A test subject controls a virtual light bulb by blinking while wearing a pair of special eyeglasses with a new kind of microsensor.[Photo by Fu Xiaozhu/For China Daily]

By 2020, 25 percent of global field service technicians (20 percent for China) and over 25 percent of global information workers (20 percent for China) will use augmented reality, IDC China said. It added that nearly 50 percent of new global mobile applications (30 percent for China) will use voice as their primary interface and 50 percent of the world's top 2,000 consumer-facing enterprises (in China, 30 percent among top 1,000) will use biometric sensors to provide customers with personalized experiences.