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But that won’t be the end of it.
Here’s what I’ll be watching in 2024.
AI everything
Okay, let’s get this out of the way.
There will be a lot of AI in 2024.
There will be no half-measures here, though.
Apple will also blend AI into its creative tools likeFinal Cut ProandLogic Pro.
This is AI that appears to use human-like reasoning to solve problems.
It thinks like our squishy brains do.
I don’t know if it will be a new GPT-Mind, Gemini-Overlord, or something else.
When that happens, we’ve entered uncharted territory.
Put a ring on it
The big trend in wearables will be smart rings.
There will be more functionality and a lot more fashion.
At the very least, 2024 should net us some decent smart socks.
The other area of smart wearable growth will be in smart glasses.
That trend, for all its privacy implications, will continue in 2024.
The smart glasses we’re deeming to wear will get even smarter and, I bet, cheaper.
The optics and silicon inside these nearly $4,000 headsets are Apple-level impressive.
It’ll be a make-or-break moment forApple’s big bet.
I think people will be bowled over but few will buy.
That will be the Vision Pro (Vision Pro Lite?)
I don’t see it changing habits in 2024 but it should get people thinking.
2025 should be interesting.
Folding and unfolding
I fully expect the foldable phone and rig industry to maintain course in 2024.
Samsung, Motorola, and Google are committed to the folding form factor.
Google will do the same, while Motorola shows the industry how to price foldables affordably.
I don’t seeApple entering the foldable fray this coming year.
We’ve seen glimpses of something like this before but it’s never been thin or practical.
Maybe that changes this year.
As I write this, Instagram’sThreadsvaulted to the number one app spot.
It tends to lean hard into stopping a lot of speech.
Over at X, anything goes and it’s not a fun place to be.
2024 may be the year that regulation forces everyone to truly contend with the issue in a lasting way.
I don’t, by the way, mean US regulation.
Here, where I live, we seem incapable of creating legislation that has any real impact.
You do understand why youriPhone now has a USB-C port, right?
Not everyone will love this new mode of car ownership.
It feels like thehoverboard battery fiascoall over again, but no one is talking about it.
Sustainablility FTW
2024 is when sustainability and eco-friendly products fully transform from lip-service into action.
We’ll have more battery-sipping hardware and a lot more solar-powered options.
The only thing that will slow down adoption is cost.
NFTs:My favorite current TikTok is of some rube bringing his NFT toAntiques Roadshow.
The NFT owner says he paid $10k for the NFT of a monkey smoking a cigar.
“Do you know how much this is worth?”
The NFT owner replies excitedly, “No.
“$14,” says the auctioneer.
Now this is comedy.
Cryptowill go through another tough year but not as tough as 2023.
I just think there’ll be a lot less heat around it.
It may finally become respectable.
Humane AI Pin: Sorry but I don’t get this and a new year will not change that.
