Technology in 2009 (
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The last several weeks have seen a large number of conferences,
trade shows and seminars dedicated to emerging technologies and new
products, with the two biggest and most prominent being DEMOfall and
TechCrunch50.
Often after a wave of new products and companies debut, the initial
reaction is to try to predict which of these new entrants will end up
being successful. However, this usually is a very difficult task, as
these shows tend to produce a lot more misses than hits.
That said, it is possible to glean hints about the future of
technology from all of these new products and companies. That’s because
they are often riding the crest of the wave of new technology trends,
not only in what their products do and the problems they try to solve,
but also in the technologies that they themselves use to power their
own products.
Given that, for this eWEEK special
report, I’ll look at many of the new product and company announcements of
recent months and use this information to predict some of the key emerging
technology trends that we should expect to see for 2009.
Some of these trends are already
gaining traction, whereas others are just starting to emerge. However, I expect
all of them to be key to driving the technology sector in the coming years.
In addition, with the current troubled
financial times, some of these emerging technologies could be an important
spark for energizing the economy through new and innovative companies and
revitalized existing businesses.
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