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IoT Data Traffic Per Node: The New Critical
Metric for IoT System Designers E
The best IoT message bandwidth planning
may not survive the first contact with real-
world data as IoT System Integrators (SIs) and
network planners face the challenge of develop
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ing a project concept while at the same time an-
ticipating the data traffic use case requirements.
Wearable Technology Market to Grow
Over $25B in 2018 E
In its new report titled "Wearable Technol-
ogy Market 2018-2028: Forecasts and Analysis
by Product Type (Wristwear, Headwear, Body-
wear), Application (Consumer Electronics,
Healthcare, Enterprise & Industrial, Others)
and Geography, with Analysis of Leading Com-
panies," Visiongain forecasts the global wear-
able technology market to reach past $25 bil-
lion in 2018.
What's Coming in 3D Printing Technology
in 2018 E
First, the arrival of extrusion metal printing.
Today's extrusion printers are the most prev-
alent and, arguably, user-friendly 3D Printers
in the market. Now, after years of there being
zero metal extrusion printers, there will be two
in the new year from Desktop Metal and Mark-
forged. These technologies promise new ma-
terials and a higher degree of user friendliness
for metal printing.
Artificial Intelligence a Game Changer
for Personal Devices E
Emotion artificial intelligence (AI) systems
are becoming so sophisticated that Gartner
Inc. predicts that by 2022, personal devices
will know more about an individual's emotion-
al state than his or her own family.
Global Smartphone Production Growth
Will Drop to Only 5% in 2018 E
According to the latest research by Trend-
Force, Chinese smartphone brands have con-
tinued the prior year's strong growth momen-
tum in 2017, bringing the global smartphone
production to 1.46 billion units, an increase of
6.5% compared with 2016.
IHS Markit Identifies the Top 8
Technology Trends for 2018 E
From the Internet of Things to the cloud to
artificial intelligence, industries are seeing a
new wave of technologies that have the poten-
tial to transform and significantly impact the
world around us.
Swallowable Sensors Reveal Mysteries
of Human Gut Health E
The trials by researchers at RMIT Universi-
ty have uncovered mechanisms in the human
body that have never been seen before, includ-
ing a potentially new immune system.
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