Answer — Exercise 4
6.4 - Tech trends·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book
Question
Watch the programme. Which of the things below are mentioned? What do they say about them?
Answer
- All the things are mentioned except interactive television and brain imaging.
- smart watch → one speaker wonders if Apple's smart watch will break out (become more successful than others)
- smart thermostat → can control heating from afar
- driverless cars → there are more experiments with these
- drones → these have been promoted at a convenient time for Amazon (before the Christmas rush); they will fill the skies and raise concerns about privacy and surveillance
- genetic data → it defines you and is being stored and makes you vulnerable to hackers