November 28, 2019 •
Sponsored •
Jenna Cook •
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Many dream about what hotels will look in 5, 10 or even 50 years – they could be designed with augmented reality, optimised with artificial intelligence, make use of reshaping beds and robotic staff or voice control or even be on Mars. New trends in...
Sensor technology company, BeBop Sensors announced on Tuesday, 22 October 2019, that it has integrated its Forte Data Glove with the Oculus Quest to deliver the world’s first all-in-one VR enterprise training and design system. The BeBop Sensors Forte Data...
Technology services and digital transformation company, Mindtree announced on Thursday, 19 September 2019, that its new European headquarters will be opening in London. Mindtree says it hopes that by establishing the European headquarters, the company will...
August 27, 2019 •
Digital Transformation •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Aurecon brings visual design technology solutions to Africa
Global engineering and design company, Aurecon announced on Tuesday, 27 August 2019, that Unsigned Studio, an Aurecon subsidiary and visual communication agency will launch throughout Africa. The launch aims to offer Unsigned Studio’s immersive and...
Sozo Labs, a Stellenbosch based tech firm has invested in Extended Reality (XR). The company has engaged in the XR space for nearly three years, experimenting in each new iteration of technology. They applied these skills across a multitude of...
April 2, 2019 •
Retail, Top Stories •
Fundi Maseko •
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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to shake up the customer experience by individualising retailers’ offers and enabling customers to visualise products in different settings. By 2020, 100 million consumers will shop in...
The global tech revolution is greatly changing the way we work in every sector. EdTech, which merges innovation with teaching, has made education more accessible and comprehensive across the world. Most recently we’ve seen that established schools have...
On Thursday, 17 January Amazon announced plans to hold a conference open to the public on robotics, space and artificial intelligence, as well as to discuss future applications of emerging technologies. There’s a reason why Amazon may want to bring...
The use of virtual assistants (VAs) in the workplace is growing. According to predictions by Gartner, Inc by the year 2021, 25 percent of digital workers will use a virtual employee assistant (VEA) on a daily basis. This will be up from less than 2 percent...
January 9, 2019 •
Education, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
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Immersive learning will fundamentally change the way young South Africans absorb information, and forms an integral part of the learning revolution the country needs to embark on to keep up with the demands of the future. According to Marco Rosa, managing...
December 29, 2018 •
Features •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Human and virtual worlds can combine to revolutionise customer experience
For companies looking to fully embrace the evolution of customer experience (CX), a delicate balancing act must be achieved between adopting the right technologies and engineering the right business strategies. The solution is an integrated customer...
September 4, 2018 •
Features •
NetAdmin •
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Despite all the incredible ways in which technology has advanced and transformed our world in recent years, the way we interact with it – the human interface of technology – has advanced surprisingly little. The keyboard I’m writing this article on...
Online gaming company, NetDragon Websoft has revealed its newly established footprint in Africa. NetDragon’s senior management team recently visited Nigeria to explore the opportunity to support the country’s digitalisation in education with the...
Dimension Data released a list of the company’s top IT predictions for 2018. Blockchain, together with artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality, have the potential to deliver disruptive outcomes and reshape...
Technology predictions foretell a future world where virtual reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and automation are the norm – in both our personal and business lives. These technologies, among others, are set to completely change the way...
The healthcare industry is witnessing unprecedented transformation, it is estimated that by 2020 healthcare in Africa will be needing more than $25 billion in physical assets. Technology is flipping the script when it comes to delivering healthcare solutions....
