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Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

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2012

48 entries

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Label	Phase	Time to plateau	Confidence	Note
Human Augmentation		>10
Quantum Computing		>10
3D Bioprinting		>10
Volumetric and Holographic Displays		>10
Automatic Content Recognition		5-10
3D Scanners		5-10
Autonomous Vehicles		5-10
Mobile Robots		>10
Intenet of Things		>10
Natural-Language Question Answering		5-10
Silicon Anode Batteries		2-5
Speech-to-Speech Translation		5-10
Crowdsourcing		5-10
Big Data		2-5
Gamification		5-10
HTML5		5-10
Hybrid Cloud Computing		5-10
Wireless Power		2-5
3D Printing		5-10
BYOD		2-5
Complex-Event Processing		5-10
Social Analytics		2-5
Private Cloud Computing		2-5
Application Stores		5-10
Augmented Reality		5-10
In-Memory Database Management Systems		2-5
Activity Streams		2-5
NFC Payment		5-10
Internet TV		5-10
Audio Mining/Speech Analytics		5-10
NFC		2-5
Cloud Computing		2-5
Machine-to-Machine Communication Services		5-10
Mesh Networks: Sensor		>10
Gesture Control		2-5
In-Memory Analytics		2-5
Text Analytics		2-5
Home Health Monitoring		5-10
Hosted Virtual Desktops		<2
Virtual Worlds		5-10
Mobile OTA Payment		2-5
Media Tablets		<2
Consumerization		2-5
Biometric Authentication Methods		2-5
Idea Management		<2
Consumer Telematics		5-10
Speech Recognition		2-5
Predictive Analytics		<2