Connectivity and Convergence
Sarwant Singh · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · 2012
Multi-touch screen, biometrics, iris recognition, personalised advertising, insect robots, 3D video, e-papers and surface browsing: when Steven Spielberg featured these futuristic technologies in his 2002 sci-fi movie ‘Minority Report’, little did we know that he was mind-bogglingly spot-on as to the possibility of these being plausible technologies in our everyday lives by 2020. Developments in connectivity and convergence will allow us not only to enjoy these cutting-edge technologies with their manifold ground-breaking applications but will also allow us to play and control devices and data by mid-air gestural movements and with holographic immersive technology — in a similar way to what Tom Cruise did in the movie. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.