Top digital trends for the coming year

The Tools and Trends That Will Shape the Next 12 Months

Martin Bryant Editor in Chief, The Next Web

@MartinSFP

Context

Google NowSearch without searching

AviateThe contextual homescreen

HuminA smart phone for your smartphone

Quiet social

SnapchatA message doesn’t have to last forever

WhisperAnonymous self-expression

SecretA whisper too far?

KwikdeskAnonymous, hidden messages

Waking up to hackers

More data security breachesAnd we’ll all wake up to our responsibilities

What about wearables?

Google GlassFinally available – but not mainstream

The Narrative ClipA photo every 30 seconds

Fitness trackingMore data, but what do we do with it?

SmartwatchesSmart enough to matter?

Android WearGoogle Now on your wrist… and more.

Virtual reality

(it’s back)

Oculus Rift and FacebookA $2 billion punt on a possible future

The Internet of stuff

NestGoogle-owned thermostat and smoke alarm

Withings Smart Baby Monitor…or pet monitor

Petnet SmartFeederQuantified pets

The Kolibree toothbrushThe quantified mouth

Making sense of the stream

Beyond TweetdeckTo get a deeper understanding of social data…

Twitter data partnershipsThomson Reuters (financial data), CNN/Dataminr (breaking news),

300 Entertainment (music artist discovery)

Smarter Twitter@magicrecs – @achievementbird – @eventparrot

Smartphones and computers

Don’t expect big innovationsSmartphones and tablets will see evolution, not revolution

ChromebooksLightweight computers, growing in popularity

Apple Mac ProAnd the gradual demise of the desktop computer

Look out for conversations about…

BitcoinPR, crime, a gold rush and the fight for legitimacy

3D printingNot quite ready for every home

Robots and AIThey’ll come for our jobs… and then they’ll come for us…

Questions?

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