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1. 2014 Trend Review & 2015 Forecast
THE YEAR
THAT WAS,
THE YEAR
THAT
WILL BE
2. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE YEAR
THAT WAS
3. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
TECH BECAME
EMPATHETIC
Devices began to understand
our needs and provided
relevant recommendations at
key moments in our lives.
4. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
TECH BECAME EMPATHETIC
Bossy
Desktop Device Concept Monitors
Behavior To Keep Procrastination And
Stress At Bay
lucasn.com/bossy
@lucasnantonio
5. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
EXPERIENCES
WERE
CONTEXTUALLY
ENRICHED
Specific user conditions like time and
place were leveraged to deliver
relevant information, entertainment,
and more.
6. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
EXPERIENCES WERE CONTEXTUALLY ENRICHED
Bluetooth Pucks Transmit Additional
Info On Art To Bring Gallery To Life
bit.ly/PTZBhs
Rubens House Gallery
7. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
PROGRAMMING
BECAME
INTUITIVE
Simple interfaces and easy to follow
‘recipes’ allowed anyone to embed
internet interactivity into the world
around them.
8. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
PROGRAMMING BECAME INTUITIVE
Toy-like Modular Electronics Set Adds
Arduino For Easy Programming
littlebits.cc
@littleBits
littleBits
9. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
‘MAKING’ WAS
WITHIN REACH
Newfound access to skills and
manufacturing resources allowed
anyone to scale their ideas from
prototype to reality.
10. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
‘MAKING’ WAS WITHIN REACH
Makers Connected With The
Appropriate Manufacturing Base
makersrow.com
@MakersRow
Maker’s Row
11. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
COMPUTING
BECAME
NATURAL
Human inputs like sound and
gesture offered a more natural
way to interface with technology.
12. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
COMPUTING BECAME NATURAL
Armband Uses Gestures And Muscle
Activity To Control Devices Over
Distance
thalmic.com
@thalmic
Thalmic Labs
13. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
INTIMACY WAS
DISTANCE
AGNOSTIC
Real-time information streams and
collected by sensors connected
people and experiences from afar.
14. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
INTIMACY WAS DISTANCE AGNOSTIC
Long Distance Lovers Connect With
Vibrating Underwear Controlled By
Mobile Phone
wearableexperiments.com/fundawear
@wearableX
Fundawear
15. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE REAL
WORLD WAS
DIGITIZED
Digital elements were embedded
into physical objects to aid in
discovery, added context,
entertainment, and more.
16. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE REAL WORLD WAS DIGITIZED
Big Box Retailer’s App Uses Image
Recognition To Streamline Mobile
Purchases
@target
Target
17. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
TECH
RESPONDED
AT AN
EMOTIONAL
LEVEL
Technologies became biometrically
attuned to tailor their responses more
appropriately at an individual level.
18. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
TECH RESPONDED AT AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL
Earbuds Monitor Wearer’s Mood To
Help Pick The Next Song
research.microsoft.com
@MSFGResearch
Microsoft
19. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE CLOUD
IMPROVED
DECISION
MAKING
Aggregated data sets paired with real-
time analysis enabled everyone to
make smarter choices.
20. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE CLOUD IMPROVED DECISION MAKING
Self-Learning System Helps Tesla
Drivers Cut Their Electric Bills
smartcar.io
@mysmartcar
Smartcar.io
21. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
SYSTEMS GREW
SELF-AWARE
Tech became anticipatory to deliver
actions against future needs and
behaviors.
22. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Street Lights Activate Only When
People Are Nearby
tvilight.com
@TvilightBV
Tvilight
SYSTEMS GREW SELF-AWARE
23. The Year That Was, The Year That It Will Be
THE YEAR
THAT
WILL BE
24. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
STEP INSIDE
THE STORY
Immersive 360-degree audio and
video experiences provide early
glimpses into the real promise of
virtual reality, offering new
possibilities for how people will
interact with their media and
entertainment.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
25. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Virtual Reality Experience Helps
Vacation Planning
thomascookgroup.com
@ThomasCookGrp
@VISUALISE360
Thomas Cook
Group
STEP INSIDE THE STORY
26. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Virtual Reality Journalism Allows
Readers To Interact With A Modern
Day Farm
dmreg.co/1ylW549
@gannettdigital
Gannett Digital
STEP INSIDE THE STORY
27. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
WEARABLES
TAKE ON
THE EAR
With the battle of the wrist still to be
decided, the war for wearable
supremacy moves upward as new
headphone designs consider the
possibility of computing without the
need for a display.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
28. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Headphones For Athletes Track
Heartbeat And Sync Fitness Data
With App
@smsaudio
SMS Audio
Biosport In-Ear
Headphones
WEARABLES TAKE ON THE EAR
29. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Wireless Earbuds Double As In-Ear
Smartphone
@hellobragi
The Dash
WEARABLES TAKE ON THE EAR
30. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
HAPPINESS
GETS
QUANTIFIED
The ability to track physical signals
and external factors, and correlate
them with emotional states opens
the door to new techniques for
managing mood and stress in daily
life.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
31. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
App Makes Suggestions To Increase
Your Happiness With Simple Daily
Actions
itunes.apple.com/gb/app/happy-for-life
bit.ly/11OHjEp
Happy For Life
HAPPINESS GETS QUANTIFIED
32. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Wearable Device Zaps Your Brain To
Change Your Mood
thync.com
@thync
Thync
HAPPINESS GETS QUANTIFIED
33. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
AN ON-DEMAND
ECONOMY
As more micro-services enter the
marketplace, companies that can
scale experience and personalization
alongside cost and convenience will
differentiate themselves from the
pack.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
34. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Human-Powered Operating System
Helps With Daily Tasks
helloalfred.com
@ClubAlfred
Alfred
AN ON-DEMAND ECONOMY
35. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Service Gives Drivers Their Own
Personalized, On-Demand Valet
Service
luxevalet.com
@luxevalet
Luxe
AN ON-DEMAND ECONOMY
36. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
TECH TO
HELP
DISCONNECT
The same devices that connect
people more deeply to the world
around them have led to increased
complexity, stimulation and
dependence, which will be
counterbalanced by gentle reminders
about when to take a break.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
37. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
App Turns Off Phone Notifications for
Better Bonding Time
idesignforhumanity.com/works/shhhh
@_ilwonyoon
‘Shhhh’
TECH TO HELP DISCONNECT
38. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Signal-Blocking Fashion Keeps
Wearers Disconnected
anrealage.com
Kunihiko
Morinaga
TECH TO HELP DISCONNECT
39. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE POWER
OF PRIVACY
As hacking scandals and misuse of
personal information become more
rampant and public, ownership,
control and transparency around
data will be competitive advantages.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
40. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE POWER OF PRIVACY
NSA-Proof Email Service Brings
Privacy Back To The Internet
protonmail.ch
@ProtonMail
ProtonMail
41. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE POWER OF PRIVACY
Ephemeral Messaging App Combines
Privacy With Social Sharing
yovo.me
@YOVOapp
Yovo
42. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE END OF
PASSWORDS
The need to remember endless
strings of alphanumeric codes gives
way to new authentication
techniques that leverage biometrics
and embeddables as the next frontier
of logging in.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
43. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Scanner Uses ‘EyePrint’ To Replace
Password Logins
eyelock.com
@EyeLockCorp
Myris
THE END OF PASSWORDS
44. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Google-Backed Password-Killer
Streamlines Logins Across Platforms
fidoalliance.org
@FIDOAlliance
FIDO
THE END OF PASSWORDS
45. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
THE WORLD
GOES WIRELESS
Being plugged in will no longer
require a cord as energy and
information flow freely between
networked systems, devices and
people to power the planet in new
ways.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
46. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Partnership Between Brands May
Embed Wireless Chargers In
Household Appliances
energous.com/technology
@HaierAmerica
@Energous
Haier & Energous
THE WORLD GOES WIRELESS
47. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Google and Facebook Invest In
Drones And Advanced Robotic
Technology To Connect The Planet
research.google.com
@googleresearch
@facebook
Google & Facebook
THE WORLD GOES WIRELESS
48. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
A ROBOT IN
EVERY HOME
Sci-fi visions and dystopian warnings
alike become reality as artificially
intelligent machines figure more
prominently into daily life,
automating new aspects of society
and testing people’s ideas about
humanity.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
49. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Mechanical Helpers Can
Independently Navigate Stores And
Answer Shoppers’ Questions
fellowrobots.com
@FellowRobots
Fellow Robots
A ROBOT IN EVERY HOME
50. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Social Robot Could Enhance
Everyday Family Life
myjibo.com
@JiboRobot
JIBO
A ROBOT IN EVERY HOME
51. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
OUTER SPACE
WITHIN REACH
Galactic becomes the new global as
the possibility of experiencing life
beyond the earth’s atmosphere
becomes more attainable for people
and companies who dream big
enough.
The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
52. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Crowdfunding Campaign Wants To
Reboot A Lost Spacecraft From 1978
bit.ly/1yzsfZx
@ISEE3Reboot
ISEE-3 Reboot
Project
OUTER SPACE WITHIN REACH
53. The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be
Space Balloon Gives Passengers
Unprecedented Views Of Earth
worldviewexperience.com
@WorldViewVoyage
World View
OUTER SPACE WITHIN REACH