Craudfunding favorites: Kickstarter predicts technologists for 2017

One of the world's leading crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter , presented her forecast for 2017. The project team analyzed the most successful and noticeable campaigns last year and came to the conclusions about which trends would gain momentum. The greenhouse chose the most interesting of them.

New level of sound transmission

Apple has already jeopardized the existence of a Jack-separation in mobile devices. At the same time, a number of projects are devoted to breakthroughs in the field of traditional stereo sound. So, Ossic brings a spatial immersion to the sphere of sound, while Nura 's headphones are cast in the features of the perception of each specific listener.

Artificial intelligence in everyday life

The functions of voice control and interfaces become more popular, whose management is carried out using sound. It can be both virtual assistants, or personal coaches, such as VI wireless headphones, as well as the usual items that become interactive. As an alarm clock, which wakes the user with personal useful tips, or Dashbot gadget, making the car smart.

Services based on data collected by users

Already now, many devices are collecting a huge amount of information around the world, due to the fact that people allow these devices to “observe” their lives. Which bicycle paths are safer, what happens with the weather at the local level, how the quality of air from the area to the area changes - all these data help us get better user experience.

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Children-hackers

From modern children, not only interest in programming is expected, but something more. Sets for independent development of a set of skills for assembling robots and gadgets are one of the trends of this year. Thanks to projects such as Kano , Technology Will Save Us or Cubetto , children not only learn to collect toys for themselves. Their approach to the game is changing: the toy is now perceived as something changing, and how cool and new it will be, depends only on you.

Movement "Maker" is gaining momentum

Following the 3D prank, there is a new round in prototyping and garage production. A set of tools, which previously occupied entire factory workshops, is now available in the size of your room. Wazer is a compact cut for processing metal or stone, MR Beam - laser cut, Mayku's Formbox allows you to mold plastic.