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WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation
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Google Glass lived a short, sad life. And when you look back, it feels like a bit of a dream. But the dream isn’t over yet, because Glass has found itself an industrial career.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: it looks like the next time will be better with a focus on business applications rather than personal life. Listen to the video that Boeing has produced where they used Glass to help assembly of wire bundles in airplanes using heads-up display in Google Glass: impressive. I can see many more applications in transportation, order delivery, manufacturing, and maybe even retail where repairs or service require some form of step-by-step process to complete the work. Expect this in 2019. 
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Amazon quietly rolled out Amazon Showroom, a tool that lets you place furniture in a virtual living room, making online furniture shopping more visual.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: sales of furniture online is difficult because it is difficult to visualize the product in your environment. At least in the store you can view the product in a fake setting (think IKEA rooms you have to travel through during your shopping trip). Augmented Reality has been tried to enhance paper catalogues in the past but now Amazon is trying to leverage 3D directly within their online store to help you decide if that table and sofa go well together. This is obviously a test and the links below should provide you with additional food for thought on the matter.
Hubstair a startup that helps retailers do a bit what Amazon showroom does: https://www.hubstairs.com/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/canadian-tire-enhances-2016-paper-catalogue-via-augmentedreality/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/ikea-2014-catalog-can-view-and-place-furniture-in/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/augmented-reality-catalog-places-ikea-furniture-in/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/apple-next-killer-app-may-be-augmentedreality-ikea-demo-and-others-to-come/
Roseni Moraes's curator insight,
March 3, 2019 2:48 PM
WHY IT MATTERS: sales of furniture online is difficult because it is difficult to visualize the product in your environment. At least in the store you can view the product in a fake setting (think IKEA rooms you have to travel through during your shopping trip). Augmented Reality has been tried to enhance paper catalogues in the past but now Amazon is trying to leverage 3D directly within their online store to help you decide if that table and sofa go well together. This is obviously a test and the links below should provide you with additional food for thought on the matter.
Hubstair a startup that helps retailers do a bit what Amazon showroom does: https://www.hubstairs.com/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/canadian-tire-enhances-2016-paper-catalogue-via-augmentedreality/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/ikea-2014-catalog-can-view-and-place-furniture-in/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/augmented-reality-catalog-places-ikea-furniture-in/ http://fmcs.digital/blog/apple-next-killer-app-may-be-augmentedreality-ikea-demo-and-others-to-come/
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From retail to gaming, there are many exciting changes on the horizon for VR and AR, that will bring these technologies to more customers than ever before.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: AR potential to deliver new experiences is huge and this article explores some of them.
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Our expert predictions for the future of augmented reality in 2019. Last year we made a number of predictions about what could happen in the AR space during 2018 and as we wrap up the year, it’s time to take a look back and see which predictions did come true, which we are still anticipating, and some new predictions for the coming year!
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: technology with the most potential to transform our lives, AR. This is where we are at and what we can expect in 2019.
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Light Guide Systems, an augmented reality tool that is transforming manual assembly and manufacturing processes for companies worldwide, is working with HP Inc., to launch a new technology tool—Light Guide Systems PRO. Utilizing the immersive computing platform Sprout PRO by HP, Light Guide Systems PRO modernizes manual assembly processes in commercial and education applications. Introducing the Light Guide PRO™ Light Guide Systems helps reduce errors and radically improves manufacturing assembly processes by projecting directly onto a predefined and established operating “canvas” designed for small parts while providing audio and visual prompts, guidance, pacing and direction. Light Guide Systems PRO™ takes the tool to the next level by incorporating its proprietary software into the powerful yet compact Sprout PRO PC platform to deliver a clean and compact package that is portable, flexible and affordable.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: augmented reality has yet to make its way from gadget of pokemon GO to commercial and business settings. This product recently announced is part of this new generation of systems that use AR to improve manufacturing, quality, efficiency and training. A short video and more picture will give you ideas of what it can do.
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The tool lets customers try on virtual pairs of earrings with Snapchat-like camera effects. In addition to seeing how various earrings look on your earlobes, you can also try different colored earrings, and share a preview of any look on social media before purchasing the earrings through the Dangle app.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: augmented reality has not yet exploded - this company provides relatively simple AR solutions for the retail and beauty industry.
