Tech terms you need to know for 2023

As technology evolves, so does our collective vocabulary.

Even if you’re a Luddite who prefers not to get involved with every new technology trend, chances are you should learn about them anyway. That’s why I’m here. Just like the previous years, 2023 is sure to bring popularity to many tech terms that you may not have heard yet. That, or existing words take on whole new meanings.

In any case, you should know about it. You are hungry for knowledge, I feel. Without further ado, let’s explore the tech terms you need to learn before the calendar changes.

Extended reality

Reality is about to be extended. Maybe.
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First is augmented reality, commonly shortened to XR. This isn’t a new term by any means, but it’s one you’ll likely hear in the future as companies like Meta push their vision. vice versa into our lives.

Thankfully, XR is pretty easy to understand. It’s an umbrella term for virtual reality, augmented reality, and everything in between. As I’m sure you know, VR is when you put the headset on like a. Meta mission 2 And completely lost in fantasy worlds. AR involves digitally placing virtual objects into the real world, such as a Snap filter. When the two come together, we call that mixed reality, which also fits under the XR umbrella.

Pushing meta Mission Pro Mixed reality headset and Apple is about to launch one of its own.XR is slated to have a moment in 2023.

kind of

I always wondered what Daft Punk would look like with cat ears and angel wings.
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No, it doesn’t indicate that. Proud Na’vi people of Pandora, or bald children with arrows on their heads. The tech definition for “Avatar” is unfortunately much less cool.

At least it’s simple though. An avatar is just a digital representation of yourself, whether it’s in a video game, the metaverse, or anywhere else. It could look like you, or it could look like Spongebob Squarepants holding a bong or something. It’s like the beauty of the digital world. VRChat.

Be creative or not. It doesn’t matter to me. But if you haven’t already, know that you’ll need to make an avatar at some point.

Stable distribution

I guess, pretty close.
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The technical details behind stable distribution are very high level for me and probably for you too. he said Medium post It explains if you’re interested, but it’s more important to understand what a stable distribution is. will do Not how it works.

Simply put, stable transmission is a different generation of AI text-to-images released in 2022. Unlike competitors Give it to her.A stable distribution can be run directly from your computer’s GPU (DALL-E is cloud-only, by contrast), and the code behind it is open source, so people can do whatever they want.

At the end of the day, though, it’s just another way Generate images Peter Griffin playing basketball on Sonic the Hedgehog. Just… remember that they can be accidental Stealing work From the actual, human artists in the process.

AI

AI is not just for robots anymore.
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Artificial intelligence (or AI) is obviously a decades-old term. You probably have some idea what that means: the ability of machines to perceive and act with data. That’s a lot of AI coming in 2023, so it’s worth going through at least a couple of popular apps where you’ll see it.

We have already covered AI image generation with stable propagation and DALL-E. Another example is how AI also likes phones Google Pixel 7 It can automatically edit the photos you take or give you a graphical UI for automatic phone call menus. There’s even a new chatbot. Discussion GPT It takes any question you give it and spits out, well, something. It’s often a silly mistake, but hey, at least it tries.

matter

The Apple HomePod will be compatible with the material.
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Smart home lovers should probably pay more attention to this guy. You know how Google, Amazon, and Apple all have their own smart-home products? And do you know how to buy all products from one brand so they can interact with each other to maximize their potential? if so matter It will rise, that will be a thing of the past.

Case is the new standard for Apple’s smart home products. HomePod It aims to enable products from different brands to work together in one home ecosystem. Verge Matter has a good explanation of how this works once the devices are on the market, but in short you need a device in your home to act as a “monitor”. This can be anything from an Amazon Echo to an Apple TV 4K.

With the Matter controller, you can use other nearby Matter-enabled devices. While Mater devices won’t be widely available until 2023, once they are, you’ll be able to give commands to your Google Nest device using Siri if you want. It’s great.

Fast

Roku offers one of the most popular streaming services right now.
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Something less cool than Matter is what’s happening with streaming services right now. HBO Max. It shows like Western world They’re leaving the service to leave fans wondering where they can watch it going forward. Get free ad-supported TV, or Fast.

FAST is a new streaming trend that delivers what the name implies: a free selection of streaming content with ads on it. Fast services include Roku TV And Amazon’s Freevee, for example. You won’t pay a dime to watch anything on the Fast service, but the content available probably won’t match the premium service, and again, you’ll have to sit through ads.

with Rumors are swirling. That’s what he said. Western world It may soon enter into fast territory, and you may want to familiarize yourself with the idea.

DLSS

Come to think of it, but 4K.
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2023 is sure to bring a lot of new gaming buzzwords, but one that you should keep your eye on is Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS. It’s something that Nvidia developed for high-end PC graphics cards, but they were just that Constant rumors Anyway, for the next two years Nintendo plans to use it for the upcoming Switch console. So what is it?

In something closer to layman’s terms, DLSS uses AI (there’s that word again) to elevate images beyond their native expression. Something running at 720p or 1080p can, in theory, use DLSS to create the illusion that it’s running at 1440p or 4K resolution. AI creates a better image quality than a simple image, and can even make games run better.

If the switch is unfortunately low power and the Steam floor Stealing people’s hearts, DLSS (again, only in theory) could be a way for Nintendo to get a little hold in the hardware arms race.