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Emerging trends in
technology
In this edition, we introduce you to two breakthrough technologies we
are likely to see in 2018. We expect that the 3-D Metal Printing and
Babel-Fish Earbuds will have a profound effect on our lives.
Babel-Fish Earbuds 3-D Metal Printing
In this century, it’s almost unacceptable that
language barriers in communication still exist. The
reality is however, that indeed, globally, we still
do experience challenges when communicating.
Not for much longer though…Google has come
up with a $159 solution – a pair of earbuds called
Pixel Buds. These work with its Pixel smartphones
and the Google Translate app where a smart voice
assistant, gives a real-time translation. The Pixel Bud
supports translation of up to 40 different languages. Even though printing on metal has in the past been
expensive and slow in picking up, if widely adopted,
this will change the way several products are
mass produced. Gradually however it is becoming
increasing popular and cheaper and might just as
well potentially become the most practical way to
manufacture parts. With traditional manufacturing,
making metal and plastic objects can be a wasteful
process, given that plenty of c