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I have a friend who’s birthday was coming up, so I wanted to do something special for her. As she is a TechGeek just like me, so I couldn’t just get her a simple birthday present like a teddy bear or…
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: end user applications of AR are few and far between and this just proves that point. Look at the video of a wedding proposal in VR to prove the point even further. However, do not dismiss AR in the business context as I have seen demos of very useful fabrication with augmented reality that are very useful and convincing!
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We don't have the HoloLens just yet, but that doesn't stop Microsoft from showing us how it will revolutionize our lives - bringing players right into our living rooms.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: today is Superbowl, too bad we don't have this just yet. Can't be too long though, given all the recent AR products and solutions in the pipeline. For more: http://fmcs.digital/blog/tag/ar/
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February 5, 2018 1:35 AM
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This paper examines the essential eight technologies that matter and what business leaders now need to do about them, and emerging technologies in general.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: A good summary of potential use cases and applications for key digital technologies that revolutionize business.
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Disruptive technologies are transforming all end-to-end steps in production and business models in most sectors of the economy. The products that consumers demand, factory processes and footprints, and the management of global supply chains are being re-shaped to an unprecedented degree and at unprecedented pace. Industry leaders who were consulted believe that new technological solutions heralded by the Fourth Industrial Revolution – such as advanced robotics, autonomous systems and additive manufacturing – will revolutionize traditional ways of creating value. As the costs of deploying technology continue to fall, international differentials in labour costs will no longer be a decisive factor in choosing the location of production. The resulting greater spatial and temporal flexibility brought about by technology will bring locations of production and sale closer together, and drive major changes in the design of future value and supply chains. These trends will change the shape and form of globalization, and thereby impact the trajectory of goods. Regional and local flows will become more important, to the detriment of intercontinental trade.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: the world economic forum keeps putting out great reports on the impact of digital transformation. I love the illustrations, great summary of key trends and their adoption. Must read.
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Magic Leap updated its website on Wednesday morning, revealing its highly anticipated augmented-reality smart glasses for the first time.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: everyone has been expecting this device for a long time as may be as important as the iPhone launch was for smartphones. The glasses should allow its wearer to live in augmented reality. Those that have tried this before say it is A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. see this for example: https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/943504687457755136
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Augmented reality technologies promise to transform how we learn, make decisions, and interact with the physical world. In this package we explain what AR is, how its applications are evolving, and why it’s so important.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: AR is one of those technologies that have been discussed for so many years and that will explode into the scene with a plethora of consumer and business applications in the coming years. An overnight success story that has been 10 years in the making (if not more). This paper helps managers see business applications for this technology. What makes it so compelling in the fact that mobile devices (2B+ and counting) all have support for this technology builtin. Just checkout the video I made using my Google Pixel 2 phone camera this morning. It just works! https://www.facebook.com/fmheir/posts/10155798075150309 And Apple iOS users have the equivalent.
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Why are companies so intent on using technology to track our behavior? Our actions reveal what we desire, how we shop, and why we buy. Retailers can now learn so much more about shopper behavior than ever before, and while these “big data” applications create concerns about privacy, the detailed data can be used to design stores, product offerings and promotions that connect with our interests, speed up the shopping process, and help us find items we will buy.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: we all go to stores and seldom notice the technology that surrounds us and tracks our moves.
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The demo uses photorealistic augmented reality, enabling the shopper to look at clothing on the racks and view digital details, such as the price. While looking at a physical item, you can view digital details on the display of your glasses. Developed the prototype as a proof of concept to help retailers find new ways of enhancing the in-store shopping experience and generating incremental sales by sharing relevant content and information to the shopper while they are shopping. With this system, shoppers can visualize a full outfit, access additional clothing in the online inventory, and pay for the items.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: retailers and retail stores are bound to be affected by emerging technologies such as this one. If you can view clothes on a virtual mannequin that has your measurements, why would you ever go in a physical store? Store will have to evolve to offer more than products on shelves or racks, but an experience and an interaction with customers. And THAT should be what retailer's strategic plans should include this year.
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2016 was a critical year for augmented reality with new device announcements, major acquisitions and massive adoption by consumers and enterprises alike. There is no doubt that AR is the next wave of computing with all of the major players, from Microsoft and Google, to Facebook and Apple, confirming their commitment to this tech.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: we will see an explosion of augmented reality solution in the near future with large players investing heavily to make this technology pervasive across mobile devices and systems. This landscape is most interesting as it shows that AR applications span many fields and industries, from retail to construction. Moreover, the accompanying article on Venture Beat highlights 6 areas where the technology can be applied: bionic vision, natural interaction, 3Dfying the world, world building, telepresence, and superintelligence. See here http://bit.ly/2iyndw0
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Every year, Wolf puts together a slide presentation highlighting his forecasts. Wolf's consulting firm, Activate, released his latest presentation at the Wall Street Journal's D.Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Tuesday. Via TechinBiz
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: 140 slides presentation with new data and trends.
