The Changing Face of Mobile Healthcare
The prolonged pandemic has forced many Americans to be open-minded towards telehealth doctors visits that comprised less than 0.01% of all doctors visits before the pandemic, rising to an incredible 69% of all visits back in April before settling in at around 20% of all …
How to Pick the Right Restaurant POS System: Tips & Best POS System Picks
Looking for a POS system for your new restaurant business or just looking to rewire your restaurant’s current management system? Either way pens out! You will first need to list down your restaurant POS requirements. Because POS needs vary from restaurant to restaurant. A system …
Augmented Reality: Why Immersive AR Product Experiences are on the Rise
When augmented reality (AR) first came into public consciousness, the flashy new technology was mostly lauded for its novelty factor. Pokémon Go and SnapChat’s AR lenses, for example, employed AR as a vehicle for entertainment and quick laughs. As the novelty factor wore out, businesses …
5 Essential Features Foodies Want to Have in a QSR App
69% of people order their food online using their smartphone, reveals an IAB & Viggle study “Mealtime Goes Mobile”. Here’s what this typically translates to. Quick-service restaurants with mobile ordering or delivery apps have an edge in terms of reach as well as engagement over …
The Curious Case of the TikTok App: The Good & the Ban
TikTok – the app that started out as Musical.ly in the US and went through a (kafka-like) metamorphosis overnight only to be introduced to us as ByteDance’s Tik-tok. It’s journey has taken a very melodramatic turn. While the app is every adult and teen’s sweetheart, …
Unity MARS: Challenges it Solves for Augmented Reality Developers
Remember when augmented reality used to be all about overlapping content in the real world? Well, that is ancient history today or is about to become anyway. What if I told you that as an AR developer you now possess the power to create augmented …
Faster Food: How the Best Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are Doubling Down on Mobile Ordering Apps
Many restaurant businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, as government-mandated closures and operating guidelines have closed dine-in operations at many restaurants. Compounding the challenges, many consumers are doing their part by staying “safer at home” — even when the dinner bell rings. …
Facebook Debuts its Gaming App (First on Google Play)
Seeing a silver lining amid social distancing and a lockdown owing to coronavirus, Facebook fast-tracked the debut of its gaming app and launched it on Monday, April 20th. That is two months prior to its scheduled release in June. And the timing couldn’t have …
“Social Distancing” and the Apps that are Helping Us Cope
With the terms “social distancing” and “social isolation” trending given the spread of COVID-19 here in the U.S. and throughout the world, there’s a lot to unpack in terms of how our lives have suddenly changed. Social distancing is essential. But it’s also hard on the …
A (Telehealth) App a Day Just Might Keep the Doctor Away
Why Insurance Carriers, Silicon Valley, and Society at Large are Gung Ho about Telehealth Apps and Health-Monitoring Wearables. Update, 3/13/20: With the spread of COVID-19 throughout the world, public health officials are beginning to advise against going to see the doctor for all but life-threatening …
App Gamification 101: What is Gamification and How Can It Help?
There are many ways you can gamify applications, from morale-boosting mechanics and reward systems to countdowns for executing xyz percent of a task. Index What is Gamification? | Science Behind Gamification | Gamification Elements Pacman to Super Mario – Mortal Kombat or Dota – whatever …
Augmented Reality (AR) is a Game Changer for Marketers
In one scene of the 2002 film Minority Report, set in the year 2054, Tom Cruise’s character is walking through the lobby of a futuristic building. As he walks, voices call out to him, “Welcome back, John Anderton.” The ad tech of Minority Report’s future …
