The Tech That Could Change Your Life in 2015

Gadgets and Ideas With the Best Chance of Making an Impact … and What You Can Do to Prepare for Them

This was a year of big technology promises—2015 is the year we find out how many live up to the hype.

We looked into our crystal ball for the gadgets, upgrades and ideas we think have the greatest chance to change—and hopefully improve—your life in the year ahead. Will this be the year you actually wear a smartwatch, drop cable TV and love Windows again?

The new year may not bring you a shatterproof phone or a truly smart home, but here is what’s coming and what you can do to be ready for it.

Windows Strikes Back

The international calamity that was Windows 8 will finally end in 2015 with the fall release of Windows 10. (No, you didn’t miss 9: Microsoft skipped right over that number.) The OS still has a traditional mouse-and-keyboard desktop plus a tablet touch interface, but it now aims to prioritize these better based on what device you’re using. That’s huge for people on laptops or desktop PCs. The beloved Start menu is resurrected and modernized, and multiple virtual desktops will improve multitasking.

How to get ready:

Microsoft has yet to release Windows 10 launch details and system requirements. We’re betting there’ll be an easy upgrade path for many computers still running Windows 7. (Others may need extra memory or a faster processor.) On the other hand, you may want to wait for the great assortment of new Windows 10 PCs that will appear in late 2015.

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