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Cimagine exits for $30-$40 million

Posted on February 5, 2017

I reported previously (5 times) on Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine Media. Now Image messaging app Snapchat is buying Cimagine for an estimated $30-$40 million, marking Snapchat’s first acquisition in Israel. Cimagine will become Snapchat’s R&D center in Israel. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-imagine-snapchat-idUSKBN14E06X … Continue reading →

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John Lewis uses Israeli tech for virtual showroom

Posted on October 4, 2015

UK’s leading retailer John Lewis is to use the augmented reality software from Israel’s Cimagine to help customers visualize new ways to personalize and design their home. Cimagine is already in use at UK’s online retail giant Shop Direct. http://www.israel21c.org/john-lewis-partners-with-cimagine/

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Imagination just got even easier

Posted on July 5, 2015

Israel’s Cimagine (featured here in March) has just upgraded its augmented reality software. Now you can “virtually furnish” a whole room, displaying the results on your smartphone. http://www.timesofisrael.com/augmented-reality-tech-fills-your-living-room-with-virtual-furniture/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_IoPNAHLo

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Shopping for Israeli startups

Posted on March 29, 2015

Jonathan Wall, e-commerce director at UK’s Shop Direct, is in Israel to meet 15 Israeli startups, and hopes to find technology solutions to help increase his annual £1.7 billion sales of 50 million products to five million customers. (I featured … Continue reading →

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UK on-line retailer uses Israeli software

Posted on May 18, 2014

UK’s online retail giant Shop Direct, based in Liverpool, has teamed up with Israel’s Cimagine Media and yRuler to launch a new service that will allow shoppers to try-out products virtually before they buy them. The brands include Very, Isme … Continue reading →

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See it in your home before you buy

Posted on April 6, 2014

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israel’s Cimagine can show you what products will look like in your home before you purchase them. Cimagine lets you download photos from the web or an on-line catalog and place them on a real-time image of … Continue reading →

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