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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part I: Amazon

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Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. We’ll start this Wearables Wars series by looking at Amazon. where Amazon leads. Ulterior Motive. Out of Home.

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Amazon, Qualcomm & More Invest $11.2M in TRIPP to Build the “mindful metaverse”

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The Series A was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Qualcomm, Amazon Alexa Fund, HTC, Niantic and existing investor Mayfield. The app features guided meditations, calming environments, binaural audio for meditation, breathing exercises, and the ability to track your progress.

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‘The Climb 2’ Is My New Favorite VR Fitness App On Quest

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It should be noted that I am by no means a health or fitness professional, just a borderline fitness enthusiast looking to avoid conventional exercise at any cost. Still, much like bodyweight exercises, there’s a lot you can achieve by simply replicating the movements. You may also want to consider setting up Oculus Move.

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VirZOOM Partners With AMD to Bring VR Fitness Bikes to Locations Across the Globe

Road to VR

But thanks to virtual reality, there might be an exercise machine coming to your local gym or arcade that promises to gamify what many people not only find to be an existential commentary on their personal failings, but also a painfully boring experience. image courtesy VirZOOM. image courtesy VirZOOM.

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There’s a Prime Exercise Bike, and Amazon Isn’t Happy

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Echelon Fitness casually dropped the news it was launching the “Ex-Prime Smart Connect Bike,” or a $500 stationary bike that it claimed was “Amazon’s first-ever connected fitness product.” Except now Amazon is crying foul, saying it has nothing to do with… Read more.

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These VR Dumbbells Are Perfect For Fitness On The Quest 2

VRScout

Available now via Amazon, KIWI’s VR dumbbells use a combination of custom-made attachments that allow you to customize the individual weight of each Touch controller. VR technology is an amazing tool for cardio-based workouts but suffers from a lack of strength-based exercises. via Amazon. * ounces each.

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Does AR Really Reduce eCommerce Returns?

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So for this week’s data dive, we’re continuing the exercise kicked off last week to aggregate and analyze AR-commerce performance data. And for companies like Amazon that operate on extremely thin margins, returns can cause quite a bottom-line blow. Why is this important? Returns are a $550 billion problem in the aggregate.

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