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Watch the Apple RoomPlan API empty a room of furniture, ready for augmented reality shopping

Ben Lovejoy Jul 15 2022 - 5:08 am PT

Augmented reality shopping | Image showing highlighted furniture in a room with an iPhone

Augmented reality shopping is about to level up, thanks to a new capability introduced in iOS 16. The new Apple RoomPlan API uses the LiDAR scanner in recent iPhone Pro models to create a 3D room plan – and an impressive new demo shows just what it’s capable of.

Shopify has created a proof of concept that scans a room and then allows you to virtually empty it, ready to see how new furniture would look in the space. Alternatively, you can remove specific items, like a couch, and then slot new ones into the space …

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Pinterest’s new Buyable Pins shopping feature rolling out now to iPhone & iPad users

Jordan Kahn Jun 30 2015 - 11:31 am PT

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After first announcing plans earlier this month to become a storefront of sorts with a new Buyable Pins feature, Pinterest just confirmed the feature is rolling out today for iPhone and iPad users in the US. In addition to the new buyable pins feature, Pinterest is also launching “Shop our picks” with curated lists of items for various product categories.

As a catalog of ideas, our mission is to help people bring their creative ideas to life. In the next few weeks, 30 million Pins all over Pinterest will become buyable (this includes Pins people have already saved that will light up with blue prices at launch). You’ll see products from brands like Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, retailers powered by Demandware like Gardener’s Supply Company and Michaels, and Shopify stores like Poler Outdoor Stuff and SOBU.

Pinterest notes that users will notice a blue price tag next to buyable pins that will show up in user’s home feed, boards, category feeds, search results and recommendations.

Here’s a closer look at how the feature will appear in the iPhone app:

The feature is rolling out slowly in the US. If you’re a Pinterest user, keep an eye out for an email notification that will let you know when buyable pins are available to you.

Pinterest becomes a storefront with Buyable Pins on the iPhone & iPad with Apple Pay

Zac Hall Jun 2 2015 - 11:31 am PT

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Pinterest is graduating from a place where you discover and bookmark items to a storefront where you can actually make purchases. This is made possible using Buyable Pins, which the company says are coming soon to Pinterest for the iPhone and iPad. Pinterest users will be able to buy items from a handful of partners at launch with Apple Pay planned as a payment method to make the process instant.
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Watch the Apple RoomPlan API empty a room of furniture, ready for augmented reality shopping

Pinterest’s new Buyable Pins shopping feature rolling out now to iPhone & iPad users

Pinterest becomes a storefront with Buyable Pins on the iPhone & iPad with Apple Pay

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