emerging technology Archives

Gartner report highlights the potential of emerging technologies

08/18/201208/16/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

Gartner examines the impact new technologies may have on the world Gartner Inc., a leading technology and market research firm, has released a new report that examines emerging technology and how it may affect the future. The report, titled “2012 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies,” draws attention to innovations that are occurring in the world of technology. Activity streams, Internet TV, cloud computing, and NFC technology are all examined by the report and each is expected to have an indelible impact on consumers. Technologies reaching their tipping point in various…

So what will the next generation come up with?

05/21/201105/20/2011 John Montgallo

QR codes are most often associated with mobile marketing. Advertisers have taken a liking to the codes since they first started appearing in the U.S. in 2008. Their popularity spurred by the prevalence of smart phones, the codes have become an integral part of marketing for many big name companies. However, QR codes are not only for marketing, as one teacher at the Palmyra Area High School in Pennsylvania is teaching her students. Melanie Wiscount, teacher of the emerging technologies class at the school, has tasked her students to create…