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From Gaming To 5G, These Will Be The Biggest Tech Trends Of 2021

Mikhail Gomes
14 Jan 2021
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As we gear up for a better new year, we’ve already got a number of tech trends on our radar for 2021. The world, at first, wasn’t ready for this paradigm shift, and it took us couples of months to align our lives to meet the ‘new normal’. In this process of change, technology switched too. Back in January of 2020, we were actually gearing up for 3D-printed food as one of the year’s most interesting tech and R&D accomplishments. Little did we knew all that lab time would be spent in a different department.

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As social gatherings were prohibited, the world turned to online connectivity to compensate. (Image: Getty)

As social gatherings were prohibited, the world turned to online connectivity to compensate. Zoom calls became a new standard, lightweight multiplayer games with audio/video support went mainstream, and in a certain sense, our web of connectivity grew new tentacles. The other perk was that medium-sized business could turn to social media for a business like never before. Online sales turned into a new channel of revenue across industries — who would’ve ever thought they could buy a BMW on their smartphone?

2020 has finally come to an end, and there are many things we’re expecting from 2021. Tech, however, won’t switch back to old days or pick up where they left off. In a slightly more evolved fashion, I think we’ll be carrying some part of our current lifestyle and tech into the new year. Tech will be better and more suited to this lifestyle, this stride of more improved adaption is what we think 2021 will comprise of.

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Public and private corps both heavily pooled into recourses to deal with Covid-19. (Image: Getty)

Advanced COVID testing

Public and private corps both heavily pooled into recourses to deal with this medical catastrophe. Over the months, testing has improved, and it won’t be long before most people have been vaccinated. For 2021, testing will be more advanced and ready to even detect the newer strains of the virus. Right now, we’re mostly dependent on clinical testing, but we could expect digital or electric testing as well, with a much shorter wait period for results.

5G power

We’ve all been waiting to see what 5G would feel like and it’s real close. Even our phones are being built for it. This will also push for purchases of new 5G devices like the iPhone 12 or other top tier devices. Undoubtedly one of the biggest tech trends of 2021.

Better smart-home connectivity

As things are getting interconnected at an astounding pace, we could expect this to go a notch higher in the years to come. Currently, we can control TVs, fridges, and many appliances via our smartphone. We’re also looking at features like the Apple Car Key, where you can unlock your car with your iPhone. Maybe next we could look at security clearances, or this could be used as a great contactless method to do things too.

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales for the Sony PlayStation 5. The continued rise of gaming is among the tech trends we are forecasting for 2021. (Image: Marvel/ Sony)

The boom in gaming

Thanks to all the free extra hours of the day in 2020, the gaming industry severely boomed. People invested more into streaming and better gaming equipment during this time. More so, subscriptions and purchases also increased. We’re expecting this trait to also carry into 2021. Smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices will also see a spike in purchases.

Focus on health data

While tech giants will focus on collecting better and more accurate health data from their users on Covid and other illnesses, they will also have a holistic intention of keeping us fit and flagging off irregularities in a much more efficient way. Many of these are currently focusing on blood sugar, heart health, and fitness. We think their next step is to process our data better and create hyper-local solutions if an inconsistency were to arise.

Tech giants have become more sophisticated in tracking health data. (Image: Instagram)

Social media turns into a shopping zone

Some like this, some don’t. While social media was designed to be easy, lightweight, and to keep us connected, the idea of it being directly commercialised can probably ruin its fun. We already see enough of ads, imagine seeing one after every other meme? However, it certainly creates a lot of opportunities for smaller business to reach potential purchases. WhatsApp too now runs an AI auto-response feature for business big and small for queries and sales. This could certainly go mainstream.

Anti-microbial tech will be everywhere

It’s safe to say that every major tech trend of 2021 might be a response to the previous year’s pandemic. As the world is battling germs and bacteria, we’re expecting industries to design products with this in mind. We see air dryers, irons, and phone cleaners that target bacteria, and are expecting many other daily objects to take a similar stride. We recently saw fashion brands like Jack&Jones and GAS create anti-microbial jeans. This could soon apply to jackets, masks, and even gloves.

 

This article first appeared on Lifestyle Asia India.

(Main image: Getty; Featured image: Marvel/ Sony)

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