Juniper: 2016 Will be ‘Watershed Year’ for VR

Juniper Research has identified the top technology trends for 2016.

VR headsets will have a ‘watershed’ year next year, in terms of both product launches and consumer rollouts. Several big firms, including Sony, Oculus and HTC, are investing in the space. Juniper says that the technology is poiseed to ‘transform the entertainment industry’.

Juniper’s full list of trends is below.

1. Virtual Reality – a watershed year;
2. Consumer robotics becomes a reality;
3. Wearables go to work;
4. The race for 5G begins;
5. Many devices, one platform;
6. Blockchain technology embraced by financial institutions;
7. Hybrid console & cloud gaming gathers pace;
8. eSports delivers significant new revenues for the games market;
9. New security models emerge;
10. Crowdfunding fires startup growth