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HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT - 04
What are the limits of technological enhancement for humans? We explore what breakthroughs we've made in the area of technology and body manipulation.
The market for smart speakers is growing thanks to the recent launch of the Apple HomePod and mainstays Amazon Echo & Google Home - what's the difference?
ALL ABOARD THE CRYPTO TRAIN - 09
Cryptocurrencies have been with us for several years, but in December 2017 they became increasingly mainstream as prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum and others shot up. What's going on?
CES 2018 has come and gone, but we've got our eyes set on several new pieces of tech announced at the show. These are our favourites announced at CES 2018 in January!
2 | MANE PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY | APRIL 2018
5G FUTURE
You're probably familiar with 3G and 4G networks - your smartphone is connected to one or the other. 4G has been around for many years now and brought with it many improvements over its predecessor 3G including faster speeds. 5G (fifth generation) networks are expected to go live to the public in the UK sometime in 2020. The jump from 4G to 5G will bring faster speeds along with several other advantages. Speeds will likley be 1Gb/s but could reach as high at 10Gb/s - to put that in perspective, your internet at home is likely at least 10 times slower. The faster speeds and connectivity of 5G will make connecting devices a breeze with less dropouts and disconnections. Networks will be readily available just about everywhere you go and may replace your WiFi at home all together. 5G is expected to be a major game-changer - changing the way we operate and work with our technology. It's leading us to be more connected than we ever before.