AnalogFolk’s weekly innovation round-up. Issue #51
AR scavenger hunts to superpowered contact lenses
Welcome to the AnalogFolk weekly innovation roundup, where our technical lead Francisco Jordão summarises the innovations of the week; from the weird to the wonderful, and everything in-between.
Snapchat Turns Real World into AR Scavenger Hunt with Nearly Instant Object Recognition
While Snapchat is no stranger to location-based AR scavenger hunts, the app’s new world-facing game adds some environmental understanding to the mix. This week, Snapchat launched a new Snappables game dubbed Scavenger Hunt. However, while most Snappables games use the front-facing camera to insert users and their friends into the game, Scavenger Hunt flips gameplay to the rear camera.
The making of Mojo, AR contact lenses that give your eyes superpowers
Using a display the size of a grain of sand to project images onto the retina, this startup could help everyone from firefighters to people with poor vision.
Volkswagen’s Concept Robot Would Bring Mobile EV Charging to Any Garage
Volkswagen Group Components’ mobile charging robot brings a trailer in the form of a mobile energy storage device to the vehicle.
Which Tech Company Is Really the Most Evil?
The 30 most dangerous corporations in the industry, ranked by the people who know.
Et voilà: French Tech steals the show at CES 2020
The Computer Entertainment Show (CES), the annual mecca for nerds and start-ups, is now behind us. French Tech has been heavily represented in Las Vegas in the past few years.
