45: Predicting the biggest tech trends of 2021

Can't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Global Editor in Chief of TechRadar, and features Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag. This week our guests are Olivia Tambini, Audio and Music Editor at TechRadar, and James Peckham, Mobile Editor at TechRadar, they join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the next year in tech. Podcast Headlines 00:00 2020 in 5 words 05:06 2011 vs 2021 17:40 2021 tech we are excited about 27:44 Apple’s missing products 29:28 Will 2021 be the year of VR 34:11 2021 big in Audio 35:21 2021 big in Phones 38:05 2021 big in Laptops 38:41 News blast of 2020 42:03 Fake 2021 Unpopular Opinions 49:17 Happy New Year This week we are taking a look forward at the next year in tech. We talk through our hopes and dreams for 2021. Will this finally be the year that VR takes off? Will we see rollable phones outperform foldables? Will Apple finally release their tile-like trackers? For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple Podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday. Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles Licenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Like TechRadar on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TechRadar Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/techradar Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techradar Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/techradar