Each year in an effort to keep its finger on the pulse of emerging technologies, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), comprising over 2,000 tech companies, releases a list of trends for the upcoming calendar year. The list for 2013 is as follows.
1. Three-dimensional printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is heading straight for the mainstream, CEA analysts say. Commonproducts created via 3D printing include jewelry, figurines and cell phone cases.
Rather than creating a detailed object by sculpting it from materials, computer savvy consumers can create designs online and download them turning them into physical objects, creating them layer by layer.
2. When it comes to the future of televisions, picture quality is everything. The CEA says TVs offering double the picture quality we see today are just months away from hitting stores, and are just a hint of what is possible in the future.
"Most people are going to look at their TVs and say, 'It looks really good and crisp to me. Why do I need four times as many pixels?'" said Chris Chinnock, president of Insight Media, a market research company focused on emerging display technologies.
3. Marrying convenient digital music with professional sound quality in a home audio system is just one audio trend CEA sees going mainstream in 2013. But this is not just about the sound; it is also about functionality.
"Modern consumers put a priority on products that are both connected and portable," wrote CEA's Sean Murphy.
4. "Mobile phones are used for absolutely everything and used to the extreme by everyone," says Bruce Krogh, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
In the areas of banking, business, and social networking mobile phones have been a game changer for the continent.
5. Schoolchildren today have traded their paper notebooks and tablets for electronic versions, and that is only the beginning.
When it comes to technology in the classroom, analysts say it facilitates individualized teaching, where students can learn in the way that best suits them.
"In addition to classroom webpages and online lectures, social media is now heavily utilized by students as well.
In the areas of banking, business, and social networking mobile phones have been a game changer for the continent.
5. Schoolchildren today have traded their paper notebooks and tablets for electronic versions, and that is only the beginning.
When it comes to technology in the classroom, analysts say it facilitates individualized teaching, where students can learn in the way that best suits them.
"In addition to classroom webpages and online lectures, social media is now heavily utilized by students as well.
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