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Ask HN: What new tech are you looking forward to in 2016?

13 points by gamesbrainiac 11y ago

gamesbrainiac 11y ago
Microsoft Hololens. I really wonder what its going to be like to build VR apps. Don't know much about it, but in 2016, I want to get started.
chmielewski 11y ago
Red programming language version 1.0 Better batteries and cheaper/more powerful solar power
- touristtam 11y ago
  +1 on better battery technology. It's been touted as being around the corner for too many years (same goes for the Solid State memory).
benologist 11y ago
Open world VR games!
- nickthemagicman 11y ago
  Hory sheet! Yes please!
- chaos_monkey 11y ago
  If someone was able to mass produce something like the Omni I think there would be so much potential. Think how much weight you would lose just walking across the wasteland in fallout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIamd4Uso4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIamd4Uso4k
nickthemagicman 11y ago
Desktop commodity VR: Oculus, Sony, Microsoft. Cannot even. Also, Magic Leap whatever it is, looks amazing.
coderKen 11y ago
Any startup looking to get into solar energy generation with focus in emerging economies, Africa to be specific. I'm 100% interested. PS: I'm a software developer
- asymmetric 11y ago
  There's Mobisol[0] which operates in that space. They provide solar powered batteries to households, and allow payments to happen over M-Pesa. [0]: http://www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/product/ http://www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/product/
  - coderKen 11y ago
    Thanks
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cakes 11y ago
Wider availability of USB Type-C on devices!
philippnagel 11y ago
Faster and more stable Internet in more parts of Earth.
humility 11y ago
neovim 1.0
sotojuan 11y ago
Not a new language, but I am looking forward to learning Elixir and seeing it improve and hopefully gain adoption.
- nailer 11y ago
  Elixir now feels like node in 2011, Python in the early 2000s or Linux in the 90s. Your money's on the right horse.
tmaly 11y ago
trying out the raspberry pi zero with Go
lovelearning 11y ago
Building my own 3d printer for fun and profit.
nailer 11y ago
Conversely, what new non-technical thing are you looking forward to in 2016? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10819516 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10819516

13 points by gamesbrainiac 11y ago

Microsoft Hololens. I really wonder what its going to be like to build VR apps. Don't know much about it, but in 2016, I want to get started.

chmielewski 11y ago

Red programming language version 1.0 Better batteries and cheaper/more powerful solar power

touristtam 11y ago
+1 on better battery technology. It's been touted as being around the corner for too many years (same goes for the Solid State memory).

benologist 11y ago

Open world VR games!

nickthemagicman 11y ago
Hory sheet! Yes please!
chaos_monkey 11y ago
If someone was able to mass produce something like the Omni I think there would be so much potential. Think how much weight you would lose just walking across the wasteland in fallout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIamd4Uso4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIamd4Uso4k

nickthemagicman 11y ago

Desktop commodity VR: Oculus, Sony, Microsoft. Cannot even. Also, Magic Leap whatever it is, looks amazing.

coderKen 11y ago

Any startup looking to get into solar energy generation with focus in emerging economies, Africa to be specific. I'm 100% interested. PS: I'm a software developer

asymmetric 11y ago
There's Mobisol[0] which operates in that space. They provide solar powered batteries to households, and allow payments to happen over M-Pesa. [0]: http://www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/product/ http://www.plugintheworld.com/mobisol/product/
- coderKen 11y ago
  Thanks

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cakes 11y ago

Wider availability of USB Type-C on devices!

philippnagel 11y ago

Faster and more stable Internet in more parts of Earth.

humility 11y ago

neovim 1.0

sotojuan 11y ago

Not a new language, but I am looking forward to learning Elixir and seeing it improve and hopefully gain adoption.

nailer 11y ago
Elixir now feels like node in 2011, Python in the early 2000s or Linux in the 90s. Your money's on the right horse.

tmaly 11y ago

trying out the raspberry pi zero with Go

lovelearning 11y ago

Building my own 3d printer for fun and profit.

nailer 11y ago

Conversely, what new non-technical thing are you looking forward to in 2016? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10819516 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10819516