Important Innovations Collection

New Augmented Reality Tech with Real Time Metrics For Swimmers Source:  FORM Goggles Swimming Goggles with a Smart Display This gadget is brand new innovation for serious swimmers.  The FORM Swim Goggles use augmented reality to let the swimmer know their performance data in real time. This is a swim goggle with a smart display.  Up until now, most competitive swimmers have used a display on their wrist to check metrics, which can break their stride when viewing. Bluetooth-Smartphone Enabled for Specific Data The device has a transparent projection screen that displays metrics like split times, distance, strokes and a lot more data in real-time.  The screen can be placed and viewed over either eye.  And you can select what metrics you want to see for each swimming round.  You can program the system by a Bluetooth paired Smartphone for the data you want.  It's priced at $199.00  For a free Kindle borrow of my book "List of To...

Virtual Reality Helping to Test and Promote Employees Source:  Walmart  Technology At the Hiring Edge America's largest private employer and one of the world's biggest companies, Walmart, is using VR goggles to test the skill levels of employees.  VR is one of the data points they're using to test the skill levels and potential of employees to help determine if they may be a perfect fit for promotion. Managerial Roles Specifically, Walmart is using VR headsets to spot employees who are a great fit for promotion and  managerial jobs. The headsets put employees into real life situations like dealing with a difficult customer or giving a store tour to capture their abilities to manage retail environments.  The device is used to test the employees' decision making skills, their knowledge of the various store departments and their overall leadership skills. VR Tool Helping Walmart Human Resources Spot Talent This is one of many tools that Walmart HR ex...