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Qlue's Smart City apps can be used by the public to report issues to government officials who will use the CROP app to locate the problems reported. Locality maps can be viewed in VR 360 format by using the myCity facility, with a 24-hour traffic data and chat platform.
Qlue's Smart City apps can be used by the public to report issues to government officials who will use the CROP app to locate the problems reported. Locality maps can be viewed in VR 360 format by using the myCity facility, with a 24-hour traffic data and chat platform.
Using a proprietary radio protocol, this GPS pet tracker lets owners set safe boundaries and track their pets. The waterproof product also monitors pets’ health and vital statistics. No SIM card, cell coverage, monthly fee required. Owners get rewards (e.g., discounts) for completing daily goals (walking for a mile).
Using a proprietary radio protocol, this GPS pet tracker lets owners set safe boundaries and track their pets. The waterproof product also monitors pets’ health and vital statistics. No SIM card, cell coverage, monthly fee required. Owners get rewards (e.g., discounts) for completing daily goals (walking for a mile).
Orange bicycles equipped with GPS devices and smart locks for rental at RMB 0.5/hour in China. Mobike bicycles come with solid tires for lower deterioration rates and maintenance costs, compared with competitors’ bikes. The Mobike app lets users find nearby available bikes, unlock them and make payment for rental.
Orange bicycles equipped with GPS devices and smart locks for rental at RMB 0.5/hour in China. Mobike bicycles come with solid tires for lower deterioration rates and maintenance costs, compared with competitors’ bikes. The Mobike app lets users find nearby available bikes, unlock them and make payment for rental.
On-demand logistics platform that connects travelers and couriers to customers who need deliveries for specific destinations. GOI’s logistics software and apps can optimize delivery routes and track deliveries, resulting in cheaper and faster services. Bulky goods, like furniture, are handled by 130 professional firms registered with GOI.
On-demand logistics platform that connects travelers and couriers to customers who need deliveries for specific destinations. GOI’s logistics software and apps can optimize delivery routes and track deliveries, resulting in cheaper and faster services. Bulky goods, like furniture, are handled by 130 professional firms registered with GOI.
Mars Rabbit is an app that facilitates express checkout and easy payment at retail outlets. It enables shoppers to scan barcodes and pay online without lining up at cash registers. Before leaving, shoppers must go through a special checkout stand where a staff member verifies they paid for their purchases.
Mars Rabbit is an app that facilitates express checkout and easy payment at retail outlets. It enables shoppers to scan barcodes and pay online without lining up at cash registers. Before leaving, shoppers must go through a special checkout stand where a staff member verifies they paid for their purchases.
NutraSign is a freemium tool for businesses to create traceability solutions. The traceability app uses blockchain technology to access the databases of producers, operators and distributors. Consumers can use the free app to easily trace the origins of selected items in real-time and view the source locations on Google Maps.
NutraSign is a freemium tool for businesses to create traceability solutions. The traceability app uses blockchain technology to access the databases of producers, operators and distributors. Consumers can use the free app to easily trace the origins of selected items in real-time and view the source locations on Google Maps.
Three kinds of packing boxes are available: ZerO Box for electronics, clothes and other consumer goods, Cool Box for fresh food, and ZerO Bag for files and documents. Community-based smart locker system Polanwang was launched to collect any unwanted boxes, conventional cardboard and batteries.
Three kinds of packing boxes are available: ZerO Box for electronics, clothes and other consumer goods, Cool Box for fresh food, and ZerO Bag for files and documents. Community-based smart locker system Polanwang was launched to collect any unwanted boxes, conventional cardboard and batteries.
On-demand bus services using municipal systems to view public transport routes. Shotl allows transport managers to access a central control console to monitor demand fluctuations to boost efficient use of public vehicles. The Driver's App can locate passengers and their destinations. End-users can book journeys via Passenger App.
On-demand bus services using municipal systems to view public transport routes. Shotl allows transport managers to access a central control console to monitor demand fluctuations to boost efficient use of public vehicles. The Driver's App can locate passengers and their destinations. End-users can book journeys via Passenger App.
BuddyGuard creates mobile apps for personal and group safety. Its main app, BuddyGuard, features a panic button feature, contact information for emergency services, family location tracking and neighborhood watch management features. BuddyGuard has also made a separate app for tour groups and another specifically for neighborhoods in Jakarta.
