Tomorrow’s world: innovations that promise to improve your life at home and on the road
- Robotic airport delivery service and ‘sporty’ AR sunglasses among highlights at Hong Kong’s Tech Trends Symposium 2019 – Roadmap to the Future
- This month’s event, run by Hong Kong Trade Development Council, reveals how soon some of these hi-tech breakthroughs will appear
Beyond handy smart home gadgets and phones that put a computer in our pockets, technology is set to enhance everyday lives in ways unimaginable even a decade ago.
A symposium held in Hong Kong this month provided a peek at what’s going on behind the scenes to make these innovations happen – and showed how close some breakthroughs are to coming to market.
The Tech Trends Symposium 2019 – Roadmap to the Future, held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Wan Chai, on April 13, was organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council as part of the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) and four-day International ICT [Information Communications Technology) Expo.
Here are some of the event’s highlights.
‘Sporty’ AR sunglasses
Kopin, an American augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) company, with an office at Hong Kong Science Park, is working to overcome the constraints of bulky hardware, such as headsets.
Kenny Cheung, Kopin Asia’s general manager and vice-president, said the practical applications of these technologies outside of gaming, enterprise or military applications might not seem obvious, but much of it has to do with finding the right fit – literally.
