2023 was all about artificial intelligence, chatbots and then some more AI. It is quite likely that 2024 could shape up on the same lines in tech town. Big tech companies have loaded their arsenal with AI tools and will unleash them in 2024. But it won’t be restricted to AI as smart glasses, headsets all will make a splash in the coming year.

Glass half full: See it with a tint of tech

Granted, smart glasses aren’t really new but the refinements expected in 2024 could make them something to watch out for.A lot of brands have experimented with smart glasses. There’s Amazon Echo Frames that has the power of Alexa whereas Meta’s partnership with Ray-Ban has been going strong. The Ray-Bans have a 12MP camera which allows you capture images and record videos. You can make calls, listen to music and do more with just the glasses.

Fitness rings: One ring to monitor it all

Fitness rings are the next evolution of wearable tech, ditching the wristband and still have the ability to track your every step, jump, and shimmy. Features like personalised workout routines, sleep monitoring, and much more. Domestic bigwigs like Noise, Boat have already thrown their hat in the ring (pun unintended) and we could see fitness rings become a common sight in 2024.

The end of passwords?

Yes, 2024 may just end up being the year when you finally say goodbye to the ever-infuriating password. Google has already introduced passkeys as has Apple. It is a matter of time before apps, websites and other services adopt passwords. High time as remembering that special character, symbol, upper-case, lower-case, more than 8 character and whatnot is getting taxing with every app you download.

Head (set) and go

Apple’s next big thing — Vision Pro — arrives early 2024 and is set to usher in a new era of computing. Whether the ‘masses’ embrace it or not is secondary but you can guarantee that dozens of Chinese knockoffs will arrive and could just end up making headsets more mainstream. Meta’s Quest headset is also set to get an overhaul in 2024 and that’s also because it faces immense pressure from Apple Vision Pro. The Vision Pro is exorbitantly priced — $3,499 — and will initially be made available only in the US but its impact will be soon worldwide on multiple levels.

AI: Of course, we had to include it

Artificial intelligence is no longer the stuff of sci-fi movies. In 2024, it will end infiltrating our lives in almost every walk of life. 2023 was perhaps just a trailer and the full movie is set to be released in 2024. Text to video is the one big leap AI will make in 2024. ChatGPT, Bard, Grok (yes, watch out for Elon Musk’s AI tool) and we will see a few more take big strides in 2024. AI will be the composer crafting the tech industry’s soundtrack in 2024