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7 Most Important Tech Trends Of 2012 CIO — Ask anyone in IT about technology trends and you might get a sideways glance. After all, what seems like a novel idea— Google Wave , anyone?—can sometime die on the vine. Equipment Our Lab facilities have a wide variety of equipment. It is an evolving list of items that grows and changes with the needs of our members and the projects we produce. The Lab is also the home of the Give-a-part, Take-a-part shelf where members can share extra components and parts. Below is a list of key items for use by Producing Members. Field Equipment The Best Health And Fitness Apps For Your New Year’s Needs The holidays wreak havoc on our bodies, with their mandatory over-indulgence in food as well as family and reminiscences. As we reflect on the year past — its victories and losses — we also begin looking ahead to the next, and in big ways or small, making plans to keep our momentum going. For many, this involves taking health more seriously, whether it’s losing a few pounds, training for that first marathon, or just being more active.

5 Predictions for online video advertising in 2013 This guest post is written by Mitchell Reichgut, CEO of opt-in video platform Jun Group. In the 2013 online video advertising marketplace, companies will need to adapt to an increasingly educated and empowered consumer. A multi-screen, app-heavy Internet means even less tolerance for interruptions, and users will demand more freedom to consume videos online without ads. Next year, advertisers that respect and adapt to their consumers’ needs will be the most successful.

5 Trends in Carrier Wi-Fi Carrier Wi-Fi will get bigger in 2013 as operators expand their 802.11 footprints and look for smoother ways to move between hotspots and 4G. Here's a look at the trends they'll be riding. Gigabit Wi-Fi: The new 802.11ac standard -- sometimes known as 5G Wireless -- could push Wi-Fi speeds beyond 1 Gbit/s on the 5GHz public band. Chips from Broadcom, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and others use multiple-antenna arrays and channel-bonding techniques to further bump up the speed of Wi-Fi.

Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013 ORLANDO, Fla., October 23, 2012 View All Press Releases Analysts Examine Top Industry Trends at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 21-25 in Orlando Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2013. Analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, being held here through October 25. Network World - ORLANDO -- Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is not a job for the faint of heart. That point was driven home at Gartner's IT annual IT Symposium fest here where analyst David Cappuccio outlined what he called "new forces that are not easily controlled by IT are pushing themselves to the forefront of IT spending." The forces of cloud computing, social media/networking, mobility and information management are all evolving at a rapid pace. These evolutions are largely happening despite the controls that IT normally places on the use of technologies, Cappuccio stated. "IT was forced to support tablets, and end users forced them to support IM and wireless networks a few years ago. And more such technologies are on the horizon," he said.

2013: Talk Gets Cheaper, TV Gets Smarter – AllThingsD Personal technology never stops changing. Some new products and services are game changers, like Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Others are clever twists or refinements, like each successive version of Google’s Android platform, which gets better and better. Others are bold gambles, like Microsoft’s new Windows 8, which hopes to combine both a tablet experience and a traditional PC environment in one operating system. Technologies to watch 2013: Gigabit Wi-Fi Network World - The next major advance in Wi-Fi, the still-in-draft IEEE 802.11ac standard, seems like a slam-dunk: It promises data rates ranging from 433Mbps to, in some configurations, 1.3Gbps, hence the label "Gigabit Wi-Fi." What's not to like? But as is usual in wireless networking, the actual implementation of 11ac in products, their deployment and use make for a more complicated picture. A LOOK AHEAD: Read through Network World's entire Outlook 2013 package