New Gadgets and Tech Expected in 2020

Technology

Expectations 2020

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  Expectation of additional IoT applications such as finding lost remotes and managing heart rate monitors.

• Samsung expected to release a smart home speaker powered by its AI assistant, Bixby.
• Eliptic Labs has developed a system for speakers that will allow it to use radar sensors to detect owners, which could be used to trigger reminders or adjust volume based on distance.
• Smart IoT Labs has developed Miranda, a smart assistant that issues commands based on past behavior.

• Lecker Labs has developed a product that creates a single serve yogurt snack through a pod system in which you add milk.
• Mitte has developed a product that allows you to enhance drinking water with minerals through a cartridge filtration system.

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  LG has developed HomeBrew, a craft beer brewing system which uses single-use capsules containing malt, yeast, and hop oil.

• Lumen has developed a prototype for a product that analyzes the carbon dioxide concentration in the air to figure out its effect on a person’s metabolism.

• LG is expected to introduce its roll-up concept television, which allows the screen to roll inwards using its MicroLED tech.
• Samsung is expected to launch its 8K televisions, which have up to four times the pixels current 4k televisions have.

• Lenus Freedom has developed a prototype product that can fit a physician with an electric nerve field stimulator within 5 minutes.
• PainCareLabs has developed a prototype for its product, DuoTherm, which allows the manipulation of nerve activity connected to back pain through heat and vibration.

• Flexible phones are expected to launch from Royale, Samsung, LG, and Huawei.
• Mobile Pixels has developed a screen that can be attached to the back of the main monitor, which can be pulled out to add additional screen space.

• DJI is introducing a new drone model that can split screen feeds for normal and infrared vision, which can be used for aerial searches.
• Sunflower Labs is adding motion-detecting lights to drones to offer increased home security against intruders.
• Youcan Robot developed an underwater drone that can replace human divers who dangerously inspect boat hulls and underwater piping.

• Expected launch of Pal-V Liberty, a petrol-powered commercial flying vehicle with fold-out rotary blades on the roof and rear.
• Expected launch of solar-powered vehicles.
• Pragma Industries is expected to launch the first hydrogen fuel driven bicycle which will have double the range compared to lithium ion batteries.
• Expectation of additional software features for vehicles with increased application to various IoT products.

• Expansion of uses in cryptocurrencies to tokens that peg values to real assets and stable currencies.
• Pigzbe has developed a handheld digital wallet driven by its cryptocurrency, Wollo, for children to use instead of pocket cash to better help manage money.
• China’s government is expected to launch its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a self-governed cryptocurrency.
• Facebook is expected to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra, which previously released backlash from regulators when first introduced.