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Oct. 6 - Emerging Technology - Bill Miller 

10/13/2015

 
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Presentation Slides 
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Presentation Notes 
Technology Transformation
  • Iphone / Smartphone growth
  • Technology companies entering other sectors like Transportation, Medicine, Entertainment.
    • Large cash reserves for research & development.
    • Bring a software perspective
    • What might happen, but not necessarily what will happen.
Transportation
  • What
    • Significant changes to the way we get around
    • Own personal chauffeur.
    • Uses radar, camera and lasers to map surroundings. See more than a human.
    • No need to change road infrastructure
    • No steering wheel, accelerator, brakes, or gauges. Just on/off
    • Google 1.2 million miles of testing - only accident were people driven cars.
    • Apple now working on a car for release in 2019
    • Tesla to have self driving car within 3 to 4 years
  • Taxi, Rental, Uber - significant change
    • No more taxi drivers
    • Difference between taxi and rental will disappear
    • Car sharing - For example in condo complexes
    • Many will choose to use temporary rentals rather than own.
    • A Japanese company expects to have a fleet of self driving taxis operational by 2020 for the Olympic games.
    • Electric self driving busses.   
  • Transportation of Goods  
    • Self driving trucks will replace truck drivers
    • Volvo working on self driving garbage trucks with robotic can pickup
    • Delivery drones
  • Implications
    • 33,000 highway fatalities, 3.9 million injuries and 24 million damaged vehicles, cost 870 billion.  
    • Auto body shops will disappear and insurance will see major reductions
    • Cities will see significant drop in fines from traffic violations
    • Connected cars will help to reduce traffic jams & spread traffic around.
    • Reduced fuel consumption
    • Cars could be cheaper with less need for injury prevention and other components.  
    • More electric motors with recharging while you travel
    • Elderly will always have transportation - no loss of their car.
    • No more DMV for driving licenses
Personal Computing Devices
  • Welcome to Dick Tracy’s Comic - 2 way radio watch appeared 1946. With video 1964
  • Next smartphone may be a watch.
  • Biometrics security  -  Facial recognition, fingerprint, heart rhythm
  • Technology is about to change Restaurant business
    • Panera has an app for ordering and paying for
    • McDonald’s testing  kiosk and online ordering & paying
    • Tests suggest we will pay more when ordering online.
  • From touch to Voice  
    • Voice interaction - answer questions, appointment reminders, notifications, monitors - health, spending, etc. Advice
    • Current - Google Now, Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Echo
    • More conversational, portable and anticipate needs. If going out it will check weather and let us know if rain is expected.
    • Demonstration
  • Social Robots
    • Jibo, Buddy, Pepper from Softbank - sold 1,000 units in less than a minute.  
    • Elder care - monitor, engage,
    • May replace pets
  • Internet of Things
    • Multiple interconnected devices
    • Home security & monitors - detect your presence.
    • Biometric monitors
    • Home appliances
Medicine
  • Technology companies heavily investing in research and development.
  • Testing & Monitoring
    • Google contact lens for blood sugar
    • Subcutaneous device with watch to monitor blood sugar
    • Temporary adhesive patches
    • Smart watches & fitness for heart rate, sleep, blood oxygenation, etc
    • Robotic interpretation of images
    • Smartphone
      • app for detecting skin cancers.
      • for eye examination used in 3rd world countries.
      • Plugable devices like ultrasound and thermometer
    • Detect mood and offer advice.   
  • Diagnostics
  • 10% of death due to diagnostic error.  
    • IBM Deep Blue - use data from medical records, images and personal health monitors to predict or diagnose symptoms.

  • Implications
    • Personal digital assistants will act as reminders and coaches. Example slow down eating.
    • Drs will become more health coaches - confirming software based diagnostics and implementing treatment plans.
Entertainment  
  • 3D Virtual Reality headsets
  • Video Gaming first type of entertainment
  • Sports - will be able to see things from the perspective of a Quarterback. With eye tracking will be able to see where the QB is looking.
    • Start with sports with helmets - Football and Hockey where cameras can be embedded
    • Eye tracking to see where the person is looking
    • Brain wave tracking to get an idea of what they are thinking
    • May be some resistance because other teams will gain me information about each player
  • Movies will be more like games. Will be able to become a character so see things from a character's perspective. Already a film festival for showcasing Virtual Reality movies.   
  • Travel
    • Virtual tour guide.
    • Display labels on the things we look at.
  • Shopping - virtual stores. Select things virtually - impact but not replace physical stores. See how clothing looks on you
  • Real Estate - virtual visits to properties. May even be able to see home with their own furniture.
Manufacturing
  • 3-D printing
    • Things we buy will be printed and personalized. A toy with a child’s name embedded into it
    • Replacement parts. - scan and reprint
    • Design and print 3D arts and crafts  
    • Printed foods at home and restaurants
    • Print a building
  • Robots - perform physical actions
    • already, but large industry with high volume & resource to program.
    • Baxter - programmable by moving the arms  $25,000
    • Learn by human demonstration
    • Fulfillments orders


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