Ask HN: What could be the next technology boom like bitcoin? Bitcoin is here around 4 years. Would you expect it to explode in value 3 years ago ? Potentially.
I assume, that next technologies which will boom in next years are already here, in its infancy. What do you suggest it might be ? |
Teenagers teaching on Youtube how to do make up became a relevant niche for some years now. I think soon we will have a peer-to-peer education marketplace billion-dollar company.
Hard to know, but i think the next big thing always come from USA, Europe or Japan. The only exception is China that create their own big things.
Hollywood will follow the gaming industry on this technology wise. I'd predict that within 10 to 15 years, we'll see movies attempting to build out virtual reality experiences in theaters. For $30, they'll put you into an immersive VR version of the Avengers sequel that exists at the time.
- drones - They will be like servers for the physical world. Business opportunity is "ec2 for drones" -- drones as a service, rent by the hour, remote controlled from a web interface, programmable with API. - bitcoin - privacy - transparency - online household (IoT) - brain-computer interfaces