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At an event in San Francisco we unveiled our vision for Windows Mixed Reality, announced SteamVR and AltSpaceVR are coming to Windows Mixed Reality, introduced the new Samsung Odyssey HMD, and kicked off the holiday shopping season by announcing the availability of pre-orders for Windows Mixed Reality headsets at the Microsoft Store.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS: this 20min video is a great demonstration of what is now possible with mixed reality headsets along with possible real-life applications for home and the office. More on the Windows blog: msft.social/b9ULwk
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The Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies provides insights gained from evaluating more than 2,000 technologies. The eight added in 2017 include 5G, Artificial General Intelligence, Deep Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Digital Twin, Edge Computing, Serverless PaaS and Cognitive Computing.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY THIS MATTERS I find most of my clients struggling to find time and money to implement technologies that have been around for more than 10 years: Internet, Big Data, mobility, cloud computing, etc. When they do make it to implement them in their organizations, it is often too little too late to make a difference with their competition. As Wayne Gretsky famously said, you should "skate to where the puck will be, not where it is". Thus, every company's strategy should have a clear view on AI, blockchain, robots, 3D printing, Internet of Things, etc. Does your strat plan include them?
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Forrester says that CIOs must act as VCs and recommends they support early-stage tech companies and have their own technology scouts. As CIO Angela Yochem told me in 2015, she has set up a process to find “capabilities that are not yet commercially available” and “quickly absorb, test, and utilize emerging technologies, and discard them if they are not appropriate and don’t give us a leg up on our competition.”
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY IT MATTERS Forrester has recently produced a matrix of disruptive technologies that is worth sharing. More important is the article conclusion where Forrester recommends that cIO act as Venture Capitalists to actively scout new technologies and companies to leverage this innovation for improved competitiveness. This is a radical departure form traditional IT roles and responsibilities which I believe has important benefits in large organizations where All eyes are on the CIO to lead the digital transformation. Unfortunately we are a long way away from this in most organizations.
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First impressions of new augmented reality apps coming to the iPhone and iPad. And Apple seems confident that AR will be the next big thing. In fact, Greg Joswiak, Apple's VP of Marketing, calls it a "gigantic deal." "This is this dream of things you wanted to do as far as mixing the digital world into the real world," he told CNN Tech. "It has so many applications -- from shopping and entertainment to things we haven't even thought about -- but it's been unattainable." In Apple's implementation, augmented reality requires you to hold up your phone or tablet to see virtual objects implanted into the real world. For example, the new IKEA Place app -- which will become available with the launch of iOS 11 -- allows you to select furniture from its website and place it virtually within a room. So you can try before you buy.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Apple controls both hardware and software and has been showing demos of very incredible AR solutions. Since Pokemon GO craze last summer there has not been much done yet. And the GO frenzy was done on Android devices with no particular AR capabilities. The next iPhone hard+soft will have that baked in. So I expect the launch of the next iPhone in September to bring a mini-revolution in the form of AR-enabled shopping, AR-enabled snapchats, AR-enabled Facebook, etc. etc.
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“Model3AR” by @JelmerVerhoog. Subscribe for updates on Jelmer’s app → http://bit.ly/2vEXtUI “The accuracy of #ARKit is just incredible. https://t.co/npq6aEkVGk — Robert Davey (@RobJDavey)
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Simply amazing what the applications of AR are!
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Your deceased loved ones can come back to life in augmented reality.
Farid Mheir's insight:
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Cool or freaky? Good question! Nevertheless, we can expect more of the same in the coming years with things like artificial intelligence chatbots that let you have conversations with your dead parents, or friends. Also see wired on keeping dad alive: https://www.wired.com/story/a-sons-race-to-give-his-dying-father-artificial-immortality/ replika LUKA app: https://qz.com/se/machines-with-brains/1018126/lukas-replika-chatbot-creates-a-digital-representation-of-you-the-more-you-interact-with-it/
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WHY IT MATTERS: want to know what augmented reality will look like in 10 or 20 years. Read this. But don't expect it to come together in the short-term, this is a *long* play