4 must read tech stories this week -- smart glasses you’d actually wear & publishers are betting big on AR

Intel has created smart glasses you might actually want to wear
The Verge

Vaunt by Intel projects a stream of information onto your retina. Intel has stripped out a lot of the things that creeped people out with Google Glass for example the camera. In fact with Vaunt you can hardly tell the user is wearing smart glasses at all. And for Intel that is the point, they want to put the “wear” into wearables. Read more

The New York Times is bringing AR to it’s news stories starting with the Winter Olympics
AdWeek

The New York Times’s first foray into AR storytelling brings three winter olympians to life in your living room. The athletes are frozen in time, allowing you to walk around them to learn more about them and their sport. While a fairly limited experience it shows the publisher’s intentions for more immersive forms of storytelling. Read more

Computer vision: the next phase of computing
BBC

Following the success of the BBC’s Planet Earth II AR experience. The BBC has now launched the ‘Civilsations’ companion app to the upcoming TV series. The augmented reality app lets users explore historical artefacts in a virtual exhibition, for example a mummy inside a sarcophagus. Breaking artefacts out of stuffy museums into the hands of the masses. Read more

10 examples of artificial intelligence improving customer experience
Econsultancy

By 2025, an estimated 95% of customer interactions will be supported by AI technology. From automation to chatbots AI is making processes quicker and smarter for customers and brands alike. Forbes outlines 10 brands and retailers already implementing artificial intelligence to improve their customers’ experience. Read more

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