How to predict the future of technology?

How to predict the future of technology?: Forget Moore's Law. USC Marshall, Emory University and University of Michigan researchers define new ways to evaluate new technologies. The bread and butter of investing for Silicon Valley tech companies is stale. Instead, a new method of predicting the evolution of technology could save tech giants millions in research and development or developments of new products -- and help analysts and venture capitalists determine which companies are on the right track.