2017 Tech Development Predictions

Lots of forecasts have been rolling out for 2017, and Recode's "Predicting the Top 10 Tech Developments for 2017" is one of the better articles we have seen. Their in depth predictions for the year ahead include: the disappearance of device categories, VR/AR hardware will surpass wearables, consolidation of smart home products, and the movement of AI based bots to the mainstream. One of the most interesting predictions also included the decline of mobile app installs, which will make way for "new types of bot-based software to "invisible" voice-driven interaction models, the types of services that we spend a lot of our 2017 computing time on will be much different from those in the mobile apps era."