Issue 01/2017 | IEC e-tech

Digital world

Aiming for 100% interoperability

The past year may not have seen significant breakthroughs in the tech world but 2017 is promising some interesting technological developments.

Tech & innovation

Tech trends 2017

For the first time in history, voice recognition has reached a level close to human understanding. This opens up new opportunities, notably in replacing the smartphone as a ubiquitous interface. The sensorization and...

Tech & innovation

Where does the real world end?

Everyday activities, such as shopping, watching sport on TV or even the ways we work and learn are going to change profoundly in the coming years, as more industries, including education, use augmented and virtual...

Digital world

Hearing lots of voices?

In our smart world, a huge number of devices are part of the internet of things (IoT), or becoming so, many of them integrated with our homes, cities, manufacturing or transport systems and infrastructures. Added to this...

Tech & innovation

Why Smart is more than intelligent

Smart is today widely used to signify added intelligence in an increasing number of otherwise ordinary constructs. The question is: why and when did we start to use the word SMART?