On (most) Fridays I post here a roundup of interesting things I’ve read and/or posted on social media since my last roundup, generally stories about emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things I find interesting.
Featured Image: BMW
Apple is reportedly working on a powerful wireless headset for both AR and VR:
Image: CNET
BMW has designed a slick passenger capsule for the proposed Dubai to Abu Dhabi hyperloop, expected to travel at speeds of over 600 mph:
Image: BMW
Conservationists will start using drones to map the Great Wall of China, which extends thousands of miles in some very remote areas, in incredible detail:
Image: ARTHUR SHLAIN, ABDUL KARIM FROM THE NOUN PROJECT
Ford has filed a patent for a car with a built-in autonomous electric motorcycle:
Image: Ford Motorcycle in Car patent
Oscar Mayer is launching a bacon-based cryptocurrency, and obviously it’s called Bacoin:
Image: Oscar Mayer
PayPal may be dusting off its patent on an idea for augmented reality payment glasses for implementation:
Image: Mark Neuling | CNBC
Singapore’s Changi airport may use facial recognition systems to find late passengers (hint, look in the bar):
Image: REUTERS/Thomas White
What the demise of robotics startup TickTock can tell us about the future of robots in the home:
Image: TICKTOCK
Wine producers and growers are using technologies like harvesting robots and monitoring drones to combat labor shortages in the vineyards:
Image: Symington Family Estates
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