@PhoneChanger wrote:
Interesting article.
I agree with some of those, but not all.
Home Automation - This is building year on year, as more manufacturers get involved, I can see 2016/17 being the year we truly see this take off
Smartwatches - While we have seen many more come to market, I agree that they haven't quite caught on yet (give Apple a few months for their next iteration)
Curved TVs - Agree, these have been around for some time now, but are only just coming into most peoples acceptable price range, though the majority of manufactures make less curved displays than flat ones
Curved Phone Screens - Agree
Electric Cars - Agree, the mainstream cost is currently too high for these to catch on
You've hit the problem of the article right there: cost. We're all too accustomed with early adopter pricing so nobody except the early ones will buy it as we all know the cost will come down in 18 months or so. Especially when manufacturers start to obsolete the products in order to force through adoption is when these devices start gaining momentum. It would be interesting to see a retrospective review of this article 2015 in 2017 to actually judge it.
Personally till my device breaks down, I'm not replacing it which I think is the same for many people which is why takeup is slower these days than before where things were shiny and groundbreaking not a minor iteration masked as innovative.
