The 3 Areas of Technology Getting Smarter That You Might Not Know About
According to Statista, global smart home market revenue is expected to reach values of more than $141 billion by 2023. While the smart home market represents a huge opportunity for smart integrations, it’s areas of business that will benefit most from adopting smart technologies, improving profitability and productivity across multiple areas.
With so much potential on the table, let’s look at three areas of technology that are getting smarter you probably didn’t know about, and how they’re shaping the future of our world of business.
With so much potential on the table, let’s look at three areas of technology that are getting smarter you probably didn’t know about, and how they’re shaping the future of our world of business.
The Use of Graphics for Complex Simulations
You may or may not have heard of a computing project by the name of Folding@home, where users can dedicate part or all of their CPUs and GPUs to aid in running complex simulations, involving protein folding and protein movement. This type of project is run via the power of processing technologies and hardware within graphics and typical computer processors, and helps scientific institutes understand diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and how these proteins misfold, leading to the disease’s progression. This type of technology isn’t limited to medical applications, however. GPU acceleration is helping creative, financial, military, and other businesses speed up workflows, use AI and machine learning to produce better, more efficient workflows, and even render complex simulations. With the power of even older ASUS graphics cards alongside recent developments, our world is getting smarter, faster. You can find out more about GPU Acceleration in our article here.Miniaturised Computers in Gambling and Play Systems
The gambling industry continues to grow in the UK, with more than 185,000 gaming machines and a gross yield of £14.3 billion (Statista). There’s a wealth of technology powering this industry, and it’s all but invisible to the average consumer. Single-board computers like the ASUS Tinkerboard 2 and 2S, or Mini PCs like the ASUS PN50 are small but powerful devices with the capabilities of outputting to multiple displays and driving complex tasks. Using little power, such systems can be neatly integrated into enclosed configurations like gambling machines or kiosks to provide immersive gaming experiences or shop checkouts without high energy costs or the need for additional hub devices to connect to displays or other systems on the network. Learn more about the ASUS Tinkerboard 2 and 2S here. Small form-factor systems like these continue to grow smaller in size, but more powerful in their capabilities, making them a smart choice for large system outlays such as that of a casino or supermarket.Audio-Visual Communication Hardware
It wasn’t too long ago you’d simply have to endure online meetings and calls with someone who had a poor-quality, hissing microphone, or a colleague with a low-quality camera. Not so in today’s smart-technology world. Devices like the ASUS Ai Mic Adapter mean that anyone can connect their preferred microphone, and enjoy calls that are higher-quality, and remove any background noise for other participants. Additionally, technologies like NVIDIA’s Broadcast software offer AI-powered features for content creators, broadcasters, and others wishing to improve the quality of their camera output. NVIDIA’s Broadcast software includes the following AI-driven features for users:- Noise removal
- Virtual backgrounds
- Face tracking
- Audio noise removal
- AI-assisted video super resolution
