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Meta HYPERNOVA smart glasses – a big step towards future of Augmented Reality

Meta HYPERNOVA smart glasses – a big step towards future of Augmented Reality

In 2025, wearable technology will evolve into an ecosystem of smart, health-conscious, and performance-driven devices that promise to enhance everyday life. Among the most popular trends in this area: smartwatches, which are driving the wearable market with innovations in AI, health monitoring, connectivity, and also smart glasses and smart rings, which are gaining traction with lightweight designs and innovative health-tracking capabilities. The newsmaker among smart glasses manufacturers at

SmithySoft®May 14, 2025
10 important Startup Conferences & Events 2025 in the USA

10 important Startup Conferences & Events 2025 in the USA

America has long been a leader in business excellence and innovation that creates groundbreaking technologies. Of the world’s most successful companies with the largest capitalization, nine of the top ten are located here. The largest number of unicorn companies is also in the United States. That’s why such conferences and tech startup events happening in the United States are essential for all global startups, entrepreneurs, founders, and investors. Because they outline the directions in which

SmithySoft®Mar 14, 2025
What is BITV 2.0 and how it enhances website accessibility

What is BITV 2.0 and how it enhances website accessibility

We have already written about the mandatory legal requirement for every business operating or providing services in the European Union to adhere to inclusivity and digital accessibility. The European Accessibility Act (ЕАА) was adopted in April 2019, and by June 2022, each EU member state was to develop its specific laws. Let's look closer today at Germany and their case of implementing the inclusivity requirements. This country has taken a proactive position in ensuring inclusivity for its cit

SmithySoft®Feb 14, 2025
Color of the Year 2025 – Mocha Mousse: simple and comforting

Color of the Year 2025 – Mocha Mousse: simple and comforting

The Pantone Color Institute has chosen the Color of the Year for 2025: PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse – a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. The coffee tone is predicted to dominate the design industry over the next 365 days.  It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort. Mocha mousse is a progression of last year’s color of the year: Peach Fuzz, which reflected the need for comfort and coziness.  Aside from the ac

SmithySoft®Dec 6, 2024
European Accessibility Act: what and when will change for Digital Accessibility

European Accessibility Act: what and when will change for Digital Accessibility

Digital Accessibility today is much more than just a fashionable and useful trend. It is a necessity. Back in 2019, the European Union took a huge step to guarantee inclusiveness in various spheres of life by adopting The European Accessibility Act (EAA). By June 2022, each member state of the European Union had to develop the necessary laws. And their implementation should be ensured by June 28, 2025.  Therefore, in a few months, the EAA will be a REQUIREMENT, not a directive, that is, it will

SmithySoft®Aug 14, 2024
EU Grants for Business Growth

EU Grants for Business Growth

In February 2024, SmithySoft was registered as a participant in the Business Bridge — Ukraine-Ready4EU program. This is a project to support Ukrainian companies in preparing for integration into the European Union's single market.  In particular, our company participates in the competition for a grant related to the organization of business meetings, official events, conferences, company missions or brokerage events in the EU that promote partnerships with businesses in the EU member states. *

SmithySoft®Aug 9, 2024
Color of the Year 2024 – Peach Fuzz

Color of the Year 2024 – Peach Fuzz

The Pantone Color Institute has chosen the Color of the Year for 2024: PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz – a velvety-gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches heart, mind and body.  Іts heartfelt peach hue brings a feeling of kindness and tenderness, communicating a message of caring and sharing, community, and collaboration. A warm and cozy shade highlighting our desire for togetherness with others or for enjoying a moment of stillness and the feeling of sanctuary this creates. Poetic and rom

SmithySoft®Dec 7, 2023
10 Graphic Design Trends in 2024

10 Graphic Design Trends in 2024

In 2023, significant changes related to artificial intelligence (AI) integration into leading design software occurred, anticipating a substantial impact on the future of the graphic design industry. However, it's too early to speak of AI's truly epochal influence on graphic design—it's still being experimented with, explored, and mastered.  Meanwhile, researchers outline the "landscape" of graphic design in 2024 as a merging of the past and the future, where nostalgia meets cutting-edge techno

SmithySoft®Nov 28, 2023
Clutch Names SmithySoft as one of the Game-Changing VR Companies & AR Companies in Ukraine

Clutch Names SmithySoft as one of the Game-Changing VR Companies & AR Companies in Ukraine

A lot of companies are now catching up with new technologies and solutions in the market. One that has been taking center stage in the past year is the AR/VR industry! Many businesses from different sectors have been integrating this new tech into their processes, services, and even products. Learn more about AR and VR today with the help of our team at SmithySoft. In our current times, there is no nation more dedicated to drive and determination than the Ukrainian people. Our clients were plea

SmithySoft®Nov 24, 2023
Avoid These: 10 Design Mistakes in Pitch Decks

Avoid These: 10 Design Mistakes in Pitch Decks

Even if you possess the most valuable information in the world, it will remain useless if you cannot convey it correctly. The design of your Pitch Deck is crucial: it determines whether your audience will perceive information about your startup and whether you can communicate its true value. The secret to a successful presentation is to make people listen by telling them the truth in the form of a story and accompanying it with expressive visuals! So, let's look at the 10 most common design mi

SmithySoft®Oct 28, 2023
How to Verify a Business Partner Registered in the USA?

How to Verify a Business Partner Registered in the USA?

Why is this important? For at least three reasons: money, time, and security. Without proper due diligence on your business partner, you risk losing money and another equally valuable resource—time. Whether you`re a client or a service provider, there`s always a level of risk involved. It`s crucial to verify your partner to protect your business. You can do this independently or with the help of various private companies, many of which offer such services for a fee. In this guide, we will focus

SmithySoft®Oct 14, 2023
How to Check a Company in Ukraine: Using Open Registries

How to Check a Company in Ukraine: Using Open Registries

Performing "business intelligence" is a valuable option if you want to protect yourself and understand how real and reliable a company with which you intend to collaborate. Ukraine, in this regard, is quite progressive and reliable. There are several ways to check companies, especially in the IT sector. The simplest and most accessible method of verification is by using open internet sources. This will not only help you verify a business partner but also save on your security service. Diia.Ci

SmithySoft®Sep 28, 2023
Feeling Christmassy?

Feeling Christmassy?

The team of the SmithySoft® software house sincerely wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope that exploring our blog was fun and enlightening, that it did well in highlighting the points of growth, and helped transform your outlook as you found answers to questions about the issues and stories that matter to you. May the coming year be filled only with bright and happy moments. Take care of the most precious thing Reach for new heights Enjoy every moment of your life Have

SmithySoft®Dec 23, 2022
Graphic design trends and anti-trends of 2023

Graphic design trends and anti-trends of 2023

The definition of any trends and tendencies are often generalized judgments, which, like everything in this world, have exceptions. However, when creating your unique product, you should not neglect these trends because without knowing the moods, novelties, demands, and requirements of society, it is unlikely to achieve the main task, which is to build an effective and efficient visual communication between the owner (customer, author) and the recipient (consumer, buyer). For this reason, we ha

SmithySoft®Nov 28, 2022