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HoloToyz - inspiring creativity and imagination in children.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd August 2022
The lowdown on HoloToyz, the Irish startup and its products for kids that can come to life through the power of augmented reality.
Toys. They’re all children and grown men want in life. In this digital age, toys have more and more become tablets and phones, and play has become watching YouTube videos. Even if a child whiles away the hours creating worlds in Minecraft, it’s still go...
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Dent Reality - the startup adding a digital layer to the physical world
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th December 2021
The lowdown on Dent Reality, the London-based augmented reality startup that's innovating the retail sector via phone-based AR navigation.
The world was already well on its way to making reality and the digital world overlap even before the pandemic came along and made our lives more digital. One of the earliest and most relevant examples of this is GPS - a digital copy of the roads we’re...
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Xploro - the innovative way to empower young patients with information
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st December 2021
The lowdown on Xploro, the Manchester-based startup that's using AR, gameplay and AI to deliver health information to young patients.
When children are hospitalised, they are too frequently left in the dark, unsure what to expect. Hospitals are too short staffed for anyone to spend any real time with them and prepare them for the procedure they are there for, and what printed resources th...
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Proximie - sharing the world's best clinical practice
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st January 2021
Proximie is a platform that uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and augmented reality to enable clinicians to collaborate virtually
When it comes to medical care, particularly something like a surgical operation, variation is not a particularly good thing. If patient A is getting the best quality care and highly skilled surgeon, but patient B over in another hospital is getting somet...
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Startup of the Week - FitXR
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th June 2020
FitXR blends fitness and gaming together to give users the ultimate VR and AR experience...
We all know the importance of keeping fit and active and how important it is not only to our physical health but our mental health too. And whilst keeping fit can at times be challenging, it can of course also be plenty of fun.
Fitness and fun are two of the key elements at the very core of our latest s...
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Human holograms in augmented reality
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th August 2019London-based HoloMe has developed the technology to create a holographic version of a person without special equipment...
Holograms. The thing of Star Trek, Star Wars, Star...sky and Hutch? Maybe not, but it’s been a while; we don’t remember. Holograms are one of the main staples of sci-fi and, along with androids and flying cars, are pretty much seen as a landmark of when the future ...
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UtilityAR makes augmented reality solutions for the industrial sector a reality
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th April 2019The lowdown on UtilityAR, the Dublin startup that's using AR to help leading industry sectors
Most of us will have had some mundane experience of trying to walk somebody through a process over the phone. We have to picture in our minds what they are looking at and try to guide them to press the right buttons, take the correct path, train a person through a task, or whatever it happens to be. ...
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AO launches Innovation Lab to integrate online retail solutions
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th April 2019AO, the UK’s leading online-only household appliance and electrical retailer is looking discover and integrate startups with solutions that will help AO’s customers.
If you are currently building an online retail solution, creating unique shopping experiences, optimising routing and deliveries, improving internal IT and payment systems, or using AR tech to help shoppers experience pro...
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Run An Empire - the lowdown on the AR running game...
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th April 2019Augmented reality gaming and physical exercise combined, thanks to Run An Empire, the location-based strategy game for runners and walkers.
One popular genre of video game is strategy, in which the player takes command of an entire civilisation and builds them up from cave-dwellers to all-conquering world powers. Or builds a pretty garden and maintains it. Usually, players sit behind a keybo...
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AR wayfinding tech for indoor spaces
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th April 2019Figuring out which way to go in an unfamiliar indoor environments can be challenging. Dent Reality launches it's new AR wayfinding technology for shopping malls, airports, retailers and other venues, using virtual paths and arrows to help users find their way.
Step forward Dent Reality who's new technology integrates with the map of an indoor space, figuring out where the user is to help them fin...
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