Mojo Vision, a startup in Saratoga, California, has developed a contact lens with augmented reality capabilities. The company claims that the lenses have a 14,000 ppi display. Even if the tech is sound, will people actually want these lenses? Smart contact lenses—essentially flexible displays packed with augmented reality tech—are sci-fi fodder as ubiquitous as the flying car. And
1. Logistics embraces digitization The traditionally staid supply chain and logistics industry will speed up its drive to digitize, turning to autonomous drones, robotics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics to ensure faster deliveries at lower rates. Classic logistics heavyweights Deutsche Post’s DHL and C.H. Robinson are pouring millions of
Image credit: Joby Aviation via engadget Toyota just invested $349 million in the flying taxi startup Joby Aviation. The two companies say they will work together, Joby sharing its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) expertise and Toyota lending its knowledge of manufacturing, quality and cost controls to the development and production of Joby’s future
The concept of airport duty-free has expanded from a small luxury shop in Ireland to one of the highest-earning sectors of the retail industry. ADELE BERTI asks: how did duty-free shopping at airports reach this height, and what does its future hold? Duty-free shopping was the brainchild of Irish businessman Brendan O’Regan, who worked at the country’s