London retail stores are testing out hi-tech mannequins that can communicate directly with shoppers who walk past storefronts on the street. The technology, combining bluetooth transmissions and a new ...

It’s not iBeacon, but uses a mix of Apple’s iBeacon technology plus their own “secret sauce,” whatever that is. What is it? VMBeacon is a new product enabling store mannequins to transmit information ...

The invention of the modern mannequin can be credited to the French in the 1870s at the start of the Industrial Revolution as a way to attract women into stores. It helped them envision the clothes as ...

Is this the night of the living dummies? While many jobs are becoming automated, some gigs are apparently going in the opposite direction. Shoppers in China were stunned after seeing human “mannequins ...

A mannequin that sweats, moves and has a human body temperature could help clothes designers create better military clothing, sportswear and even spacesuits, its creators say. Monitoring how well a ...

If you’ve ever looked at a store mannequin and wondered if you'd ever see one that actually represented your body type, you’re probably not alone. And now, a recent study in the Journal of Eating ...