Every new year promises to bring the stuff of dreams for gadget geeks. In terms of hard tech, we’ve been promised everything from fully autonomous flying cars to pizza delivery drones.
Sadly, we’re still waiting for that margherita to arrive.
Of course, the real tech breakthroughs are usually more subtle and involve invisible evolutions in areas such as software development.
So what can we expect in 2017? Let’s find out.
Improved guides
We’ve moved from unwieldy paper maps to sat navs to mobile phone apps to get us around. This year, however, navigation services will sync and search – not only getting us to a supermarket but taking us straight to the fresh lychees in aisle 14. Expect huge improvements, too, in image search, the technology that allows us to access info based on what our lens sees.
Mobile app developers get ready for action!
Smarter homes
The Internet-of-Things (IoT) has been slowly interconnecting smart home technology, but we’re a long way from enjoying the gadget-laden, one-button environment a Bond villain would be proud of.
The challenge has been linking so many appliances into a single user experience. In 2017, companies savvy in uniform user experiences, such as Amazon, may push things on.
Meanwhile, unpatched IoT devices can create security gaps – this means more job opportunities for cyber defenders, such as software developers and security analysts.
3-D Printing
Everyone from parts manufacturers to astronauts have been adopting 3-D print technology. However, with the cost of non-commercial printers dropping, many more of us will be creating at home.
From spare parts for broken blenders to models of sports cars, all of these creations need downloadable programmes – and these need programmers.
That’s where you come in.
Big Data, Big Heart
Having access to huge quantities of gathered data can boost success in many sectors – from planning targeted marketing campaigns to creating coherent medical treatments. This year, as well as its quantitative and numerical strengths, expect Big Data to be enhanced with an injection of more empathetic and qualitative info.
Yes, all those bits are becoming human.
On-Demand Living
What do we want? Everything! When do we want it? Now!
Thanks to ever more sophisticated mobile phone apps, 2017 will be the year we move from fast food deliveries and hotel bookings to ever more imaginative ways of making life easier.
More good news for mobile apps developers.
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