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What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?

ARN explores 10 technologies Alibaba has in the works that could become part of its burgeoning tech channel play in the local market.

What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?
IN PICTURES: eBay launches new Innovation Lab in Darling Harbour (+9 photos)

eBay has launched an Innovation Lab in Darling Harbour for Sydneysiders to explore the emerging technologies predicted to play a central role in our lives through 2016 and beyond. Inside the Lab, participants reactions to holograms, robots, virtual reality and 3D printing will be tracked via gaze monitoring, dwell time and mobile questionnaires. The data will be analysed to predict rates of adoption across Australia, determining what will and won’t be welcomed into our homes in the future. Products inside the Lab include WowWee MIP, MOSS Modrobotics, 3Doodler, 3D Body Scanner / Printer, Bublcam, Self-Balancing Board, Samsung Gear VR, Holho and Double by Double Robot.

IN PICTURES: eBay launches new Innovation Lab in Darling Harbour (+9 photos)
In Pictures: 9 nightmare sci-fi virtual realities that are closer than you think

Emerging technologies in virtual and artificial reality blur the line between science and fiction

In Pictures: 9 nightmare sci-fi virtual realities that are closer than you think

Enterprise hungry partners primed as regional AR / VR spending rises

Shift represents growth of more than 100 per cent from the previous year
Microsoft’s mixed reality play set to boost global VR hardware market

The enterprise market heats up as quarterly VR headset shipments hit 1 million in a quarter
Mixed reality on the cards for upcoming Microsoft Windows 10 update

Update due next month
Why AR and VR are the same thing

People are already confused about virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), 360-degree video and heads-up displays
Microsoft is building a better HoloLens with a new chip focused on machine learning

HoloLens can already see objects, but machine learning could help it identify and interact with them
Oracle launches internal start-up to fight on cloud, AI and VR fronts

Tech giant plans two ‘Solution Engineering Centres’ in the U.S.

Commonwealth Bank - Meet the tech savvy CMO

As the CMO mandate widens, the channel is chasing a new type of buyer - but what makes marketing tick?