年最值得期待的5種新科技大綱

The tech sector is booming, and we're experiencing game-changing innovations, like self-driving cars and virtual reality, firsthand.
科技日新月異，我們見證着許多革命性的技術創新，比如無人駕駛汽車，虛擬現實等等就是近在咫尺的例子。

Of course many of these developments are still in their nascence, which means the time is ripe for aspiring techies to get in on the ground floor and steer these discoveries in the right direction.
當然這些新技術中許多還在起步階段，這意味着這些新興技術開始勃發的時機已經成熟，人們應該引導它們進入正確的軌道。

To get you started, here are five of the Most important new technologies out there and how you can explore them:
作爲入門介紹，如下是五種已出現的最重要的新技術，以及你學習探索它們的方法：

1. Virtual Reality
虛擬現實
Virtual Reality, or VR, has been around since as early as the 1960s, but it's only recently become a major powerhouse in the tech sector as more companies explore its potential for futuristic entertainment.
虛擬現實，或簡稱VR,早在20世紀60年代就已經問世了，但知道最近它才成爲科技領域的一股大潮流，原因是越來越多的公司嘗試在未來娛樂業中發揮它的潛力。
In fact, with Facebook buying Oculus (the creators of the Oculus Rift headset) for more than US$2 billion, it's clear that industry leaders see major potential in VR.
臉書網以超過20億美元的巨資買下了Oculus公司（發明Oculus Rift頭盔的公司），由此看來，行業巨頭們實際上都對虛擬現實技術非常看好。

2. Machine Learning
機器學習
Machine learning is the study of pattern recognition and prediction within the field of computer science, and it's chiefly responsible for the strides made with self-driving cars and speech-recognition technology, like Siri.
機器學習是計算機科學的一個分支，即研究模式識別與模式預測。它主要負責無人駕駛汽車的道路建設，以及Siri這樣的語音識別技術。
So, it should come as no surprise that machine learning experts are in high demand. Pick up the Complete Machine Learning Bundle, and you can get one step closer to a nearly six-figure salary by mastering the tools these professionals use to build tomorrow's AI innovations.
所以，並不令人感到意外的是，機器學習專家非常搶手。學習了相關知識，你就能操縱起那些專家們創造明日科技所使用的工具，也就能離將近六位數的薪水更近一步了。

3. Ethical Hacking
道德黑客
Everyone is at risk of getting hacked online, but companies are getting hit particularly hard by malicious cybercriminals, which is why many are taking their security into their own hands and offering big paydays for those who can keep their products secure.
人人都面臨着被網絡黑客襲擊的危險，但大公司受這些邪惡的網絡罪犯之苦尤爲慘烈。這就是爲什麼許多公司願意花大價錢保證自己的產品安全，將安保工作掌握在自己手中。
In fact, Facebook has paid out more than US$5 million to ethical hackers who have uncovered and reported vulnerabilities in its site before they can be exploited.
事實上，臉書網已經花費超過500萬美金聘請道德黑客，後者則爲它找到了網站上的薄弱環節，並趁其尚未被利用時彙報給了老闆。

4. Blockchain Technology
區塊鏈技術
Most commonly associated with Bitcoin, blockchain technology allows developers to create decentralised apps that boast unrivaled security and transparency on the web - which makes it great for cyrptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
區塊鏈技術主要和比克幣相關，它讓應用開發人員能夠開發出具有無與倫比的安全性和網頁透明度的去中心化應用——對比克幣這樣的加密貨幣非常有用。

5. Internet of Things
物聯網
In layman's terms, the Internet of Things is the idea of essentially connecting any device with an on/off switch that's linked to the internet, which can give way to pretty neat innovations, like an alarm clock that tells your coffee machine to start brewing coffee when it wakes you up in the morning.
用通俗的話來說，物聯網的理念即通過網絡讓任何電器——一切有開/關鍵的東西——相互連接。這讓許多巧妙的造物成爲可能，例如一隻鬧鐘可以告訴你的咖啡機，它叫你起牀的時間到了，該煮咖啡了。