FUTURE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
- Drones in the sky to become mainstream. Delivery of goods by drones
- Virtual reality to become mainstream with Oculus Rift
- Electric and driverless cars to take off
- Smell communication by computer
- Humans will increasingly fall in love with virtual characters
- Stock trading will become crowd sourced, with the ability to follow thousands of traders in real time and copy their trades in real time based on performance
- Brain project in the US will map the human brain to allow new breakthroughs such as neural implants
- 3D printing will become mainstream in the workplace and at home
- Jet pack transportation will enter the market
- Every kid will be able to build their own electronics
Source: Adrian David Cheok, professor of pervasive computing at City University London