Marketplace Tech Report for Monday, August 20, 2012
The research company Gartner has issued its annual Hype Cycle Report, detailing when different technologies will become part of daily life. Expect paying for stuff with your smartphone to become an everyday thing, and 3D printing too. Jetpacks, though? Don't ask. Plus, a tech reporter who's taking a year off the Internet -- no web, no email, no texting -- and is happier because of it.
The research company Gartner has issued its annual Hype Cycle Report, detailing when different technologies will become part of daily life. Expect paying for stuff with your smartphone to become an everyday thing, and 3D printing too. Jetpacks, though? Don’t ask. Plus, a tech reporter who’s taking a year off the Internet — no web, no email, no texting — and is happier because of it.
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