on the electric pick-up truck hype train.Most certainly California-based startup wants to give prospective buyers a value-for-money proposition with its offering....
