With the emerging demands of customers & competitive approach of the industry the outlook of 2014 market will be “Call of Consumer”. Electronics is no more industrial only; it is getting more & more trendy everyday. The increasing expectations have came up with a full basket of fascinating trends in 2014, touching our household gadgets to satellite development. Let’s see some of the futuristic trends going to complement globally all aspects in 2014.

Checkout new curve of mobile phones with extended reach

When you look at any gadget, the first thing you notice is its design. But 2014, some manufacturers seem to think differently and have created innovative for you, YotaPhone, has two screens – one for a smartphone and the other for an e-book reader. Samsung Galaxy Round Samsung has designed the world’s first smartphone with a curved screen, named Galaxy Round. The phone’s screen is curved from the left to right, which makes it easier to grip. Samsung Galaxy Golden In comes Samsung’s Galaxy Golden, complete with a touchscreen and flip phone design. The handset has two displays as well as an alphanumeric keypad. Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom On the back of Galaxy S4 zoom is a huge camera hump, which makes the handset look more like a point-and-shoot camera than a Smartphone. LG G2 LG has placed the hardware keys in its new G2 smartphone on the back, instead of the sides like other handsets. LG says that the positioning of Volume Up/Down, Power/Lock and Camera keys. Asus PadPhone Infinity Enter Asus PadFone Infinity, the phone with its own slot in a tablet dock. When you place the smartphone in the dock, all your data is available on a 10-inch screen. LG G Flex LG’s take on smartphones with curved screens is called G Flex, whose screen is curved from the top to bottom. It has a 6-inch 720p display and bends just a little if pressed hard.

The Internet has a greater reach than television; By 2014, the trend has continued, with even television now having less reach when it comes to news reporting. Television and the Internet are in fact converging together as one. Social media, mobile technologies and exponential bandwidth improvements have driven much of this change.

Technological Innovations to our daily life

Smart watches are the latest must-have gadget these devices – which function as wearable computers – are the most important new product category in consumer electronics. Google Glass is launched to the public. Google Glass is an augmented reality head-mounted display, allowing hands-free access to the web. 3D printing is a mainstream consumer product Countless different items can be produced – from jewelry and decorative giftware, to children’s toys, kitchenware, replacement plugs, hooks, pipes, fittings, flooring and other household essentials. Electronic paper is seeing widespread use. Early applications included the first e-readers, but more sophisticated products have now emerged, some capable of running high-quality video. Gamming the new way: New Xbox One Model in 2014, The console comes with an updated version of Microsoft’s Kinect, enabling users to navigate the user interface using specific voice commands. Apple will reportedly debut two ultra HDTV models next year Apple will release a 55-inch HDTV priced at about $1,500 and a 65-inch model priced around $2,000, and both televisions will feature “ultra HD” 4K resolution. LED lamps dominate the commercial and domestic lighting markets

Robots have arrived, to assist every aspect of our live

Preciseness and reducing human efforts has given birth a whole new face of Robotics & Automation, limited not only to industrial areas, but touching our everyday lives. Aerial Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for search and rescue, observation, mapping or even inspection and maintenance, Agricultural Robotics and Automation to add our farmers a hand with GPS- and vision-based self-guided tractors and harvesters and automate or augment operations such as pruning, thinning, and harvesting, as well as mowing, spraying, and weed removal. Automation in Health Care Management that promotes the application of theoretical and technological automation approaches in healthcare, communication and information processing, allocation and management of technical, human and financial resources. Automation in Logistics, will cover aspects like, Optimization and scheduling, Resource allocation problems, Discrete and Hybrid approaches, Distributed and modular approaches, Modeling and Simulation, Decision Support Systems,  Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation, in view of Advanced process control (APC), Agent based intelligent systems, Algorithms for planning, scheduling and coordination, Automated material handling systems (AMHS), Automation in 300mm prime/450mm wafer generations, Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics, It is the time, when we should accelerated adoption of robots for homeland security and public safety, being more robust & tough than human beings. Robotics and Automation in Nuclear Facilities, With the highly risky work environment in nuclear facilities,  (power plant & Defense R&Ds) robotics are on very high demand, to reduce human interference & accidents, Surgical Robotics, can address a vital international need to greatly reduce costs, improve clinical outcomes, and improve the efficiency of health care delivery. Space Robotics, Orbital Robotics (includes manipulation and mobility for scenarios and satellite servicing) and Planetary Rovers (address scenarios such as Mars and lunar exploration from mobile robot on the surface)

Defense gets new strength with SSL weapons & LCA – Tejas.

Defense and Aeroutical engineering will see a new face of innovations & exploration in 2014. The major predictions of 2014, is the startup of Indian Mars Mission. As far as Aeronautics is concerned, we expect the evolution of more efficient fuel for our airplanes & probably getting some green subsequent. In defense, Solid State Laser (SSL) weapons are now being deployed by the U.S. Navy as a form of short-range defence. Tejas, India’s first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), The HAL Tejas is a multirole light fighter developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta-wing design powered by a single engine

A era of Multilayer PCB & NanoChips

PCB board & Semiconductor devices are the backbone of energy electronics device & our technological infrastructure. The PCB & Semiconductor industry will look some of the revolutionary innovations in 2014, that will comes up with the drastic change in the electronics world we see around us. For PCB 2014, some of the new innovations we could see are, Embedded RFID in PCBs, Investigation of Multilayer PCB with Embedded Magnetic Core Technology, Power integrity with thin film decoupling capacitors embedded in organic interposer, Ultra-thin Silicon Chips in Flexible Microsystems, Latent short circuit failure in high-rel PCBs caused by lack of cleanliness of PCB processes and base materials, Aluminum Base Circuit Technology. A PCB is always incomplete without devices on it, or better says, Semiconductor touch, 2014. DDR4 is the fourth generation of double data rate, synchronous dynamic random-access memory It features greater speed, memory density and energy efficiency, with devices using 20 nanometer (nm) process technology allowing consumer-grade modules of up to 32 GB. The next generation of microprocessor technology is released by Intel, with transistors based on a 10 nanometer manufacturing process .Over 10 billion transistors can now be packed onto a single chip. This year sees the release of a new optical disc format with 300GB capacity. These discs will soon reach the mainstream consumer market.

