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Tech's 'Bridge Decade' (2025-2035) Redefines Interaction: Beyond the Smartphone

Get ready for a 'bridge decade' in tech. Predictive, ambient computing is here, and it's changing how we interact with our devices.

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Here through window glass we can see huge buildings and a sky. We can see few posts on blackboards here. We can see two persons sitting on chairs in front of a table and on the table we can see laptop, bottle, and pens in a tub, few color papers and coffee cup. On the floor we can see socket, adapter. We can see one man sitting and working on the laptop. This is a houseplant.

Tech's 'Bridge Decade' (2025-2035) Redefines Interaction: Beyond the Smartphone

The tech industry is looking beyond the smartphone, with a 'bridge decade' (2025-2035) set to redefine interaction. This period will shift us from reactive, screen-driven behavior to predictive, ambient computing. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have sparked consumer interest in 'heads-up' computing, hinting at what's to come.

Smartphones, despite their limitations like attention fragmentation and social costs, will remain crucial until 2035 due to battery and processing limits, habit inertia, and complementary value. AR glasses and neural interfaces will emerge as companions, not replacements. The PC era was defined by the keyboard and mouse, and the smartphone era by multi-touch screens. The bridge decade will see a transition in interface design from reactive to predictive.

Leading companies like Microsoft, Sony, Google, Apple, Meta, Magic Leap, HTC, and Optinvent are working on AR/VR innovations, spatial computing, and immersive experiences. Apple's VisionOS 2 is an example of an updated operating system for this shift. German company Jenoptik is contributing to global high-tech supply chains with its photonics technologies. Even Tesla is advancing AI through robotics and autonomous vehicles, aligning with broader AI trends.

By 2035, we enter the post-smartphone era of ambient computing, where the distinction between physical and digital dissolves. AR glasses and neural interfaces will complement, not replace, the iPhone 16. The next decade will see intense innovation, shaping our future interaction with technology.

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