TOP-10 most promising technologies in 2013 according to Layfhakera

NFC has almost all the top Android phones, but did not become a mass technology. Until now we do not have a universal technology transfer captured photo - who is using the NFC, someone Android Beam, someone the old fashioned way, sending by mail (like me), and someone was involved in a strange product iCloud in iOS-devices, which also allows you to fumble in his own fotochki. The same sports gadgets, the hardware and software level. We have tried to highlight within this stamp programs and technologies, in which we believe and are confident in their growth the following year.

While writing about IFTTT geek blogs, we are still a dozen Russian Internet resources. Once a person wants to get more out of your smartphone, from web services and social networks, he finds IFTTT. Properly developing a service that blends the boundaries of the Internet, SMS, email, and it's all based on a number of factors, and third-party data with the wearable gadgets. Another year or two, and mix all in a bunch, that only with the help of IFTTT and similar services will be to unravel it all.

Google bought the Bump, which means that any service will be built into the core of a virtual operating system from the search giant and in his own smartphones and tablets, or he would kill her. Today - a user-friendly web services and mobile applications for major mobile operating systems, which allows you to transfer contacts, photos, and other files by simply blow your smartphone on the smartphone or by tapping lightly on the space bar on your computer smartphone.

instant messaging

At some point it became clear that SMS - is old, slow and expensive, and has appeared WhatsApp. Later Viber, GroupMe, Snapchat, facebook Messenger, VK Messenger, google Hangouts, LINE and a lot of analogues. All now have one or more messengers at home and happy to communicate with groups of friends or alone. You do not necessarily show the hundreds and thousands of photos of your child or a new job, if in fact it is intended only for 5-10 people that you in-WhatsApp chat. You do not need a Facebook, or Twitter to communicate with friends. You need one of today's messenger. This is confirmed by the news that Instagram allows you to publish photos only for limited groups of friends. Dullness broadcast to the crowd of strangers in person actually recognized and Facebook!

10 years Skype VoIP-ball rules, but now it quickly displaces Viber - easy to use mobile and desktop application for every conceivable and inconceivable OS. Service is made so great that in the mobile phone and on a desktop PC, it replaces the phone. While in Thailand for almost two months, I did not find out your local telephone number, continuing communicate with relatives here and at home, with friends and at work, solely on Viber, - voice and text.

anonymous messengers

In place of the messengers, as described above, earlier or later comes the fashion for the alarm system, built on the principle of torrents, namely those that do not have a central service for maximum anonymity of its encryption users. Today there is a problem with the placement of such programs in the AppStore (US law strongly against our private correspondence with you) and still weak demand. But let happen 2-3 global scandal, and see how the coin will fall. But today, such a system is. examples: BitTorrent Chat, Telegram (Although, it has questions on transparency) Wickr, crypto.cat, ChatSecure, Heml.is and others.

Google Now and Siri (almost)

If you have tried use Google Now to complete, Then you know it's an incredible feeling when you suggest a time and place of your departure, the weather wherever you find yourself, and pave the transport to the place where you have tickets! Google Now, without a doubt - the future of search and work with personal information. You can not be as flattering comments about of Siri, but it also tries as you can, at least until Now her how far to the Beijing... in general. But not as important functional foods today, many important attention to industry giants such technologies.

3D-press

Today, you can print simple electronic gadgets and Stand for iPhone at home. Tomorrow we will be able print shoes and other items of clothing and interior. Then it comes to biological tissues for our body... and then we do not see :)

Programming as a basic skill

How often do we need something to improve the site, how often does not have the Appa, we're looking for. Programming - is the main skill in the world of the future, after a foreign language, the ability to work on your PC and your smartphone. Some of our collections (1,2) To help you master the basic skills of programming and, finally, fix your site to make a prototype of a startup or radically change your life!

Smart Watches

Today no normal smart-hours. About it says here this video from SAMSUNG. All manufacturers are looking for what is, in fact, a smart watch: an appendage to the phone? standalone gadget? something else? While it is clear that only a specialized smart watches fall right on target (example adidas). But one thing is clear - people are waiting for those same hours and we are waiting for. whether they will SONY Smartwatch 2 → 3, the next iteration SAMSUNG GEAR or salvation will come from Kickstarter ...

Voice control of all

Android phone can be operated using voice Google Now, you can dial the voice. His iPhone, I managed with the help of Siri - called, answered the SMS and do a lot of things, such as jogging. We wrote about smart HouseWhich you can already today, do yourself and manage how your music from Yandex. Music, as well as the level of light lamps and many others. The world in which you talk to virtual girl, managing your home, just around the corner. It is so close that even you can assemble it yourself!