Tue, 23 January 2018
What technologies are on the innovation horizon for this year? I had a chance to sit down with acclaimed Silicon Valley tech analyst, Bob O’Donnell, at the The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), to discuss the highlights of the show and where tech innovation is headed. Bob shared that many of the products on view at CES were technologies debuted in past years, but with tweaks, improvements and continuing development. In his opinion, we are now coming in to the necessary, but less thrilling, phase of making things work together – a gradual progression, migration and integration - steps that need to happen to make these innovations a viable reality. Fully Autonomous VehicleOne of the biggest features at CES that Bob was most excited about was the fully autonomous vehicle. The timeline for final market release of these vehicles is a good example of how public expectation and actuality are not synchronized. Bob shared that this is a great example of where the public may expect an innovation to become accessible within six months, but in reality it will be three to five years before we are closer to these vehicles hitting the road. Voice-based ComputingVoice-based computing was everywhere and the competition is stiff in the area of voice-assisted tech. Bob proclaimed that this is the new OS war with a lot of contenders. The advances and possibilities in smart home technology were impressive although smart home and voice assisted technologies are not without their problems. [shareable cite="Bob O'Donnell"]Voice-based computing is the new OS war[/shareable] 2018 Technologies On The Innovation HorizonSome of Bob’s predictions for 2018 (You can see his predictions in more detail at Tech.pinions, Techspot and Seeking Alpha):
Want to keep up to date with what Bob is tracking? Check out www.Technalysisresearch.com [callout]Click below to listen to Bob O'Donnell's discussing the technology and innovations at CES 2018[/callout]
Direct download: What_Technologies_Are_On_The_Innovation_Horizon_For_2018_S13_Ep47.mp3
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