Ready for the smart store? How Microsoft wants to reinvent the retail experience

kinectties

With the expansion of Microsoft’s Kinect to Windows, the sensor is expected to start showing up first in commercial situations, such as retail stores and showrooms. At the Consumer Electronics Show last week, the company demonstrated a virtual dressing room application by its partner, FaceCake, as part of a section of Microsoft’s CES booth providing… Read More…

Tech Moves: Jeff Lanctot returns to Razorfish; Bob Wise joins Opanga

Jeff Lanctot

Here’s our occasional look at new hires, appointments and other people on the move at Pacific Northwest technology companies. Jeff Lanctot is returning to Razorfish to serve as chief media officer, a new position at the digital media agency. Lanctot joined Avenue A — the predecessor company of Razorfish in 1999. He left in 2009,… Read More…