BuddyGuard creates mobile apps for personal and group safety. Its main app, BuddyGuard, features a panic button feature, contact information for emergency services, family location tracking and neighborhood watch management features. BuddyGuard has also made a separate app for tour groups and another specifically for neighborhoods in Jakarta.
Spot app users can have "virtual parties on the map", chat using song lyrics and track/join real-time activities of family and friends through private group messages. Gamification features include completing tasks to unlock interesting memes to "bomb" or share with friends. Messages will disappear after specific times.
Spot app users can have "virtual parties on the map", chat using song lyrics and track/join real-time activities of family and friends through private group messages. Gamification features include completing tasks to unlock interesting memes to "bomb" or share with friends. Messages will disappear after specific times.
Geo Data Block (GeoDB) is a location digital data marketplace powered by blockchain, big data and crypto-economic models. Geo tokens are issued to users who can generate personal data to be shared with GeoDB partner companies for use in market research, analyses and strategic planning.
Geo Data Block (GeoDB) is a location digital data marketplace powered by blockchain, big data and crypto-economic models. Geo tokens are issued to users who can generate personal data to be shared with GeoDB partner companies for use in market research, analyses and strategic planning.
Intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng takes on the Middle East
Backed by the most popular online shopping platform in the Middle East, Hangzhou's No. 1 intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng (“Mr Wind”) is expanding to the region
- China
- 6 min read
Drone Hopper: Firefighters of the future
A senior Airbus engineer from Spain has developed heavy-duty autonomous drones to quell wildfires safely
- Spain
- 4 min read
Mobike founder Hu Weiwei: A crazy idea that touched millions of lives
In just three years, Hu Weiwei has changed the way over 150 million people travel in the city with her company’s dockless bikes
- China
- 5 min read
Green Urban Data: Empowering cities to mitigate climate change
The Valencia-based startup is the first to mitigate urban temperature increases and provide healthy travel route suggestions using AI and big data
- Spain
- 5 min read
Bernardo Hernández: Celebrity investor and Google's former marketing whiz
The angel investor behind some of the most successful Spanish internet startups also has an unusual honor for techies – GQ’s Man of the Year
- Spain
- 5 min read
Beyond ride-hailing: Go-Jek, Grab and all their friends
Now that Grab and Go-Jek are in a faceoff on a regional scale, here's a look at how Southeast Asia's two biggest unicorns – and their investors – could be shaping the local digital economies and startup ecosystems
- Indonesia
- 5 min read
Alex Deans, youth creator of wearable tech for the blind, discusses the inventing process
He started with just CA$100 worth of GPS shields and wires at aged 12. Now the 20-year-old student is readying to take his iAid navigation device for the visually impaired to market
- 12 min read
Circular economy: Discarded goods get a new lease of life in Spain
From e-chargers inside phone booths, recycling chatbots to refurbished stadium seats from Atlético Madrid, the offbeat magic of the circular economy is fast becoming a lucrative business in Spain
- Spain
- 9 min read
Findster: Portuguese pet tech corners the market
The number one pet location and activity tracker on Amazon, Findster has seen off cheaper rivals with its unique offer
- Portugal
- 6 min read
Spain's gig and sharing economy startups flourish, despite barrage of restrictions
Startups like Glovo and Spotahome topped fundings raised in 2018 despite local regulatory risks, as Spanish tech firms conquer overseas markets
- Spain
- 7 min read
Autodrive Solutions: Making driverless vehicles safer with high-precision positioning tech
A Spanish university's research on sophisticated weapons detection technology is being used to prevent accidents in the mobility and transport sectors
- Spain
- 14 min read
Huidu Environmental: Creating a circular economy to ease online retail's parcel waste woes
China's billion-dollar courier industry finds much-needed solution in Huidu's eco-friendly, low-cost boxes and smart recycling system
- China
- 4 min read
Place to Plug: Symbiosis in scaling with the electric vehicle sector
Launched commercially just five months ago, EV-charging infrastructure platform Place to Plug has already attracted attention from investors in Silicon Valley and Asia
- Spain
- 7 min read
Dai Wei and his Ofo: Fighting till the last act?
How the college student who founded a global bike-sharing sensation also led it to the verge of bankruptcy through a string of mistakes
- China
- 7 min read
Eliport: Friendly neighborhood robots for cheaper last-mile deliveries
The Spanish logistics robot maker has a solution to improve last-mile delivery, with community-based smart robots, parcel hubs and postboxes. CompassList spoke to its co-founders at the recent 4YFN conference in Barcelona
- Spain
- 6 min read
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