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Reality Bytes: Amazon Healthcare, Snapchat Spotlight & Shopify

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We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Amazon’s healthcare play, Snapchat Spotlight, and Shopify’s new wholesale marketplace. Amazon is disrupting healthcare. We discuss how Amazon Pharmacy is a wedge into a $9 trillion market. Does that give you anxiety? The only difference?

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CES 2019: Meet Addison, A Full-Time Virtual Caregiver

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Amazon Sumerian has saved time and millions of dollars and can be credited with enabling us to create Addison.” Most of Addison Care’s innerworkings have remained secret up until now, so it’s exciting to finally see what the next-gen healthcare provider is truly capable of.

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ThirdEye Enterprise AR Updates in Device Management, Remote Assistance

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Enterprise AR glasses manufacturer ThirdEye recently announced major updates to their offerings, including expanded device management software and improved remote assistance platforms for enterprise and healthcare. The cloud-based solution developed with Amazon Web Services went through additional security checks to become HIPAA certified.

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Tellables Unveils Its Lineup Of Virtual Storytellers At 2019 Alexa Conference

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Since the introduction of the Amazon Alexa and Google Home, Tellables , an app developer specializing in voice-driven storytelling, has been delivering easily-accessible audio tales through these voice assistant devices via simplistic commands, such as “Alexa, open my box of chocolates” or “Alexa, open Tricky Genie.”

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

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Companies are beginning to incorporate the technology into solutions across various industries, including healthcare, sports, education, tourism, and the automotive industry. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. IKEA Place app virtually arranges furniture in a customer’s interior.

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Could the 2020s Be the Decade When AR Glasses Replace the Smartphone?

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Many major tech organizations such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are currently working on different types of smart glasses or headsets which are more affordable and widely available to consumers, which will eventually change how we view and interact with the world around us. Future Developments for AR Glasses.

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The Quick Guide to Augmented Reality Deployment in the Enterprise

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Today, we can safely claim that its implications are more serious and mainstream, spanning industries such as healthcare , manufacturing, and education. Healthcare. In the last five years, augmented reality technology has evolved far beyond its most widespread adoption ever – killing digital critters on Pokémon Go.