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GP Bullhound’s TMT Predictions 2010
4 February 2010- Augmented reality is becoming a reality
- Cloud computing drives green it initiatives
- Mobile applications become a mainstay
- Virtual currencies & micro-transactions expand beyond games
- The return of the tablet pc
- Ebook applications will explode across a multitude of devices and channels
- Affordable electric and hybrid vehichles reach the broad demographics
- Consolidation within the solar photovoltaics supply chain
- Industry shakeout in online music distribution as the win
Top 10 Green Trends for 2010
28 January 2010- Energy performance labeling
- The smart grid and connected home
- Energy labeling for homes and office buildings
- Building information modeling (BIM) software
- Financial community buy-in to green building
- Rightsizing of homes
- Eco-districts
- Water conservation
10 Trends That Will Shape Our Global Small Business World In 2010
28 January 2010- Globally integrated future - better known as cheap, quick and global.
- World power.
- Technologically enabled future.
- China Ltd.
- Thick as a BRIC.
- The Young and the Restless: The Radical Global Entrepreneur.
- Come-out-of-nowhere theory.
- The Age of Online Factory Direct (OFD).
- Global Small Business Heroes.
- Borderless venture capital (BVC).
Social Enterprise – 2010
27 January 2010- Co-working goes mainstream.
- Divisions between traditional “giving” sectors will continue to fade.
- Micro-activism will proliferate.
- More small causes will be aggregated to achieve greater impact.
- New ways to measure impact will emerge. Online swarms gain clout.
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Top 10 technology trends for 2010
27 January 2010- $100 whole human genome
- Mobile continues to be the platform
- 22nm computing node confirmed for 2011
- Supercomputers reach 15% human capacity
- Confirmation of synthetic biology fuel launch for 2011
- Smart grid and smart meter deployment
- Increased choice in personal transportation
- Real-time internet search dominates
- Advent of health advisors and wellness coaches
- WiMax roll-out continues
