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More Than a One Hit Wonder #CES2019
Are the crowd-sourced, funded projects of today similar to the so-called one-hit wonders of the popular music scene? It is easier than ever to turn an idea into a product and prove its viability by finding customers willing to finance its creation and production. But what happens after the initial product run that satisfies the…
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1,500 Sq. Foot Frozen Yogurt Store Compressed to a 15 Sq. Foot Robot
A robot that makes a mean cup of frozen yogurt while shrinking a 1,500 square foot store into a 15 square space is the tasty business proposition behind Frobot, Inc. This Palo Alto start-up operates as a franchise model with a key distinction that front-line, retail employees are not necessary. Thanks to broadband and an…
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A Virtual Store for Rural America & More
Shelf space is always in limited supply compared to the number of products a retailer could potentially offer. Virtuality New Space, an Israeli-based, startup is developing a solution that gives retailers the opportunity to expand their physical space by adding virtual showrooms to their existing floorspace. At Augmented World Expo 2016, Virtuality New Space demonstrated a…
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Demystifying Home Energy Technology at Retail
“Our job is to demystify the technology,” said Kristen Bowring Senior Director, Platform Lead, Home and Energy Management at Best Buy at the 2012 Smart Energy Summit. In this interview, Bowring explains how Best Buy has created home energy departments in three of their stores, in partnerships with utilities, to test how they can educate customers…
