What technologies will be crowned in the new year 2011?

At the end of each year, we often have summaries of last year's achievements and make predictions for the coming year. According to that rule, Discovery magazine has just predicted the technologies that will "dominate the world" in 2011.

Electric cars

Nissan's first fully electric electric car - Nissan Leaf - has arrived in Northern California in December. Customers in neighboring areas such as Southern California, Tennessee, Seattle, Oregon and Arizona will be touched. Hands on this highly anticipated model in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, the first Chevy Volts is also being shipped. Nissan and GM are hoping that their new generation of electric cars will compete with the Toyota Prius, which is powered by power and gasoline, which are very popular.

The Ford Focus electric cars will also hit the market sometime in late 2011. American high-end automaker Tesla has offered the EV Roadster electric car for about $ 110,000.

However, some experts say that for about $ 33,500 for the Nissan Leaf, and about $ 41,000 for the Volt, the electric car market will quickly cool down.

Mobile phones will be electronic wallet

Forget about checking your bank account or transferring via SMS. The upcoming 2011 promises to bring a new wave of technology that can turn your smartphone into an electronic wallet.

Currently, Subway sandwich shop system has launched an application called FaceCash that allows customers to use smartphones such as Blackberry, iPhone or Android for payment. In order to use this convenient service, customers must first create a FaceCash account on their phone and transfer money to it, then they can use this FaceCash account to pay in places where it is available. Use this app.

The current Starbucks coffee system also allows customers to pay with gift cards in conjunction with their phones using a barcode scanner. The company also said it is preparing to include more convenient phone payment applications in the near future.

Pharmacy based on personal DNA

There are now a number of companies like 23andMe or Pathway Genomics that are marketing kits to help you sample your own DNA and send it to the company for them to conduct analysis; then they will send you a result sheet showing whether your genome is related to 178 different genetic diseases; In addition, the results also provide some information regarding your ancestors

These tests are gradually becoming more affordable (a company offers $ 99 on the last Christmas). Many experts predict 2011 will be the year of genetic pharmaceutical technology. Accordingly, the doctor will know more specifically the individual response to the drugs they take. For example, blood-thinning drugs Warfarin needs to be prescribed in different doses for each different patient based on some of their genetic characteristics. For some patients, excessive use of Warfarin can be fatal, but if too little is used, it is not enough to stop the heart attack. With genetic pharmaceutical technology based on the characteristics of individuals, doctors can minimize the unwanted effects of drugs and conduct treatment more effectively. What the patient needs to do is bring his DNA analysis board to the doctor.

3D technology penetrates the entertainment industry

Hollywood can no longer monopolize 3D technology. This also means you don't have to spend a whole fortune buying 3D movie tickets with paper glasses. In 2010, the first 3D TVs appeared on the market; Meanwhile Panasonic also launched a high-resolution 3D digital camcorder. Accompanying it are companies that manufacture and trade 3D glasses dedicated to watching 3D TVs or bring to theaters to enjoy blockbuster movies. The price of these glasses is about 120USD / unit. In addition, 3D technology is also massively attacking the game industry and video cameras.