Early tech adopters expect "Internet of Senses" by 2030, says Ericsson ConsumerLab report

STOCKHOLM — Consumers expect a new service economy based on digital sensory experiences will emerge as an array of beneficial services from connected technology interacting with our senses becomes a common reality by 2030. That’s according to the ninth edition of the Ericsson ConsumerLab Hot Consumer Trends report. The so-called “Internet of Senses” will be enabled by technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, 5G and automation, Ericsson says. Consumers who participated in the study predict that by 2030 screen-based experiences will increasingly compete with multisensory ones that will be almost inseparable from reality. According to Ericsson, the...