Tech Trends for 2013

By

Prasit WorachatrawanitNew Media & E-Commerce Director

ARiP Public Company Limited.

“Different or Better Devices”

Global Internet Device Sales

Desktop becomes “Death”Top

Windows 8 wants to run on Notebook & Tablets, Not “Desktop”

and Consumer fall in love with mobile devices.

Digital Ecosystem Impacts• Microsoft turns from “Software company” to “Hardware & Service” company.• Intel inside mobile devices or arming with ARM processor.• Google turns from “Search” everything to “Know” everything.• Apple just offers something better not difference. (Apple just has better devices to upgrade, not innovation product.)

• Samsung thinks different by Copy & Develop gadget?• Amazon gets more consumer with new hardware with lower price to sell its digital content (e-book, music, movie, TV program, apps,…).• Facebook tries to monetize its services (promote, gift, etc.) and to be better “Search” for serving targeted ad and working own gadget.

Apple puts computer work inside iPod (Touch), iPhone, iPad and then…Apple TVAll of them can run apps and use cloud storage from anytime anywhere with

Internet connection via Wi-Fi, 3G/4G LTE, etc.

Mobile devices take your time from TV, so TV has to fight back with smarter functions on its screen. The living room war is starting in 2013.

Voice Search: Simply speak to watch anything

Smart TV can serve both viewer & advertiser.It’s working as a two-way communication devices.

2013 is the year of “Ubiquitous”The 3 Factors Of Changes.• 3G Infrastructure Ready• Digital Content & Services Growing Up• Smart Devices (Mobile, Camera, TV, IOT, etc.) <Computer Invisible or Every device has computer inside.>

Targeted Ad

It is passing from Post-PC era to Internet Anytime Anywhere (i-Environment)

Voice Command

Phablet Year

• Smart Phone• Multimedia Player• Internet Device• Personal Digital Assistant• E-Book reader• Tablet Computer• Shopping & Payment• etc.

“Bigger than phoneSmaller than Tablet”

All you want to do in one device on the road.

Huawei Phone(6.1”)

Galaxy Note 3(6.3”)

Phablet YearMany vendors come to join this market.

LG Optimus G2(5.5”)

HTC Droid DNA(5”)

More phablet is coming - Nexus 5, Sony, Nokia, etc.

Apple won’t do the “iPhad”

But what’ll it do next? Customer need different not better

i-Pen

Do you want to…phone with iPad mini?

Samsung 7-Inch UMPCApple NewtonMessagepad

The Ancestor of “Phablet”

Fail causes: Technology, People Behavior & Computer presence.

B/W for eBook only & Color for Tablet

This is a “Book” This is a “Tablet”.

Combine both devices to one & making call as a Phone?

Where is the “E-ink”?

Personal CloudSafe at home & access from anywhere

and any devices…

Cause of more content & more shared devices.

Password have failed…Biometric is the Key?

“We'll finally move into the age of better

authentication using our own body.”

Picture Password pattern Face Unlock

Multi-factor Authentication(Password, smartcard, Body)

Multi-Storefront E-Commerce

C2C = Targeted price comparison model

*E-Commerce will turns physical store to showroom or pick up store.

Security case: Hackers changes Facebook bank profile to get money to them easily.

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