1. Internet of Things: Understanding the Internet of Things with a Sentence Structure

All items are connected to the Internet through information sensing equipment for information exchange, that is, things interact with each other to achieve intelligent identification and management. The Internet of Things is an important component of the new generation of information technology and a crucial stage of development in the era of informatization. Its English name is "Internet of Things (IoT)". As the name implies, the Internet of Things is the Internet connected by things.

This has two meanings:

First, the core and foundation of the Internet of Things is still the Internet, which is an extension and expanded network on the basis of the Internet;

Secondly, its user end extends and expands to any item to item exchange and communication, that is, object to object communication.

2. Trend 2: Smart Cities

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Smart city refers to the use of information and communication technology to sense, analyze, and integrate key information of urban operation core systems, in order to make intelligent responses to various needs including people's livelihood, environmental protection, public safety, urban services, and industrial and commercial activities. Its essence is to utilize advanced information technology to achieve intelligent management and operation of cities, thereby creating a better life for people in the city and promoting the harmonious and sustainable growth of the city.

With the continuous development of human society, cities in the future will carry an increasing number of people. At present, China is in a period of accelerated urbanization, and the problem of "urban diseases" in some areas is becoming increasingly severe. To solve the problems of urban development, achieve sustainable urban development, and build smart cities has become an irreversible historical trend in the development of cities in the world today.

The success or failure of this trend depends on the amount and adequacy of data, which relies on the cooperation between government departments and private enterprises; In addition, the developing 5G network is a universal specification worldwide, and if the product is adopted by a smart city, it can be applied to smart cities around the world.

3. Trend Three: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

Virtual reality technology is a computer simulation system that can create and experience virtual worlds. It uses computers to generate a simulated environment, which is an interactive 3D dynamic visual and physical behavior system simulation that integrates multiple sources of information, allowing users to immerse themselves in the environment.

Augmented reality (AR) is relatively easy to misunderstand, and compared to virtual reality (VR), it is not simply created - and things like 3D modeling and simulated worlds that are purely created are easier to understand. The so-called reality refers to the world we can see with the naked eye, hear with the ears, perceive with the skin, and exist in. If broadly speaking, using technology to add a layer of relevant and additional content on the basis of reality can be called augmented reality. These two technologies have recently started to lower prices and improve quality, moving towards the mass market. FB has released the head mounted VR device Oculus Go, priced at only 0; Microsoft has also released a VR system that can be used with hardware from brands such as HTC, Samsung, and ACER. At the beginning, VR applications were mainly focused on video games, but now their applications have surpassed video games. For example, they can be used for teaching, relying on VR devices to complete the wiring of household plugs and wires, just like a water and electricity technician teaching.

4. Trend Four: Blockchain Technology

Blockchain is a new application model of computer technology such as distributed data storage, peer-to-peer transmission, consensus mechanism, encryption algorithm, etc. The so-called consensus mechanism is a mathematical algorithm used in blockchain systems to establish trust and obtain rights between different nodes.

Blockchain technology refers to a way for everyone to participate in bookkeeping. All systems have a database behind them, which can be seen as a big ledger. At present, they are keeping their own accounts.

Costa stated that the essence of this technology is encoding and decoding, as well as encryption and decryption, which can effectively encrypt information. There are many different applications of blockchain, and almost all technology companies in the United States are trying to apply it. The most common application is the trading of Bitcoin with other cryptocurrencies.

5. Trend Five: Speech Recognition Technology

Speech recognition is an interdisciplinary field. In the past two decades, speech recognition technology has made significant progress and begun to move from the laboratory to the market. People expect that within the next 10 years, speech recognition technology will enter various fields such as industry, home appliances, communications, automotive electronics, healthcare, home services, and consumer electronics. The application of speech recognition dictation machines in some fields was rated as one of the top ten major events in computer development in 1997 by the American news industry. Many experts believe that speech recognition technology is one of the top ten important technological developments in the field of information technology from 2000 to 2010. The fields involved in speech recognition technology include signal processing, pattern recognition, probability theory and information theory, sound and auditory mechanisms, artificial intelligence, and so on.

Speech recognition is a universal screenless interface that can be quickly integrated into various tools and is very useful on smart devices and mobile phones. Amazon's smart speaker Echo, now in its third generation, can turn on and off smart lights, ask for information, and more. This industry has a great advantage, which is that companies developing technology plan to commercialize this technology, such as Google, Amazon, and Apple's speech recognition technology, which can be licensed and used on hardware services of other companies.

6. Trend 6: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence, abbreviated as AI in English. It is a new technological science that studies and develops theories, methods, technologies, and application systems for simulating, extending, and expanding human intelligence.

Artificial intelligence needs to be educated and infused with a lot of information in order to evolve and produce unexpected results. The impact of AI is significant, for example in the media industry. Nowadays, computers and robots can write very good articles, and they can produce hundreds of articles in an hour at a low cost. AI will have a significant impact on economic development, and many knowledge industries and white-collar jobs may also be replaced by robots. But his attitude towards AI is very positive, which will make life better, for example, self driving cars are definitely safer than human driving.

7. Trend 7: Digital Convergence

What is digital convergence?

Since around 1995, there have been discussions about the so-called "digital convergence", suggesting that one day telephones, televisions, speakers, computers, and game consoles will be integrated into one device. In fact, this happened a long time ago, and the iPhone is such a device. But this hasn't happened yet, because in the living room, you still need a 50 inch screen and a set of 6.1-channel speakers to enjoy your audio and video. IPhone may be able to connect these peripherals, but we can't pause every time our dad's phone rings, right?

So digital vehicles will converge, and each device can be used as another device. But that probably doesn't mean everyone only buys one digital device. In fact, in different usage scenarios, we still need very different digital devices - there are many options just for screen size, sound effects, cameras, all of which require different matching. So digital convergence is more like "iCloud", which means all devices will access the same remote database, allowing your digital life to be fully synchronized and seamlessly switch usage scenarios at any time.

But besides the convergence of "vehicles", what we should be more concerned about is another digital convergence, the convergence of a network business model, or more specifically, the convergence of "content" and "e-commerce".

The most impactful trend for the future is the effect of combining the above six trends, such as the 8.4 billion IoT devices that can be enhanced with blockchain technology to strengthen security; Smart cities can generate massive amounts of data through the Internet of Things, which need to be analyzed by artificial intelligence; Virtual reality and speech recognition also require continuous learning through artificial intelligence, and these technological developments are closely related and complementary, so digital convergence is the most important trend.

Summary:

Big data has become an inevitable product of the development of the times, and it is accelerating its penetration into our daily lives, reflected in various aspects such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation. In the era of big data, everything is quantifiable and analyzable. No one can determine the true development trend of big data in the future, but it must be based on multiple technologies and combined with each other to unleash the "primordial power" of big data.

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