Yesterday, at the anticipated Apple iPhone 15 launch event, something remarkable was revealed, and it’s not just about the USB-C or the latest gadgets like the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. It’s about a groundbreaking feature known as “Double Tap.” Imagine, with a simple pinch of your fingers…

There’s over 2 billion square meters of retail floor space in the world, or around 350,000 American football fields’ worth, being manned by tens of millions of people. Walmart alone employs over 2 million people directly and has an annual staff turnover of 44%. The problem of staff turnover is…

Earlier this year, Apple demonstrated its position and direction as a spatial computing company with the introduction of the Vision Pro, its entry in the headset market, and its first spatial OS. Since everyday wearables may still be a few years away, you…

Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Paris Aug 28, 2023 Auki Labs is announcing the public beta of its spatial computing platform Convergent for retail to make operations more efficient and to enable next-generation in-store shopper marketing experiences. On the heels of private pilot programs in Asia, the Convergent beta program is…

The convergence of the internet, gaming, digital social networking, and virtual technologies is creating a new dynamic in how we interact. Yet, the majority find it difficult to imagine how this new reality will materialize. …

The posemesh enables new levels of precision and collaboration in spatial computing and augmented reality. One industry certain to be disrupted by the ability to manifest digital information in physical space is retail, where retailers can finally deploy the arsenal of ecommerce in their physical stores — keeping the best of both worlds. Augmented reality in retail environments allows for improved discovery, search and personalisation unconstrained by the limits of print — previously superpowers unique to ecommerce.

How has togetherness changed over time? This is a brief overview of how new modes of communication starting in the 20th century gave rise to new modes of consciousness — and new kinds of human experiences that have become real through technology. I was born in 1986, at the tail…

How does OnlyFans, ostensibly an adult entertainment platform, make money from direct user donations when porn is free? It now has over 120 million registered users and has paid out a total of over $5 billion to creators since its inception in 2016. A quick back-of-the-napkin calculation using numbers from…

If I showed you a picture of a space decorated with lush plants, like green clouds suspended on bark-clad trunks reaching into humid soil, you might have a specific emotional response. Perhaps you imagine this space feels quite relaxing, welcoming, and soothing. Perhaps you, like me, remind yourself that you…