Issue 01/2017

CES 2017 - 50 years anniversary
Tech & innovation

Tech trends 2017

24 January 2017 by Gabriela Ehrlich
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...
VR enters the classroom
Tech & innovation

Where does the real world end?

24 January 2017 by Antoinette Price
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...
Personal robots help at home
Digital world

Hearing lots of voices?

24 January 2017 by Antoinette Price
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...
Peter Drucker
Tech & innovation

Why Smart is more than intelligent

24 January 2017 by Gabriela Ehrlich
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?