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Bits & Bytes | Using Tech to Spot Luxury Fakes, Do Beauty Apps Drive Sales?

This week, portable scanning devices are exposing counterfeit luxury goods, while virtual makeover technology helps bolster makeup sales.
Chanel handbag | Source: Shutterstock
Chanel handbag | Source: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)
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  • Megan Doyle

Trying to Spot a Real Chanel from a Fake? Deep Learning Tech can Help (CNBC) 
"Entrupy is a portable scanning device that detects imitation designer bags by taking microscopic pictures that take into account details of the material, workmanship and serial number."

Beauty Apps Are Selling Us Instant Makeovers — But Is Anyone Buying the Actual Makeup? (Racked)
"Leading companies like Sephora, L'Oréal, and Smashbox all turn to tech company ModiFace for the facial-recognition technology that knows exactly where to place your virtual eyeshadow."

Smart Denim with Touchable Tech Keeps You Cool and Tells You Where to Go (South China Morning Post)
"Google and Levi expect to release their denim jacket sometime this year, but it will come with a hefty price tag, due to interactive fabric that allows the wearer to order various products online."

Amazon unveils plans for vast UK tech development center (Retail Dive)
"The opening of this center suggests we have only seen the beginning of Amazon's innovations around home-grown solutions like Alexa."

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