Technology industry is one of the most unpredictable industries. Some companies become billionaire overnight and some established ones, come to verge of closing. Some products become instant hit with consumers and some seasoned products lose their shine instantly. So here are our 5 tech predictions for this unpredictable market for the year 2012.

At the recent MoMA’s Talk to Me exhibition, visitors had an option of scanning additional information about everything that was exhibited, using QR codes. One of the most interesting QR code assigned was with Filmmaker Svanes Kolding’s film The Things We Keep. It is a crossword puzzle built inside a QR code.

Remember the first ad of Apple iPhone 4S that featured Siri? Ever since Apple started advertising their products in 1970s, they have hardly failed to enchant their audience. Feel free to correct me here, if you may. And they do it again! This Christmas, Santa gets a new assistant – Apple iPhone’s Siri.

TapSense is an enhancement to touch interaction that allows conventional screens to identify how the finger is being used for an input. The fascinating bit however, is the process by which this is achieved – by segmenting and classifying sounds resulting from a finger’s impact.

The New York City Department of Health did a first of its kind in the world! They launched an iPhone and Android app to assist people in finding free condoms in their area.

Ladies, so how exactly do you flirt? I have been told that you girls have moved far ahead from those good old days of fluttering eyes and heart-breaking smiles. To cut the curiosity short, for every guy that sets your pulse racing, people working with technology and fashion have gifted a new gadget you can wear.