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Let’s Talk About Something That Seems To Be Evolving At a Breakneck Pace

Top 10 Technologies that are changing the world

Technologies that have changed the world

Anyone can tell you that technology is changing at a fanatic pace but what’s more difficult to understand is which one, in particular, is about to be a smash hit. I mean time has changed to such an extent that products and capabilities beyond the wildest dreams of innovators just a decade ago have become commonplace realities. OF course, tech advancement has a significant influence on the business and consumer spheres over the last several years, starting from 3-D printers to self-driving cars.

Down below I would like to introduce you to a bunch of technologies that will go mainstream, creating another technological boom, changing the world at a whiplash-inducing pace.

#1 Voice assistants
Four years down the line, Majority of households across the globe are expected to own a voice assistant device like an Amazon Echo or an Apple Homepod. All thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI), voice assistants will grow at an exponential rate. Even today, Amazon releases regular updates to Echo in order to help owners get more and more from the technology. In fact, the company recently reported seeing larger-than-expected gains from its voice assistant, which is why Amazon is now doubling down on the technology.

Voice assistants are making a significant impact in markets across the globe and some observers expect that in future we will communicate with technology through voice rather than text. Isn’t that cool!

#2 Crispr
Can you imagine a world where crushing genetic diseases like Huntington's and cystic fibrosis can be cured? Well, now you can and all the credit goes to crispr, a genetic disease may be eliminated. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats popularly known as CRISPR Cas-9 is a gene-splicing technology capable of finding and removing mutated sections of DNA. As soon as the material is eliminated, the technology can replace the mutated sections with non-mutated variants.

As a result, crispr has the power to permanently eliminate certain types of genetic diseases from bloodlines. The technology has already been used to eliminate cancer in some patients, and early results show that it may be possible to cure genetically caused blindness as well.

#3 Robot assistants
Today several companies like Boston Dynamics have already developed a wide variety of robot assistants that can be used in factories or on the battlefield. Originally started as an arm of MIT and has since pioneered the development of intelligent robots that operate effectively in the real world.

Another company working on a line of robot assistants for security applications is KnightScope. Check out the K5 robot features four cameras and can recognize 300 licenses plates per minute, per camera. It can also detect suspicious networks that may be operated by hackers.

#4 Augmented and mixed reality
If we recall a few years ago, things were pretty unclear whether augmented or mixed reality would take off. Given the fact that tech giants like Apple are investing billions of dollars in augmented reality hardware, it's pretty clear that it's only a matter of time before the tech goes mainstream. For example, Apple latest phones are successfully equipped with augmented reality capabilities and the company is working on an AR headset that will replace the iPhone in two to three years.

#5 Driverless vehicles
Some of the biggest automakers like Tesla, General Motors and Volvo have already developed semi-autonomous vehicles. But self-driving technology is rapidly evolving. General Motors announced that it will launch a car that has no steering wheel or pedals by 2019.

Meanwhile, Uber is leading the push for pilotless flying vehicles and has teamed up with NASA to develop an air-traffic-control system. Uber is also working with aircraft manufacturers to develop prototypes, with the intention of launching a beta program in 2020.

#6 Artificial intelligence and automation
Some of the world’s biggest brands are increasingly turning to automation in order to better serve customers and to reduce costs. In fact, it may even interest you to know that Big-box retailers use automated warehouses to sort and ship products, while social media networks use automation to moderate comments, and credit card companies use automation to detect fraud.