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August 1-2<\/h3>\n

Samsung Pay has eyes on Europe, Amazon makes another move into the Physical Web, Facebook master answers your most pressing need,\u00a0and more tech trends in this week’s post.<\/p>\n

Tech Trend 1 – Samsung Pay to move into Europe<\/h4>\n

After rolling out Samsung Pay in Seoul<\/a>, Samsung and MasterCard have set their sights on a place much bigger: Europe. Samsung announced last week that they intend to extend their partnership with MasterCard to launch Samsung Pay in Europe. While they didn\u2019t give an exact date to when we can expect to see Samsung Pay hit stores, I wouldn\u2019t count on it being soon as they still haven’t\u00a0released in the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0But\u00a0no matter when it does, Samsung has made it clear it wants a share of the ever expanding mobile payments and mobile wallet market.
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Samsung Pay uses both NFC and magnetic strip technology to process mobile payments-Weekened in Tech Trends<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSource: TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech Trend 2 – Amazon uses Physical Web with Amazon Push Button<\/h4>\n

Amazon released the Amazon\u00a0Echo<\/a> in order to make your life easier – ironically made from the leftover Amazon phones that previously failed<\/a>. Whether it is finding out the weather or having Amazon Echo’s ‘Alexa’ order your groceries, the Echo is your personal assistant. And\u00a0now, Amazon has taken it one step further.
\nThe Amazon Push Button allows Amazon Prime members to never forget to restock the items they use everyday. Debuting with over 30 buttons, members can order laundry detergent, coffee, or macaroni and cheese with just the click of a button. Costing $4.99, Prime members can order a button, hook it up to their Wi-Fi and Amazon account, and order away. While it’s not quite as exciting as smart cities, Amazon Push Buttons is Amazon\u2019s way of entering the Physical Web<\/a> and IoT<\/a> atmosphere. Check out the video below to see Amazon Push Buttons in action.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NMacTuHPWFI
\nSource:\u00a0Mashable\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech Trend 3 – Update to Lexus Hoverboard<\/h4>\n

Remember how a couple of weekends ago Lexus released a trailer<\/a> for their version of\u00a0a hoverboard? Well they\u2019ve just released another. And even though it\u2019s short, it\u2019s still awesome. This trailer provides very short snippets\u00a0of the hoverboard in action. And it ends with a longer look\u00a0that shows us what we\u2019ve all really been waiting for: the hoverboard actually hovering above the ground.
\nWhile the trailer below\u00a0provided no more information, other than visuals, it did succeed in keeping us salivating. Until August 5th. That\u2019s the date that you\u00a0are assured to\u00a0see the hoverboard in action. So check out the latest trailer and keep your fingers crossed for more in a few days.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U68zjl-5Bow
\nSource: <\/strong><\/strong>Mashable<\/a><\/p>\n

Tech Trend 4 –\u00a0Is Mark Zuckerberg Jesus For The Mobile Masses?<\/h4>\n

“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens”<\/em>\u00a0Zuckerberg\u00a020:15 (or at least we can assume)
\nIt could be said that Mark Zuckerberg often has his head in the clouds. And not just because\u00a0the Facebook founder\u00a0recently announced he’ll be having a baby<\/a>. But because he dreams big. So big, that he now intends on supplying Internet to the entire world. A great gift from on high.
\nIn a Q & A session<\/a> about a month ago, Zuckerberg unveiled plans for using lasers to connect more people to the Internet. All we knew at the\u00a0time, was Zuckerberg and his Connectivity Lab<\/a> intended to link\u00a0more people to the Internet by using laser beams\u00a0from satellite planes. But over\u00a0the weekend, the\u00a0story took off. And now Facebook has given us an inside look as to how this glorious global Wi-Fi will actually work. And they\u00a0appear to be making surprisingly good progress.
\nLast week, the Connectivity Lab announced two\u00a0major milestones. The first being that the high altitude, long-endurance aircraft named ‘Aquila’, is ready for testing. With a similar wingspan to\u00a0a 737,\u00a0but\u00a0weighing lighter than a prius, Aquila will fly for around 90 days at a height of 60,000 to 90,000 feet.
\nThe second milestone is that they have transmitted data at 10s of GB per second and can\u00a0hit targets the size of a dime, more than 10 miles away. So it appears Zuckerberg was more than serious when he said he wanted to connect the world to the Internet. And with WiFi often whimsically placed on the modern day Maslow hierarchy of needs, we\u00a0embrace\u00a0the effort.
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Modern day Maslow hierarchy of needs – Tech Trends<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nCheck out the video below for an inside look into the modern day “savior of humanity”, the Connectivity Lab, and their almighty\u00a0solar powered creation.
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