Walmart patent filings envision customers using virtual reality headsets to shop

Walmart has applied for patents that envision a virtual showroom and a fulfillment center that would allow people to put on a headset and shop in a digital version of the store......»»

Virtual reality headsets are being used to test Walmart employee knowled.....»»

Walmart has pushed further into fast and convenient delivery over the past year and sales at its stores .....»»

Buying behavior is returning to normal as people resume traveling, socializing, and working from offices, the retailer said Tuesday. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Walmart sales hit $138.3 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 2.7% over the .....»»

"Customers Want To Get Out And Shop": Walmart Soars After Smashing Expectations, Boosting Guidance Walmart stock is surging premarket after the largest bricks and mo.....»»

The salon will feature augmented reality technology, which allows customers to experiment with different virtual hair colors.....»»

The latest branch of the military hired a contractor to develop simulations of satellite missions......»»

The short VR film Baba Yaga, released on Facebook's Oculus headsets, shows off the new medium's narrative potential.....»»

Mitzi Toro dreamed of a place where her customers could step into a world of pure imagination. That vision became reality last week, when The Maui Cookie Lady opened its first retail shop in Toro’s hometown of Makawao. It was a head-turning m.....»»

Walmart has begun requiring all of its workers to wear masks or other face coverings at work and encouraging customers to do the same when they shop at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. The company also said it will extend its emergency leave policy fo.....»»

Customers are being asked to shop online or pick up items curbside as oppose.....»»

Kraft Heinz speaks daily with Amazon.com  and Walmart Inc, hoping to speed up deliveries as customers worldwide stay home and shop online to protect themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz's CEO said on Friday......»»

Virtual and augmented reality are drawing the attention of the theme park industry’s creative minds. The latest example comes via a patent filed by Burbank, California-based The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) that enhances a guest's ability to use vir.....»»

Oculus VR Nearly t.....»»

"Half-Life Alyx"/ Valve For the first time in over a decade, the beloved "Half-Life" video game series is getting a new entry: "Half-Life: Alyx." The game is scheduled to arrive in March 2020, and it can only be played in virtual reality headsets......»»

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Google is abandoning Daydream, its attempt to make virtual reality headsets powered by phones. The company.....»»

To help law enforcement officers resolve emergency situations, one company has created empathy training based in virtual reality......»»

Headsets are getting better, and many large companies are investing in the technology......»»

The worldwide augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset market returned to growth after a year of decline as global shipments during the first quarter of 2019 reached 1.3 million units, up 27.2% from the same qu.....»»

The lightweight headsets are expected to ship in fall 2019. Virtual reality startup Luci is debuting a new headset that is intended for at-home VR movie viewing (though, yes, the devices can be u.....»»