Age of Intelligent Cars

Life can not be even imagines with transportation; year 2014 is coming packed with not only cars, but Intelligent Cars. The cars set to launch in 2014 are, Honda City Diesel, Mercedes-Benz New S-Class, Datsun GO,  Hyundai Grand i10 Diesel AT,  Jeep Grand Cherokee, Force Motors Force One 4×4, Maruti Suzuki YL1, Renault Duster Facelift, Jeep Wrangler, Tata Indica Vista Facelift. This is not the end of launches, Self-parking cars Ford, Mercedes, Toyota and several other carmakers have demonstrated auto-parking and soon this tech will be avaliable for public use.  V2V Communication, Toyota is experimenting on this concept of Vehicle to Vehicle communication, and the concept is expected to be seen to roads in early future. Cameras that check around the car for pedestrians. Radar that stops you from drifting out of your lane. An engine able to turn off automatically at traffic lights to conserve fuel. And many cars now have high-beam lights that sense oncoming traffic and dim automatically are some of the near futures add-ons of our automobiles. A “stop-start” device that shuts off the engine at a stop light and automatically turns it on when the driver releases the brake.

Get Smart & Secure with Smart IT world

As we getting more & more connected with IT world, the threat of hacking & misusing of out data is getting high. Cloudy ahead everyone is continued shift towards cloud storage (i.e. saving your documents to services like Google Drive, Dropbox, or iCloud). It makes things easier to access wherever you are and saves on hard drive space. Sign language for computers, with the evolution of smart devices, we’re increasingly going to be telling our devices what to do by waving our hands around. And here comes the need of a standard ‘language’ of gestures, will be developed shortly. Hire a virtual personal assistant, Getting hitech – explore more, Accenture and Forbes both predict us having a personalised e-minder, handling our relationships, monitoring our health, and running our lives through a ‘virtual lifestyle system’ that anticipates our every need. Virtual reality makes a comeback, Welcome to the user – generated, 3D environments with online communities for sharing and exchanging virtual objects, buildings, avatars, etc, redefining our entertainment experiences.

Think Green

Fueling is necessary but not on the cost of our survival. This ideology has given birth of “Go Green” revolution, a long ago, but still have a very long way to cover. Some of the new milestones we may come in light is 2014 are,  The first solar aircraft to circumnavigate the globe, Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range solar powered craft, will becomes the first piloted fixed-wing plane to circle the Earth using solar power alone.

E-Homes may be in 2014, E-homes will become a reality, using Non-commercial emery sources, for all need of a fully furnished home.

Solar Powered Sea – transport – Boots & cruises connected with solar panels for all their needs, giving a major contribution of Ocean lives & solar systems FIFA world cup 2014 stadium, completely solar operated, Sun light is touching our lives more that being conceptual or industrial.  

OLED displays are in widespread use less power, less costly, more effective and not harmful on disposable.

New Life giving Technologies ahead

Health is the most important concern for all of us. 2014, will witness some of the new life giving technologies like, Wireless, implantable devices that monitor a range of health conditions in real time, Ultra-Small, 3-Chip CMOS Remote-Head HD Camera video camera ideal for sophisticated and diverse imaging applications, such as surgical microscopy, endoscopy, aerospace, and industrial video applications.

Smallest Microprocessor Crystal a superior choice for Applications such as: embedded computing devices, cameras, wearable devices, storage, personal digital devices, wireless applications, high density applications, microprocessor and DSP clocks, portable medical devices, alarms and utility metering.

Wireless, Disposable Sensors for Patient Monitoring on the Way diagnostic sensors for ECG, pulse oximetry, heart monitoring, temperature, and other measurements.

Breathalyzer to Detect Lung Cancer,

Technology Bestows the Power of Speech Patients with severe speech impairment could soon have a voice. iPad-Based ‘Early Warning’ System for Patient Monitoring uses the latest computer tablet technology both to record and to evaluate patients’ vital signs. It will help alert medical staff to patient deterioration on the wards more reliably. Patient Safety to be Boosted by Wireless Vital Signs Monitor This wireless device, helps rapidly detect deterioration of patients in hospital, and aims to improve patient safety and reduce the length of stay

Powering New Energy Storage Devices

Energy storage devices are key components for a successful and sustainable energy system. Some of the best materials and types right now are Lithium-ion/lithium-sulfur/lithium air cells, supercapacitors, and beyond. Research in this area has greatly improved electrode materials, enhanced electrolytes, and conceived clever designs for cell assemblies with the goal of increasing specific energy (Wh/kg) and pushing the power envelope (W/kg).

But moving forward, new developments must lower cost, shrink size, and increase reliability and life, while also improving upon safety under temperature, vibration, overloading, and other harsh conditions. A major breakthrough is needed in higher capacity electrode materials and new cell technologies in order to keep pace with the needs of hand-held devices, electric vehicles (EV), alternative energy, energy harvesting and more.