Ericsson: technology will bear a human face in 2018

Consumers expect technology interactions to be controlled by intonation, facial expression and body language facilitating to track the changes of accelerating technology and will able to manage new devices – according to Ericsson’s annual report on the most important consumer trends.

According to the Swedish telecommunications company, more than half of the respondents believe that technological devices will almost understand body language, facial expressions and intonation as if they were human beings. According to the survey, two thirds of respondents believe that this can be done within 3 years.

According to the survey, the use of smart earphones is permanent, even at sleep. 63 percent of the consumers use the headphones to provide real-time synchronization. 52 percent of respondents want to filter out the snoring of a family member. (MTI)