RAILS Webinar on Innovative Technologies and Tech Trends What are the current technology trends that everyone seems to be talking about? Join Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project as he leads us on a journey of technology and how you and your library can remain ahead as the world continues to innovate. Throughout this session, we will discuss various tech trends from home automation to robotics to wearables. Learn what “big data” and “data curation” are all about; discover gesture based computing, and what NFCs and RFIDs mean to us in the future. We will discussion how these technologies can impact libraries and which technologies we should embrace. At the end of this webinar; learn what is coming out in the future and also how you can stay informed of what’s up and coming. Presenter: Brian Pichman

1. Innovative Technologies
and Tech Trends
Brian Pichman
Director of Strategic Innovation at the Evolve Project

3. Staying Informed
• Follow / Network with those in fields you are most interested in
• LinkedIn
• Facebook (eh)
• Twitter
• Crowd Source Sites (Indiegogo and Kickstarter)
• Conferences
• CES
• SXSW Interactive
• Websites
• http://techcrunch.com/startups/
• http://www.forbes.com/technology/
• http://www.wired.com/
• http://www.cio.com/
• http://www.zdnet.com/

4. CES
• Consumer Electronic Show
• Previews of New Products / Product Announcements
• Showing off all their “tech” – hands on experience
• Runs the first full week in January

5. CES –
Largest Event Of Its Kind
• 3,600 Exhibitors
• 170,000 Industry Professionals
• 2.2 Million Square Feet

6. X 38

16. Hot Topics
• Maker Revolution
• From 3D Printers to Circuits to Robotics to Coding
• Connected Life
• Home Automation / Smart Houses
• Connected Self
• Wearable's for everyone
• Interactivity
• Touch and Gesture Based Computing
• Connectivity and Big Data / Data Curation
• Other Amazing Tech

17. Maker Revolution
People are building their own solutions to problems

19. Tons of 3D Printers
http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/

20. 3D Printers
Robo 3D…$899.99 MSRP Makerbot…$2,899 MSRP
W/ MATTERCONTROL STANDALONE
CONTROLLER = $1,099

21. http://envisiontec.com/ | A Dot Matrix 3D Printer

23. http://mcortechnologies.com/

24. Laser Cutter

25. 3Doodler
Draw in 3D!

27. Programmable Robotics
Lots of options to teach people about robotics!

28. Sphero

29. BB-8

30. Ozobot

31. Dash and Dot

32. Finch

33. Wink – Programmable Bug

34. BuildableRobotics

35. Meccanoid

36. VEX Robotics

37. Cubelets

38. MOSS

39. Hummingbird

40. Cubetto

41. Circuits

42. littleBits…

43. LightUp

44. Circuit Scribe

45. Makey-Makey

46. Computer Boards
Lily Pad
Arduino

47. Tiggly

48. Osmo

49. Coding

50. Coding is the gateway to the future

52. Teach Kids to Program
• Hopscotch
Programming made easy No
typing. No syntax errors. Just
drag and drop blocks. Hopscotch
is an intuitive, friendly
programming interface designed
for everyone.

54. BITS BOX
Program on a computer
and make a game for your
mobile device.
**Email me if you want to
demo a “hour of code”
event**

55. TinkerCrate
$20 Per Month

56. 56
• Safe To Fail
Environment
• Gateways To
New Ideas
• Provide New Tools
and Resources
• The Next Big
Entrepreneurial
Startup
• In school, your
younger
patrons are
not given
opportunities
to learn by
failure or
experimentatio
n
• You can spark
interest into
fields such as
engineering,
programming,
business
development
…and more
• Libraries are
about
providing
access. These
tools are not
always easily
accessible for
our patrons.
• What if your
library helped
launch the
next big super
star in the
competitive
tech
community?
Why Have This “Stuff” in Your Library?

57. Connected Life – Your Smart Home (or Library)
From Home Automation to Home Security

58. Home Automation
• Fridges that detect when you
are low on basic foods (eggs,
milk, etc)
• Stoves that can sense the
difference between a pan and
your finger
• Lets you search for recipes right
on the table

59. http://www.harris.asia/img/harris_products/Residential/Home%20Automation/features.jpg

61. Wink Hub / Wink Relay
$89 MSRP / $200 MSRP
Connect Via: Bluetooth, Z-Wave®,
ZigBee®, Wi-Fi®, Lutron® Clear
Connect®

62. SmartThings

63. WeMo

64. Nest Family
Thermostat: $250
Smoke Detector: $100
Cameras: $200

65. Neo – Smart Jar

66. Smart Water Bottle

70. August Lock

71. Home Security

72. Arlo
Completely Wireless Cameras

73. More Home Security:
Goji Ring Door Bell Canary

75. What does smart homes mean for libraries?
• A More Energy Efficient Library
• Heating/Cooling - based on room occupancy, outside temp, etc.
• Lighting / Dimming of lights – based on windows / motion
• A More Interactive Library
• Light Up sections of the library in different colors when patrons walk by (use
the LED Lights)
• A More Secure Library
• From Cameras to Locks to Motion Sensors. Room Reservation systems can be
locked till a patron gets texted the "unique" code to be let in during their
reservation
• A More Data Driven Library
• Build analytics based on movement, how frequently does one area of the library
get traffic versus the other. Count Patrons entering the door. Endless options.

