Augmented reality contact lenses, flying machines, a new way of scanning our products when we shop at the supermarket, here are 5 innovations that could change our daily lives.
The Gitex 2024 trade fair dedicated to tech which took place in Dubai was an opportunity for many startups and companies to exhibit their creations. Although it is impossible to list all the innovations presented here, we have selected 5.
Between flying machines and augmented reality contact lenses, here are 5 innovations that could change our daily lives in the future.
Augmented reality contact lenses
Xpanceo is a company specializing in the design of augmented reality contact lenses. But this Dubai-based company specifies that it does not, strictly speaking, make lentils. Indeed, in the words of Xpanceo, these lenses quite simply constitute a new generation of computers.
In total, 11 prototypes of augmented reality lenses are in the testing phase. Each of these lenses fulfills a specific role, such as tracking health-related data or serving as an assistant in everyday life. Ultimately, Xpanceo aims to unite these 11 prototypes into a single model.
Concretely, at present, the person who wears one of these augmented reality lenses sees different information in the form of green text which is superimposed on the reality around us. And if this technology is clearly still in its infancy (the information displayed is quite sketchy), there is a good chance that we are here facing the future of augmented reality.
Augmented reality glasses
More concrete than augmented reality contact lenses, augmented reality glasses are gradually starting to multiply on the market. Last September, Meta had revealed Oriona pair of augmented reality glasses that looks particularly promising. But Mark Zuckerberg’s company is far from being the only one working on this type of product; several startups are working hard to try to attract a public which still seems to be resistant to this type of innovation.
We can notably cite the company Mojie which is developing several pairs of augmented reality glasses. The objective of this Chinese company is clear: to offer pairs of augmented reality glasses for a broad audience, and not just a niche tech-savvy audience. We are therefore faced with a pair of glasses which seems quite common and which does not exceed 38 grams.
Concretely, tiny projectors integrated into the glasses project an image onto the lenses. We also find a built-in speaker so you can make a call or listen to music. It is therefore possible to make calls, write messages to loved ones (using voice input) or even speak directly to artificial intelligence.
Note also that it is possible to control these glasses in three different ways: using a connected ring, using buttons located on the temples of the glasses or via a dedicated application.
As we mentioned before, Mojie’s goal is to develop a product for the general public. But the ambition is also to simply replace our smartphones with these pairs of augmented reality glasses.
Machines that automatically scan your items at the supermarket
Currently, we have two choices when we finish our shopping in a supermarket: go to a traditional checkout or go to self-scan. But a third option could arrive in the relatively near future: machines that automatically scan your items.
The principle is simple: a surface or a camera detects the products presented and transcribes them on a screen. Then the customer just has to pay.
The Taiwanese company Posiflex has notably developed a machine which detects, using a sensitive surface, the products placed on it.
Another example with the UAE company Adnoc which has developed this machine intended to scan products.
Finally, Google is not left out with a camera that is capable of precisely detecting the items presented on a tray and associating them with a price.
It now remains to be seen whether these machines will arrive in our stores soon and how they could handle a significant amount of items.
Flying machines
The proliferation of flying machines in our cities, an old fantasy of humanity which could however become a reality in the relatively near future. As such, the Cyclo Tec company has been working for several years now on the cyclo-rotor, a small flying machine intended for individuals.
We find four rotors which allow, for the moment, vertical takeoff and landing. But the craft can be manipulated smoothly in the air thanks to its propulsion system. Well, let’s point out that this device is still in the testing phase and that it should not be visible in our cities for a certain time, but the technology does indeed work.
Another example, more concrete and successful, with the AirScooter developed by the French company Zapata. This aircraft is capable of flying a few dozen meters above the ground, as well as at an altitude of 3,000 meters, at a speed of 100 km/h.
Single-seater, the AirScooter has a battery life of two hours and is intended, for the moment, for entertainment and tourism.
A robot to prepare your cocktails and coffees
The Italian company Makr Shakr has specialized for several years now in the design of robotic arms capable of making cocktails. Concretely, a customer sends an order from an application and the robot executes it by searching for its different ingredients among different bottles placed at a height. Then, the robot just has to shake the glass, mix, and finally serve.
According to Makr Shakr, one of its robotic arms is capable of making up to 250 cocktails per hour. Also note that this Italian company has opened a bar in Turin where the servers have been replaced by robotic arms.
But robots don’t just make cocktails, as some machines become real baristas.
Who knows? In the relatively near future, we may encounter robot waiters when we go to a bar or café… Then, once seated at our table, we will check our emails through our augmented reality contact lenses before taking a flying taxi.
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