Predicting the future of technology seems to be a hard nut to crack especially when we see things (technology) changing with lighting speed. Ideas and concepts concept come and die down as you see something new is coming up. That’s the specialty of the modern day world. Despite all the odd, we have experts, thinkers and analysts who have embarked with their own set of predictions in the technology domain for the year 2014. How about exploring some of the most amazing technology predictions coming in the year 2014 in terms of newer concepts and the way the technology giants are going to come up in this year and so forth. Let’s check them out: 

The Cloud becomes personal

The consumers are seen increasingly moving their content from their various computing devices into cloud storage owing to their growing security concerns. This has simply made the security aspect a popular solution, which in return has simply prompted the increased activity within the personal cloud space. Now you can find good amount of players offering network attached storage (NAS) drives that simply plug into the home network through Gigabit Ethernet and are seen available for the one-off payment that enabled the consumers to store the content over the NAS rather than accessing it through the third party connection. In the same way, Microsoft too has embarked with an integrated support for its cloud storage platform – SkyDrive over its new product called Xbox One. This has thereofore added a SkyDrive application, which simply end up creating a personal cloud for video and photos. Thus this current year of 2014 would make cloud very much personal for the users all across the world.

3D Printing solutions to surge

Though the 3D printers are still seen at relatively low levels but as per expects, there is a significant surge in the past 12 months and different players are gearing up to cater this need. As per the reports, HP has made promises to its users to come up with high quality industrial grade 3D printers in 2014. Similarly, Microsoft and Samsung understand the real potentials of three dimensional printing. Surprisingly groups like GE investment has put its money in 3D printing in order to create fuel nozzles for the jet engines in order to help Motorola for making a number of a number of smartphone parts employing the 3D technology.  In this way, different players are seen working hard to compete with each other to dominate in this domain catering the best 3D printing solutions in the year 2014.

The surge of tablets and smartphones in Educational sector

The tablets and smartphone devices are likely to flourish in educational setups, which was not the case earlier. As per reports, Apple was seen embarking with custom iPads suitable for schools and educational sector and has provided these devices to more than 40 different schools all over the LA based schools in the mid of 2013.  These iPads were seen having educational software installed in them with the required level restrictions applied over it in order to make the table computing in the schools to turn out to be a mainstream. Google too is seen entering this domain with its product called Google Play for Education especially designed for the k-12 schools. So in the year of 2014, you are likely to see the devices like tablets and smartphones dominating in the education sector.

This year belong to Wearable devices

The year 2014 would be the year for wearable devices both in terms of market traction and roll outs.  You can find a number of seasoned players like Google, Apple, Sony and Apple along with a handful of novices like HTC, Qualcomm, Asus and Dell too coming up with a number of wearable devices. Though there are certain legal and social barriers attached to these wearable devices, however, the companies are smart in dealing with them and are therefore seen coming up with the best wearable solutions for all.

Technology can be called as the biggest boon on this planet, which can be termed as the mother of civilizations, arts and different sciences. Regardless of your opinion about technology, one thing is sure; the presence of technology and its constant evolution has really shaped the human beings to a great extent. Indeed, our lives have become very much simple and fast owing to the modern inventions that are driven by different technologies found over this planet. Invariably technology simply directs and shapes the future. The following are some of the technologies, which would be shaping the future of man; let’s peep into these as under:  

Cloud Computing

You can notice a huge hype about cloud computing you can see several technology providers doing a good job in providing excellent services, which empowers even a common man. Among these, the two most prominent options come from Google and Apple. The Google Docs is among the first cloud based application, which has gained mainstream traction. The iCloud from Apple simply has the potential to lead the chasm and simply move the early majority over the cloud. Thus using the cloud computing in the future can help in accessing all your personal information using different applications. Whether you are editing any content while travelling, or simply modifying some sales proposal over the client’s office, you’ll never be seen stranded with any info you require to complete any task.

3G and 4G Technology

You often are seen checking the strength of your smartphone signals while accessing the web or any other similar thing over the device. The 3G and 4G networks simply render you acceptable but intermittent kind of connections and okay speed. However, this should and will change in the future. Though today, you may see the deployment of cell phone towers a bit slow, expensive and deliberate affair, however, this will not be the case in the future. Hence with competitive solution coming in the coming future, you can see the speed much faster and organic in nature. The wireless providers would be seen crediting the homeowner’s monthly bills for the devices including the 3G MicroCell at home from AT & T. Having these devices, even the remote places and villages would enjoy incredible wireless access to cloud with lightning speed.   Hence in the coming future, the PMCs (personal mobile computers) will certainly not face the signal strength issue will turn ultra fast.

The Augmented Reality

The AR or Augmented Reality is seen adding up the floating text, symbols and three dimensional virtual images to the video of any camera in order to feed it to make it more entertaining or informative. There are several iPhone apps including Layar that provide local information. The Olympus cameras and Tissot watches are seen with web pages, which enable you to experience some of the best virtual products. Lego is seen with good POS display, which allows kids to play games by simply holding it. You can even use the AR glasses to experience this technology wherein you can enjoy immersive, first person point of view kind of look and feel. In the coming future, the AR glasses will embark with projecting a number of images over the lenses employing the components, which are scarcely noticeable. The PMC will be able to display data over your glasses like the HUD (heads-up display).

Eye-Tracking or Voice Commands

The eye tracking technology employed by the companies like Tobii is only confined in usability research wherein people keep on looking over the webpage and see how their eyes move around it.  The Voice recognition products including the Dragon from Nuance are often employed to transcribe the voice to text. In the coming future, this technology will be use by blending with the augmented reality to simply create a near invisible and natural user interface for the PMC. Hence the words you speak or the object you view would be transmitted over your PMC, which will even interpret your purpose or intent along with finding the same and transmit back in the form of a visible or verbal kind of output. Hence in the future restaurants, if you say do you cater salads, you may hear the answer yes we do have high rated salads that comes over your Information Glasses either in audible or visible format.