{"id":8311,"date":"2016-01-11T15:31:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/?p=8311"},"modified":"2016-01-11T15:31:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:31:21","slug":"weekend-in-tech-trends-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/weekend-in-tech-trends-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend In Tech Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tech Trends- Jan 9-10<\/h2>\n<p>TVs that\u00a0don&#8217;t ruin your living room, Tesla updates, more attacks on hoverboards\u00a0and more in this week\u2019s Weekend in Tech Trends.<\/p>\n<h4>Tech Trends 1) Panasonic unveils transparent TV<\/h4>\n<p>Panasonic believes they have the solution to your current living room problem. Even if you didn\u2019t know you had a problem. At<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cesweb.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CES<\/a>, Panasonic debuted what is being labeled as a transparent TV. The TV would allow for you to get rid of the big black TV you currently have and instead have a TV that blends right in with your shelves.<br \/>\nAt CES, viewers could see the TV switch between \u201ctransparent mode\u201d, where you could see the shelving behind it, and &#8220;screen mode,&#8221; where you can see the screen. What is also an awesome feature is that the screen can be moved up and down since it sits on a railing. This makes it even more customizable.<br \/>\nPanasonic also believes you no longer need a remote. While you can use a remote, they don\u2019t want you to. Instead, Panasonic wants you to use hand gestures or voice commands. The TV is currently in prototyping stage but I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see this concept sometime in the future. Check out the video below to see it in action.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"CES 2016: Panasonic&#039;s invisible Transparent Display TV\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ONYHMEw448U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/01\/10\/say-hello-to-panasonics-invisible-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engadget<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Tech Trends 2) New Tesla update allows owners to summon vehicle<\/h4>\n<p>Elon Musk in known for touting Tesla\u2019s desire for autonomous vehicles. He\u2019s even said that a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/1\/10\/10746020\/elon-musk-tesla-autonomous-driving-predictions-summon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla will be able to drive itself cross country by 2018<\/a>. It also appears that with every update, Tesla\u2019s become even more autonomous. This time, allowing owners to summon their vehicles.<br \/>\nIn update 7.1 of its software for the <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/model-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model S<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/model-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model X<\/a>, the Tesla update includes a new Summon feature, which allows the vehicle to exit and enter a parking space on its own. With just a simple click of a button, the Tesla will enter either enter or exit mode for garages and parking spaces. Allowing the owner to get in and drive away with no hassle. What may seem like a simple feature now, the summon feature gives us a glimpse into the future of Teslas. Check out the video below to see it in action.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Tesla AutoPark V7.1 - Summon Feature\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nHLqjdAfDUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/09\/tesla-self-parking-car\/#rZS5Wrjq4kqk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashable<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Tech Trends 3) Apple Music doing its best to catch Spotify<\/h4>\n<p>Apple Music has officially surpassed 10 million paid subscribers. Which is well above the <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/10\/19\/tim-cook-says-apple-music-has-6-5m-paying-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6.5 million subscribers that Tim Cook said they had back in October<\/a>. Reaching 10 million has put Apple at around half of what Spotify has but well over Pandora, who sits at 3.9 million subscribers.<br \/>\nI remember back at the launch of Apple Music that many people believed that it\u00a0would struggle to gain any traction. Despite the doubts from many, Apple Music has done quite well. And I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be seeing more and more from Apple within the music industry.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8313\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11065058\/Apple.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8313\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11065058\/Apple.jpg\" alt=\"What some thought would flop, Apple Music has positioned itself well in the music industry.\" width=\"548\" height=\"308\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What some thought would flop, Apple Music has positioned itself well in the music industry.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/01\/10\/apple-music-surpasses-10-million-subscribers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Tech Trends 4) Colleges are the latest to ban hover boards<\/h4>\n<p>If you got a hoverboard for Christmas enjoy it while you can. Because the days of being able to ride around on your \u201choverboard\u201d are\u00a0numbered. Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. just became the latest in a string of colleges to <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/01\/07\/colleges-are-overreacting-like-your-parents-and-banning-hoverboards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ban the devices from their campuses<\/a>, citing the risk of spontaneous combustion as their rationale. Airlines were the first to begin banning these devices last year and the bans haven\u2019t slowed down since.<br \/>\nAfter numerous reports and videos surfaced just before the holidays of hoverboards catching fire, many schools have decided that they\u2019re no longer safe on campus.<br \/>\n\u201cAs per a report from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/colleges-hoverboards_568ebd62e4b0a2b6fb6f3390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>, some 20 American institutions have now banned these motorized scooters altogether. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that these things are potentially dangerous,\u201d Len Dolan, managing director of fire safety at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, told the AP. \u201cThese things are just catching fire without warning, and we don\u2019t want that in any of our dorms,\u201d he continued.\u201d<br \/>\nAll I can say is that it looks like this trend is going to die just as fast as it came alive.<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Hoverboards Catching Fire, Exploding\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xtvc3Jh_O0Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/cool-tech\/college-hoverboard-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigitalTrends<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech Trends- Jan 9-10 TVs that\u00a0don&#8217;t ruin your living room, Tesla updates, more attacks on hoverboards\u00a0and more in this week\u2019s Weekend in Tech Trends. 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