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There is no gainsaying
that technology is now a major part of our life. Some of these techs are
playing significant roles in our lives now - a good example of this is social
media; others are for the future. These future techs will soon become widely
available and if you are not prepared for it, you may find yourself out of the
game because it will change a lot of things especially in the way you work.
Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, identifies some of these techs
that will define our lives in the next decade.
Internet
of Things (IoT)
The Internet of things
(IoT) is the ability of different devices to be able to communicate because
they are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network
connectivity which enable these objects to collect and exchange data. They are
usually regarded as connected devices or smart devices. This also includes
Wearable technologies.
Virtual
Reality
Virtual Reality (VR) is a
computer technology that adopts headsets to produce realistic images, sounds
and other sensations that simulate a user's physical presence in a virtual or
imaginary environment. Virtual Reality has been around for awhile now but it
only recently becomes widely available. The technology has changed the way
people explore. A good example of this is Google Earth VR that allows users to
fly over a city, stand on mountains and even go into space.
Autonomous
vehicles
Google, Apple, Uber,
Samsung, and other car production companies are investing billion of dollars in
developing driverless or autonomous vehicles. Driverless cars are vehicles that
do not require any human to drive it and does not need any fuel. A network of
sensors has made this possible. There have been testing rides as well as
several failures. But pretty soon, very few people will drive fueled SUVs.
Augmented
Reality
A technology that
superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world. It
is widely used in the gaming world. Pokemon Go is a perfect example of
Augmented Reality.
Artificial
Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is
the ability of a computer system to perform tasks that usually require human
intelligence. Today, you find robots that serve as a receptionist, customer
service and perform surgeries. In addition to this, you have voice assistant
AIs like Siri, Alexa, or Cortana.
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