Every day new technologies are emerging, some with the potential to change our world, others just passing fads or just downright silly. It's the Good, The Fad and The Ugly. BCM welcomes you to the Wild West of new tech.

1. #BCMWhatNext

3. Bitcoin

4. BITCOIN
BIT·COIN[bit-koin]
noun
adigitalcurrencyinwhichtransactionscanbeperformed
withouttheneedforacentralbank

5. BITCOIN

6. OUR RATING ON BITCOIN

8. Wearable Technology

9. Wearabletechnology
wear·a·ble[wair-uh-buhl]
tech·nol·o·gy[tek-nol-uh-jee]
noun
clothingandaccessoriesincorporatingcomputerand
advancedelectronictechnologies

10. Androidwear

11. OUR RATING ON ANDROID WEAR

13. Googleglass

14. Neuroskymindwave

15. OUR RATING ON GOOGLE GLASS/NEUROSKY MINDWAVE

17. DAMSONHEADBONES

18. OUR RATING ON DAMSON HEADBONES

20. PHONECHARGINGTROUSERS

21. OUR RATING ON PHONE CHARGING TROUSERS

23. Drones

24. drones
DRONE[DROHN]
noun
UNMANNEDAERIALVEHICLES(UAV)

25. OUR RATING ON DRONES

27. 3D Printing

28. 3DPrinting
three-di·men·sion·al [three-di-men-shuh-nl]
adjective
print·ing [prin-ting]
noun
aprocessofmakingthreedimensionalsolidobjects froma
digitalfile

29. 3Dprinter

31. OUR RATING ON 3D PRINTING

33. Medical Tech

34. MedicalTech
med·i·cal [med-i-kuhl]
tech·nol·o·gy [tek-nol-uh-jee]
noun
technology todevelophighly sophisticated medicaldevicesfor
application inhealthcare

35. Smartcontactlens

36. Needlelessinjections

37. Evenamedicaleyeson

38. OUR RATING ON MEDICAL TECH

40. Environmental Tech

41. EnvironmentalTech
en·vi·ron·ment·al [en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt-al]
tech·nol·o·gy [tek-nol-uh-jee]
noun
Technologythatisconsideredenvironmentallyfriendly
basedonitsproductionprocess

42. OUR RATING ON SOLAR ROADWAYS

44. Retail Tech

45. RetailTech
re·tail[re-teyl]
tech·nol·o·gy [tek-nol-uh-jee]
noun
Technologythatenhancestheretailexperienceforshoppers
orretailers

46. Barcodes(1980)
webbrowser(1993)
eBay(1995)
Google Search(1998)
PayPal(2000)
iTunesStore (2003)
multi-channel(2005)
Kindle(2007)
Groupon (2008)
ShoesofPrey (2009)
omni-channel(2010)
TescoShopping Wall(2011)
Google Wallet(2011)
ARshopping (2011)
ARchange-rooms (2012)
Google Play(2012)
shoppable videos(2013)
in-store robots (2014)

47. Estimotesmartbeacons

48. OUR RATING ON ESTIMOTE SMART BEACONS

50. Virtual Reality

51. VirtualReality
vir·tu·al[vur-cho-uhl]
re·al·i·ty[ree-al-i-tee]
noun
simulationofanenvironmentthatcanbeinteractedwith
inaseeminglyrealorphysicalway

52. Oculusrift

53. OUR RATING ON OCULUS RIFT

55. Transport Tech

56. TransportTech
trans·port[trans-pohrt]
tech·nol·o·gy[tek-nol-uh-jee]
noun
technology thatimpactshowpeople aretransported

57. Googledriverlesscar

58. OUR RATING ON GOOGLE DRIVERLESS CAR

60. How best to evaluate
new technology?

64. Bcm.com.au
whatnext.bcm.com.au
blog.bcm.com.au
facebook.com/bcmpartnership
twitter.com/bcmpartnership

65. #BCMWhatNext