New tech innovation is happening at a torrid pace and new ideas - both high and low tech - are being spawned everywhere, not just in Silicon Valley. Taking a look at new technology start-ups from around the world collected through the Netexplo Observatory, this presentation provides a panorama of some of the most exciting initiatives. The intention is to peer into the next big wave of technological breakthroughs and see how technology can be put to good service.

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New Technology Trends 2014

2. an observatory of new technology trends
based out of Paris
and partnered with UNESCO

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Modeling!
space
3 BIG THEMES
Modeling!
!the body
Modeling!
!behavior

4. Modeling Space
Physical SpaceData Transformation

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50,000 members
remunerated for taking geo-!
localized photographs for!
companies of their products!
in situ, with real-time!
analysis.
Clic and Walk
(France)

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The “Google for IoT” to identify and (often)
access 1.5B connected objects worldwide
“Search
Engine for
Hackers”
Shodan
(USA)

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« Big Data » software that
analyses all information coming
from connected machines in a
specific environment to help!
anticipate, diminish and/or
prevent risks.
Flutura
(India)

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Wibbitz is an app that analyzes!
text, to create a summary and!
automatically transforms into a!
video. A new way to consume!
news.
Wibbitz
(Israel)

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After creating an app that reduces
age on an image, Foton has
created Age Reduction which can
retouch a person in real time on
video.
Age Reduction
(Japan)

10. 2.
Physical Space:
Capture
and
produce
physical objects.

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Smartphone accessory to
send and receive odors by!
spray for an olfactive
communication.
Scentee
(Japan)

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Allows to simulate taste of
foods and drinks by
stimulating the tongue:
tasty communication from
a distance.
Digital Lollipop
(Singapore)
magnitude, frequency, polarity, heat...

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From the Institut Fédéral de
Technologie de Zurich, this
innovation converts smartphones!
into portable and affordable 3D
scanners.
Mobile 3D Scanner
(Switzerland)

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A team at Harvard has developed a
special ink that solidifies into
batteries or electrical components
(electrodes, cables, antennas). This
innovation will ultimately enable us to
produce electrical devices with a 3D
printer.
3D Printed Battery
(USA)

15. Modeling Behavior
! Monitor!
and Reform!!!!!!!!!
! ! Predictive!
! ! ! You

16. 1.
Monitor
and Reform:
Survey
and
correct
your behavior
for better
health
and
productivity.

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You tell the app what you eat… and!
your fork measures your
movements and will vibrate if you!
eat too quickly.
You can keep a log and share with!
friends…
HAPIfork
(France)

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Measures your physical activity!
with a pedometer and proposes
–when necessary and with insistence– !
2 minutes of exercise according to your!
settings. These exercises can be!
shared with your colleagues!
(challenges).
Benefiting person and enterprise…
Hotseat
(USA)

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Solution (app) promoting well-being!
and productivity at work. It!
measures the employee’s!
stress level (via sleep, vocal!
emotion and hand-eye!
coordination). Provides
scientific and personalized
recommendations to prevent!
burnout and depression.
SOMA Analytics
(Germany)
Tips
are
evidence-­‐based
and
concern
sleep
hygiene,
happiness,
mindfulness
and
personal
productivity.

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And if happiness came from letting!
go… of your smartphone?
Menthal measures your dependency!
and analyzes your personality and!
behaviour, providing a scientific
diagnostic of any addiction with a re-!
education program.
Menthal
(Germany)

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Sociometric badges that!
measure face-to-face
interactions, interpret the voice!
and movements, as well as the!
proximity and location of users!
with an algorithm to optimise!
work and improve productivity.
Sociometric Solutions
(USA)

22. 2.
Predictive You:
Quantify
!your behaviour in!!
order to predict it.

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Scoring technology for banks!
and telcos in emerging markets.!
It helps evaluate the viability of!
a client without any credit!
history via his/her telephone!
consumption (time, length,!
frequency, regularity of top!
up…).
Cignifi
(USA)

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Financial service that helps!
individuals without credit history!
to get a loan via a “Lenddo!
score” which is calculated
Lenddo
(Philippines)
according to their involvement!
and social media reputation.!
!
You need to hand over access!
to your accounts, and friends!
need to act as (moral)
guarantors (providing they
have a good “Lenddo score”).

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Predicting crime before it
happens. Risk Terrain Modeling!
Diagnostics analyzes data linked!
to criminality to identify the places!
where criminal behaviour is most!
likely to happen.
RTMDx
(USA)

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Cameras record behaviors of!
individuals and the software!
analyzes using algorithms, to!
identify and warn of suspect
behaviour — to take preventative!
measures.
CIDESI
(Mexico)

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A Twitter service developed by the!
University of Hanover, that finds!
users who risk getting fired for a!
thoughtless tweet… The app!
comes up with the top mentions
and enables an auto-diagnostic and!
alerts.
FireMe!
(Germany)

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Service to tweet after your!
death: LivesOn analyzes!
your tweets and learns your!
centres of interest. It then will!
tweet on in your name after!
your death.
LivesOn
(UK)

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