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Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

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2011

42 entries

<2 years2-5 years5-10 years>10 yearsobsolete before plateau years low confidenceGrey: no band on the chart. Exact positions where digitized; otherwise spread evenly within the phase on a schematic curve.

Label	Phase	Time to plateau	Confidence	Note
3D Bioprinting		>10
Human Augmentation		>10
Quantum Computing		>10
Computer Brain Interface		>10
Video Analytics for Customer Service		5-10
Social TV		5-10
Big Data and Extreme Information Processing and Management		2-5
Mobile Robozs		>10
Natural Language Question Answering		5-10
Internet of Things		5-10
Speech-to-Speech Translation		5-10
Context-Enriched Services		5-10
Image Recognition		5-10
3D Printing		5-10
Gamification		5-10
Group Buying		2-5
Social Analytics		2-5
Wireless Power		2-5
Activity Streams		2-5
Internet TV		5-10
NFC Payment		5-10
Private Cloud Computing		2-5
Augmented Reality		5-10
Cloud Computing		2-5
Media Tablet		2-5
Virtual Assistants		5-10
In-Memory Database Management Systems		2-5
Gesture Recognition		2-5
Machine-to-Machine Communication Services		5-10
Mesh Networks: Sensor		>10
Cloud/Web Platforms		2-5
Hosted Virtual Desktops		<2
Virtual Worlds		5-10
E-Book Readers		<2
Consumerization		5-10
QR/Color Code		2-5
Idea Management		2-5
Biometrix Authentication Methods		2-5
Mobile Application Stores		<2
Predictive Analytics		<2
Speech Recognition		2-5
Location-Aware Applications		<2