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Tech Trends

Want to make your life a little easier? There’s an app for that. At least, there should be.

“We’re seeing a massive shift to paperless for meetings, with conference apps being used more and more,” notes Lily Etemadi, manager of meetings & travel trade for VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation. “Some of the trends we’re seeing include ‘beacons’ technology for tradeshows, where the planner can interact with attendees via a small wireless transmitter. For instance, when a delegate walks on to the tradeshow floor, their name can instantly appear on the monitors.”

Following are some new apps and other tactical tech things: