Top 10 Technology Forecasts in 2014

December 23, according to foreign media reports, after spending a lot of time investigating the PC and CE market and its products, investigating what the major companies are doing, and understanding the status of emerging small businesses, the author made the following bold predictions:

1, Google will retain Motorola

Google claims to acquire Motorola because of patents, but patents can only make one company profitable. In 2014, Google will leave Motorola, because Motorola may create excellent products for Google IP, and own financial profit and loss.

2. A larger shared tablet will enter the market in the middle of the year

Dell's 18-inch all-in-one is mostly used as a giant tablet for family members to watch TV together or play tablet games. Devices with larger screens can be shared by more people. They have great potential in the market. Large-format tablets in the future may have more sleek designs that can be shared by 2 or more people and optimized. This device does not currently have a name, "laptop tablet" or "home sharing tablet" may be suitable. They may enter the market by the middle of the year.

3, dual operating system notebooks and tablets

Obviously, the number of Windows 8 software is growing slowly and it cannot compete with iOS or Android's App store. So Windows computers may be compatible with Android, and users will be able to run Android apps on Windows computers. Bluestacks has achieved this kind of compatibility for several years, but in 2014 it will be a major event in the technology market, and a large number of PC and tablet vendors will have dual operating systems for their products in the first quarter.

4, Apple will release a product that breaks through productivity

The iPad has become a powerful productivity tool with its own power, and has not even enjoyed Apple's direct help. As we all know, Apple does not have a corporate sales team. They don't even have a corporate service team. However, the iPad has become a world-class tablet product. However, Apple still faces strong competitors Google and Microsoft. Apple will not sit idly by and leave these competitors to exceed it, so Apple may focus on business and productivity and make breakthroughs. Some people think that Apple's breakthrough product may be iPad Pro, while others think it may be some type of rotating screen notebook.

5, smart phones and signal sensors will become a big event

In 2014, low-power Bluetooth signals will become hot spots. These signal points can be placed around the baseball stadium so that smartphones and tablet users can get information about the game status, merchandise sales, and clothing discounts on logos. This technology can also be used in stores, when someone passes a Bluetooth signal point, it can send information to the user, including the discount and transaction information of the signal point corresponding to the store.

6, smart watches will exit the stage in 2014

The efforts of merchants to create smart watches have failed. The only smart watch currently on the market is only attractive to male geeks and early adopters. Although the sales of smart watches may reach 1.5 million in 2014, smart watches will become popular products unless someone improves their designs and makes them suitable for non-geeks. Next year will be the year of experiment for smart watches.

7. The PC market will grow in 2014

Although this prediction may be somewhat inconsistent with current market data, there may be some differences among market researchers who use two different methods when calculating computer sales.

The author believes that tablet PCs and rotary screen notebooks will increase sales in 2014, and Apple's newly released devices may also be listed as laptops. If this is true, then the overall PC market, especially the notebook market, may grow steadily in 2014.

8, the Internet of Things becomes the mainstream

Cisco, Qualcomm, Intel, and more major technology companies are all focusing on the Internet of Things. This basically means that all technology devices will form some form of connection, they will become smart, can be connected with all kinds of devices, but also can be connected to the cloud. Although the concept of the Internet of Things is not yet popular, it will become an important event in 2014 and represents an important part of the strategy of all technology companies.

9. Digital healthcare will become a big hot spot

Digital medicine has been widely used by the International Bureau of Animal Epidemiology (IOE). For example, the iHealth Smart Wireless Glucose Monitoring System allows diabetics to test their own blood glucose and wirelessly send test results to the iPhone. Their wireless blood pressure meter cuffs can also be controlled using the iPhone and the readings are displayed on the iPhone. Digital medical products will become more popular in 2014, and 2014 will be its fastest growing milestone.

10, 3D Cameras and 3D Printers

At the Consumer Electronics Show, the first 3D printer with less than $500 was exhibited. Later desktops and computers will also include 3D cameras. Although 3D technology has never been greatly developed in the television industry, it will be widely accepted in the personal computer field in the future. Although the market in this area is still small, 3D printers and cameras in 2014 can change the way we look at personal computers, and the tasks they can accomplish for humans will also be very different.