Technology Trends

There have been so many fantastic developments in technology during the past few years. What once was thought as futuristic is now in common use. It’s so automatic that we think nothing of it.
Pick which one of the 3 that goes with it in which you would classify the type of technology as Mainstream, Emerging or Futuristic. You should know all the technology that is widely used in today’s culture.
Brainwaves as passwords:
Projection keyboards:
Robotic vacuum cleaners:
Holograms:
Social media connections:
Virtual reality roller coasters:
3d printing (available for home use):
Vehicles with parking assistance:

Recreational drones:

Digital photos:

Virtual currency:

Virtual Assistant Apps:

Streaming Services (Netflix, Hulu):

Self-driving cars:

Robots with personalities:
Space tourism:

3 answers

Brainwaves as passwords: Emerging
Projection keyboards: Emerging
Robotic vacuum cleaners: Mainstream
Holograms: Emerging
Social media connections: Mainstream
Virtual reality roller coasters: Mainstream
3d printing (available for home use): Mainstream
Vehicles with parking assistance: Mainstream
Recreational drones: Mainstream
Digital photos: Mainstream
Virtual currency: Mainstream
Virtual Assistant Apps: Mainstream
Streaming Services (Netflix, Hulu): Mainstream
Self-driving cars: Emerging
Robots with personalities: Emerging
Space tourism: Futuristic
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS​
There have been so many fantastic developments in technology during the past few years. What once was thought as futuristic is now in common use. It’s so automatic that we think nothing of it.

Place an X in the column in which you would classify the type of technology as Mainstream, Emerging or Futuristic. You should know all the technology that is widely used in today’s culture. �

Technology Use
Mainstream Tech
(commonplace; easily accessible/affordable)
Emerging Tech
(breaking news; in limited use, high price)
Futuristic Tech
(on the horizon – wait and see)
Brainwaves as passwords
Projection keyboards
Robotic vacuum cleaners
Holograms
Social media connections
Virtual reality roller coasters
3d printing (available for home use)
Vehicles with parking assistance
Recreational drones
Digital photos
Virtual currency
Virtual Assistant Apps
Streaming Services (Netflix, Hulu)
Self-driving cars
Robots with personalities
Space tourism
Wearable technology
Cloud service for online data storage
Color changing contacts that measure glucose levels in diabetics
Video phone
Technology Use
Mainstream Tech
(commonplace; easily accessible/affordable)
Emerging Tech
(breaking news; in limited use, high price)
Futuristic Tech
(on the horizon – wait and see)
Brainwaves as passwords
Emerging
Projection keyboards
Emerging
Robotic vacuum cleaners
Mainstream
Holograms
Emerging
Social media connections
Mainstream
Virtual reality roller coasters
Emerging
3d printing (available for home use)
Mainstream
Vehicles with parking assistance
Mainstream
Recreational drones
Mainstream
Digital photos
Mainstream
Virtual currency
Mainstream
Virtual Assistant Apps
Mainstream
Streaming Services (Netflix, Hulu)
Mainstream
Self-driving cars
Emerging
Robots with personalities
Emerging
Space tourism
Futuristic
Wearable technology
Emerging
Cloud service for online data storage
Mainstream
Color changing contacts that measure glucose levels in diabetics
Emerging
Video phone
Mainstream