76. Changing Our Shelving

77. Connected Self - Wearables
We are constantly uploading data about ourselves.

78. FitBit

79. Muse

80. Life Logging
MeCamMemoto Autographer

81. GoPro

82. Apple Watch

83. Samsung Gear

84. Pebble

85. Recon Jet

86. Skin Care

87. MYO Armband
Gesture based computing via an
armband that reads muscle activity via
an EKG

88. Linkitz

89. Mimo Baby

90. Voyce

91. Aura by Withings

92. Sense by Hello

93. The Personalized Data Life
• Most children have a digital
identify before they are born
• Data (Information About Us) is
being collected more rapidly than
before
• By our own doing
• Checking In, Photos with Geo Tags,
Location Based Services, Tweeting,
Facebooking, Wearable Technology,
Doctor Records accessible online,
credit accounts, online stores, etc.

94. Personalized Computers
• The cost of a computer is considerably less than what it was years ago.
• Computers/Tablets are being designed with a single user in mind; since
it is completely customizable and affordable to a specific person
• Chromebooks
• Windows 8/10:

95. Public Computers?
• We need to think about security of data
• Since information about “us” is connected between accounts
• Do people want to be using a non-personalized computer?
• “I don’t have my apps I use to do what I want”
• “I need to see weather/stocks/news on my homepage” – and their
information preferences are only saved on their own devices

96. Impacts
How does this effect the world and libraries specifically

98. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cNdhOKwi0
Microsoft Productivity Future Vision

99. Training
• We are in a good position to train our patrons of new technology;
allow them to experiment and learn
• Educate on safe use. With the increase of hacking and the
decrease in proper computer safety training; the threats are real.

100. Interactivity in Spaces

101. Touch Based
• People want to touch everything
• Discover Through Touch
• Search Through Touch
• Learn Through Touch

104. Gesture Based
• Communicate with Technology Hands Free
• Uses multiple cameras to detect depth/movement
• Microsoft Kinect
• Sites to Explore:
• Microsoft Kinect
• Leap Motion
• PrimeSense
• Evoluce

107. Touchjet - Wave

108. Touchjet-Pond

114. Tobii – Use your eyes to move your mouse

115. Robotics
• AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• Robots That Do Chores
• Robots To Help Telecommute
• Robots to Play

116. Home Robots:

117. Automated Circulation Clerk?
Combining Sensors, Robots, Touch, and AI

118. Self Driving Cars

119. Self Driving Cars

120. Connectivity
Ways Devices Are Communicating

121. Bluetooth
Most Common
• Sending and receiving of data
between devices
• Also allows for remote control of
devices

122. RFID
Radio-frequency identification
• Electromagnetic Fields transmit
data
• Can contain any kind of data
• Can be read WITHOUT a direct
line of site
• Some use batteries, others collect
energy through electromagnetic
energy
• Concerns:
• Are small enough to be implanted
with very little notice
• How easy is it to access data?

123. NFC
Near Field Communication
• Allow for (typically smart phones)
to communicate to one another in
close proximity
• Transfer Photos, Contacts, Etc
• Uses similar communication
technology that RFID uses

124. iBeacon

125. Wireless AC
• The latest and greatest
wireless signal
• Allows for speeds faster
than your typical LAN speed
• Able to cover much larger
areas

126. Z-Wave
• Communication “standard” for home
automation devices
• Low powered, much lower frequencies than
wireless / bluetooth
• Is used to send small packets of
data/instructions
• Commonly used for Home Devices. Similar
to “ZigBee” yet ZigBee devices aren’t
always cross manufacturer compatible.

128. Big Data and Data Curation

129. What’s this talk about
“Big Data”
• Technology is being used to identify trends in our lives. This data
is being curated and collected.
• This can help us with:
• Identifying health trends
• Saving Time or Energy
• Increase efficiency in our lives

130. The world's technological per-capita capacity to store information has roughly doubled every 40 months since
the 1980s;as of 2012, every day 2.5exabytes (2.5×1018) of data were created
1 EB = 1024petabytes = 1million terabytes = 1billion gigabytes.
A full 90 percent of all the data in the world has been generated over the last two years

131. Concerns
• What Happens With This Data
• Change of Ownership
• Hackers

132. Installing Apps – Permissions To Your Phone

133. Other Amazing(Crazy?) Tech

134. Other Cool Tech

135. Drones
• Lots of Options
• Big vs Small
• Camera
• Flight Time
• http://myfirstdrone.com/tutorials/buying-guides/want-to-buy-a-
drone-5-things-you-should-know-before-you-buy/

139. PowerUp 3.0
$50 MSRP

140. PowerUp FPV
Coming Soon!

141. Other Crazy Tech

142. Amazon Echo
$180 MSRP

143. Oculus Rift
$350

144. Oculus Touch
Coming Soon

146. Project Morpheus

147. Google Smart Contact

148. Contact lens displays

149. If I Had A Money Tree

152. Martin Jet Pack
Low Price of $150,000

153. Hololens
$3000 – Priced so low – get two!

155. Questions?
Brian Pichman
Twitter: @bpichman
bpichman@evolveproject.org
Want to play with some of the awesome gadgets you saw? Look for me in May!