Technology trends to look for in 2013

Posted on Tue, Dec 25, 2012 : 5:58 a.m.

Technology trends to look for in 2013

By Ben Freed

USA Today’s personal-tech columnist Edward Baig annually takes on the daunting task of making predictions about what trends will emerge in the world of technology. In 2013, he sees new hardware developments playing a major role in the marketplace.

Baig said the next version of the Amazon Kindle could make phone calls.

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According to Baig, a Kindle phone from Amazon.com or a standalone television designed by Apple could join a new phone that BlackBerry developer Research In Motion is hoping will turnaround its recent misfortune. Machines capable of printing objects in three dimensions could also become more popular and less expensive.

On the software side, Baig will be watching whether major changes pay off for Microsoft as Windows 8 tries to compete other app-based operating systems.

Click here to see all of Baig’s predictions and musings for 2013.

Ben Freed covers business for AnnArbor.com. You can sign up here to receive Business Review updates every week. Reach out to Ben at 734-623-2528 or email him at benfreed@annarbor.com. Follow him on twitter @BFreedinA2

Comments

Dog Guy

Tue, Dec 25, 2012 : 2:20 p.m.

Ann Arbor has more than enough gadgets dancing to entertain and distract us from actuality. We need more discipline, craft, and style, which take work but are not obsolescent in a year. Merry Christmas. Hang up and drive safely.