Post on 27-Jan-2015
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The Tools and Trends That Will Shape the Next 12 Months
Martin Bryant Editor in Chief, The Next Web
@MartinSFP
Context
Google NowSearch without searching
AviateThe contextual homescreen
HuminA smart phone for your smartphone
Quiet social
SnapchatA message doesn’t have to last forever
WhisperAnonymous self-expression
SecretA whisper too far?
KwikdeskAnonymous, hidden messages
Waking up to hackers
More data security breachesAnd we’ll all wake up to our responsibilities
What about wearables?
Google GlassFinally available – but not mainstream
The Narrative ClipA photo every 30 seconds
Fitness trackingMore data, but what do we do with it?
SmartwatchesSmart enough to matter?
Android WearGoogle Now on your wrist… and more.
Virtual reality
(it’s back)
Oculus Rift and FacebookA $2 billion punt on a possible future
The Internet of stuff
NestGoogle-owned thermostat and smoke alarm
Withings Smart Baby Monitor…or pet monitor
Petnet SmartFeederQuantified pets
The Kolibree toothbrushThe quantified mouth
Making sense of the stream
Beyond TweetdeckTo get a deeper understanding of social data…
Twitter data partnershipsThomson Reuters (financial data), CNN/Dataminr (breaking news),
300 Entertainment (music artist discovery)
Smarter Twitter@magicrecs – @achievementbird – @eventparrot
Smartphones and computers
Don’t expect big innovationsSmartphones and tablets will see evolution, not revolution
ChromebooksLightweight computers, growing in popularity
Apple Mac ProAnd the gradual demise of the desktop computer
Look out for conversations about…
BitcoinPR, crime, a gold rush and the fight for legitimacy
3D printingNot quite ready for every home
Robots and AIThey’ll come for our jobs… and then they’ll come for us…
Questions?
@MartinSFP