Pokeguide
Pokeguide (app)[edit]
Pokeguide is a Hong Kong developed mobile app designed for providing subway related information and Augmented Reality(AR) navigation. It provides subway informations in Hong Kong, Taipei and San Francisco. It also contained AR Navigation worlwide.
About
Pokeguide provides Subway information such as first train and last train information, the fare, exit information and route information from any station to another station in Hong Kong, Taipei and San Francisco. It also tells the car and door to board the train from user’s current station to destination which shows the path to escalators. The app has multiple modes such as accessibility-friendly mode and easy mode.[1][2] The app also gives information about leisure activities, cuisine and shop discounts nearby users' location. [3]
The AR navigation allows user to input the destination, and shows them directions via showing arrows on screen to follow, allowing user to reach the destination.
History
Pokeguide was developed by Chinese brothers Brian Hui and Andre Hui in 2014 after careful research of the MTR system in Hong Kong.[4] They noticed the inconvenience which Hong Kongers and tourists faced while travelling in MTR, which is the subway in Hong Kong. Locals and tourists often were at the wrong end of the train when they alighted and had to walk a lot to their exits and it would be time consuming.[5] [6]Therefore they aimed to create an app that would tell users the car and door to board the train from so that when they alight, the escalators are right ahead of them.
In 2016, Pokeguide launched the full version in Hong Kong. It was awarded with Gold Award at the Hong Kong ICT Awards (Best Smart Hong Kong). It also got ranked 1st in iOS Navigation category and got listed in Top 10 for iOS free app.
In the beginning of 2017, Pokeguide got over 100,000 downloads. It joined the AppWorks Accelerator Program in Taiwan, launched the accessibility-friendly and VR panorama function. After studying and creating data set from the Taipei MRT and San Francisco BART, Pokeguide launched the Taipei and San Francisco version in the app.[7]
In 2018, it launched the AR Navigation function which is available worldwide.[8]Pokeguide ranked 2nd in Android Travel & Local category, won the Gold Award once again at the Hong Kong ICT Awards (Smart Mobility) and reached the Finals of the Pitch Battle at the Tech in Asia 2018.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 新假期 (2016-04-14). "路盲好幫手! Pokeguide 搭地鐵教你搵出口 | 編緝推介 | 新假期". 新假期. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "港女科技一週：港女實試 Pokeguide 搭地鐵堅係快左 ? 金獎 App 喎！ | 香港 UNWIRE.HK 玩生活．樂科技". 香港 UNWIRE.HK 玩生活．樂科技 (in 中文). 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Barber, Oxana (May 12, 2016). "11 Tech Startups in Hong Kong You Need to Know About in 2016". Techflier. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Interview with Pokeguide, an MTR Navigation Guide | Jumpstart Magazine". jumpstartmag.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "港女科技一週：港女實試 Pokeguide 搭地鐵堅係快左 ? 金獎 App 喎！ | 香港 UNWIRE.HK 玩生活．樂科技". 香港 UNWIRE.HK 玩生活．樂科技 (in 中文). 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "本土App教上港鐵車卡出閘快人一步". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "2017香港資訊及通訊科技獎 鼓勵初創企業追求卓越與創意 - PCM". PCM (in 中文). 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ 中時電子報. "VR指引 逛北車不怕迷路". 中時電子報 (in 中文). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
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