Top technology trends for 2015

Voice recognition and intelligent forms of payment are among the key technologies for next year

The year 2015 promises new technologies and increasingly affordable for Brazilians. According to Cláudio Boghi, professor of the course of the Anhembi Morumbi Information System, among the infinite possibilities that are released every time, you can highlight strong and dominant trends.

“The house key via biometrics is already inserted in new architectural designs. In ATM, access to documents has also been facilitated, as well as applications to measure blood pressure and heartbeat, which have become more accessible and modernities that fit in your pocket, “he says.

Check out the trends for 2015, as listed by the expert:

Business Environment

Two trends in the business environment will be strong. The first has a high investment in infrastructure to support the systems that are already in place. The second, the increase of software to be developed to support the new business models that companies will deploy to attract more customers, suppliers and partners.

Mobility

Smartphones with access to web already dominated and will continue in the list of best-selling technology products, only with more speed and memory capacity for real-time interaction with multiple applications simultaneously interconnected. We further settled the exponential growth achieved via smartphones payments, bars, cafes, restaurants and beauty salons, among others. Thus, 2015 will feature the popularization and improvement of this form of payment.

In addition, the smartphone will also be allies to practice holistic, therapeutic and supplementary activities, with therapists of the real time and the availability of applications in this segment favoring the balance and quality of life. Even the traditional physical activity also will be expanded operations with its employees, which in a personalized way, give guidance. And even in independent cases, you can also get from the device controlling the amount of steps, number of hiking, among other practices that favor the achievement of daily goals. In health you can also measure blood pressure, heart rate, diabetes and body temperature.

The smartphone will have its performance increasingly expanded to the point of becoming an indispensable partner for even the most mundane activities, such as opening locks, electronic gates and even to change the TV channel. “And this can already be seen in the recent projects in real estate that has already included this device to trigger and send custom commands,” says Boghi. This trend is known as the Internet of Things.

Internet of Things

A very promising area, because the concept is revolutionizing the internet through, the proposal to connect objects of our day to day with the world wide web. In the automotive industry, where vehicles already have much interaction with the Internet, drivers will receive information on oil change or to calibrate the tires by smartphone or on your computer via voice command. In the home environment, the refrigerator connected to the Internet will offer interaction with the smartphone application to receive product information missing at the time of purchase.

Cloud Computing

The access and manipulation of data, especially those essential for decision-making, will be further expanded to the restriction to a minimum. Currently, it is possible from any device, anywhere, access files through the cloud. Videos are conferences, research, images, various documents, accessed, modified or shared more easily. Personal or professional documents will be facilitated with the availability of applications like Office for smartphones, both for the home and business.

Games

In entertainment, the growth of gaming applications multiplies every day, including as a way to support and encourage the educational area. The popularity of 3D games with touch screen will now even more innovative interaction with the smartphone without ever touching it, such as the XBox Kinect device line.

Security

Next year is also the year of biometrics on a large scale, which will gain even more strength to the security and reconnaissance data. Thus, the speech recognition applications are also in evidence.

3D printer

Despite its high cost in the market, 3D printers will be a strong focus for businesses, especially small and medium-sized because the price will be more accessible and its broadest and popularized use.

GPS – Transit

Increasingly, applications for traffic with the use of GPS will be more accurate in terms of voice, image and interaction with products and services that are available in the plotted course, especially those used in emergency cases.

4K TV

The name and the term refers to the guarantee of a definition four times (3840 × 2160 pixels) than Full HD, already present in several models. Some good points are: internet access, the 3D feature and an image with improved definition.

Contactless (Contactless Smart Cards)

This technology tends to be very strong in 2015, as product purchases will be more practical and safe. Payment is simple, just bring your card in a credit or debit machine, validate with the use of biometrics and you’re done. The advantage is the speed and ease in shopping.

Big Data

It is a set of technologies for speed and large storage data. In practice, this technology allows us to analyze any kind of digital information in real time. It will be very useful for companies that work with large volumes of unstructured data for decision making.

EAD

Distance education will continue growing in the coming years. The difference is in the tuition price, which is up to four times cheaper than a classroom course. The sport gained strength with the popularization of broadband in the country and now a new generation of people “born in a 100% digital environment” opens new perspectives.

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