http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/ Engadget Comments for Predictions for 2007? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/I am sure of that.]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9136575504838642038&hl=en

With an add like this neither HD-DVD or Blu Ray will win. The Wii will top all consoles if they show this add.]]>Jan 2nd 2007 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
2007 should be a great year for Gadgets!!! ]]>Jan 1st 2007 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
And last but not least,

Engadget wins an award for best website ever.]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/The only thing these formats have going for them is that even with a nice bittorent it will still take a super long time to download HD movies.

my prediction: some more proper pocket computers. I can't believe how few there've been since the 'uqo'. the 'mio digiwalker' is close.]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
Apple Cell phone - They'll release it and it will be big to Apple fan boys but in the grand scheme of all cells phones it won't be a big deal. Not even as popular as the RAZR.

RED will be released.

We'll see the first DVD released at the same time as the movie hits the theater.

]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 3rd 2007 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/2.) Apple's Market Share in the US will exceed 10%
3.) Vista will come out and noone will want it
4.) Apple will come out with a new smaller mac mini
5.) Dell's market share will continue to fall.
6.) OS X 10.5!!!]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/8)said apple fanboy will create first red ibook with blood from wrists


Pull your head out and look around!]]>Jan 1st 2007 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/]]>Jan 2nd 2007 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 2nd 2007 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
2007 will be the year of ditching cable http://www.ditchingcable.com.

Randy]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Most of the people that buy Ps3's right now are affulent folks who want the very best.
They do not want a white toy like box (360), with a power brick and add on HD-DVD player, and 360's LOUD ASS DVD DRIVE in their AV room.
I'm sorry but it pisses me off when I watch a DVD on my 360 it is so freaking loud!
The Ps3 is SUPER QUIET! even during heavy BD-R playback in 1080p!

They could buy a blueray player for $1,000, but they didn't become rich by wasting money.
They are smart so they spend $600 on a PS3 that can play Blu Ray and Video Games.

You Sony haters can hate all you want.
2007 will be the end of Sony bashing.

Also keep in mind that Ps3's problem rate is VERY VERY LOW!
Do you remember all the 360 Red light ring of deaths @ launch?







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please, steve, please

I simply cannot wait any longer]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
As for the notion that people hate the PS3 because that can't afford it? What a load of bullshit. I could afford it but I have better things to spend my money on then a half grand game console that hardly has ANY games that are worth while right now, still has twitchy hardware, and who's major selling point with its price is a optical format that may or may not end up being the ind "standard". Personally I would rather buy a game console and then pick up a REAL HD player later when a clear winner emerges. I spent half a grand on a DVD player when it first came out. Whatever format emerges as the winner I'm sure as hell not skimping with some half assed player stuck in a game console. I'll take a dedicated HD unit thank you very much.]]>Jan 1st 2007 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
Yes... We can't afforded Sony... that it. You’re so smart.
]]>Jan 6th 2007 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
Apple will release a phone.
Apple will make new displays, with isight
Microsoft will fall on hard times
Apple will release either a PDA or a tablet
True video ipod will come

ok that's all I've got]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 2nd 2007 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/(ii) The TV needs to have a hard drive inside too, and a BD+DVD side-load optical drive for playing disks without the need for a DVD player.
(iii) Then they need to offer an iTunes TV Show Subscription service, with some live content thrown into the package for news etc.
(iv) iTV Ready Apple TV needs to be able to connect direct to internet without the need to turn computer on.

Finally consumers would have the option of chucking several devices and several remotes, and replacing them with on TV that does it all in style.

Then and only then would iPTV truly get a chance to truly take off.. in style!]]>Jan 1st 2007 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/HD-DVD will win the format war (if it hasn't already).]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/-HDTV prices will drop rapidly; widespread adoption (much more so than now)
-Blu-ray/HD DVD players come out combining both
-Vista will not be adopted quickly once released
-Google stock will top $700 and buy AOL(lol)
-Gas prices next Jan. will be an avg. $3.25 (i know it has nothing to do with gadgets but watever)]]>Jan 1st 2007 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
"looks like we have a fanboy in the house"

Ya Pat you are right, we have a lot of Apple Fanboys in the house

]]>Jan 2nd 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
*New iPod, doesn't improve on video at all.

*HD-DVD will win. Blu-ray dubbed as another one of Sony's proprietary formats.

*Wii doesn't fail, but loses some steam. Xbox 360 will continue it's slow, but steady, climb up the console latter. PS3 continues to fail, loses more titles and fanbase.

*Windows Vista will have the slowest adoption rate of all previous windows operating systems, Mac will start to become the OS of choice. Linux also will be there, but not taking over. Due to the public's view as it being too advanced for them to work.

*AT&T will screw over it's customers some how.

*An ISP will be caught not honoring net neutrality.


]]>Jan 1st 2007 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/2. Universal starts releasing movies for both HD formats in march, after their HD-DVD only agreement runs out this january.
3. Nintoendo Wii reaches 20 million shipped consoles by this time next year, making it the best selling console of the next gen console wars.
4. The PS3 proves to be too expensive as production numbers ramps up, clearly beaten by Halo 3's boost of X360 sales. Sales start to climb by christmas next year, though, after a price cut next fall and HD-DVDs decline.
5. The Apple iPhone makes it's debut, and sells just as good as the new 6G ipod, without making a serious impact in phone market shares.
6. 2007 is not the year of Vista. Sales are lagging, and OEM corporate sales are the only revenue. Consumer sales starts to pick up by next winter.]]>Jan 1st 2007 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
ipod will fall from grace cuz stupid Apple fanboys will finally get tired of Steve bullshitting them.

Robots will break free from man's servitude and make us pay dearly, muh ha ha ha.
]]>Jan 1st 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Nintendo will shoot back to the top of the gaming industry. (Faster than anyone expects)
Apple will release a streaming media device for living rooms that is limited to itunes users. (Which is a large amount of people, but will start to fade out this year due to many issues)
Apple will release a new ipod video with a wider screen like the zune and it might download tracks wirelessly from the store, unlike Zune at the moment. (A subscription plan may be in the works for itunes because they don't want to get beat at what they're good at. It may require you to buy new hardware.)
eCoupled Intelligent Wireless Power technology will be a hit at CES 07 and hopefully our near future portable devices will use this new tech. (I'll be at CES for the first time this year!)
Happy New Year geeks!]]>Jan 1st 2007 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
Apple users will predict that this year is going to be the one where OSX will finally take off.

Neither will get near 10% of the desktop market. Because the OS doesn't matter, applications drive PC sales just like games drive console sales. The OS is a commodity not a product.

Sony will fix PS3 production issues to find out that at $600 they were meeting demand.

Nintendo Wii will stall in Spring when people are still using it to just play Wii Sports and Zelda and all other Nintendo titles have been delayed till Xmas.

360 will continue to plod along with high software attach rates, but sluggish sales.

Blu-ray and HD-DVD never get a real foothold. A new Silicon Valley startup starts offering a streaming Netflix service over the internet with all HD content. Rumors circle about an imminent purchase by Google, MS, or Netflix going into the next year.]]>Jan 1st 2007 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/OLED screens become viable for PMPs and larger screen sizes
The Optimus keyboard we all want
A video iPod with at least 4" widescreen supporting DivX/XviD (a guy can dream, right?)
An Apple made phone that combines 10gb flash memory with 3 megapixel or better camera, 3G, syncing with OS X apps in a svelte form factor
The PS3 to be released in Europe at £300 rather than £425, developers start gaining control over the Cell and it lives in harmony with the Xbox 360 and Wii
Battery technology that can give us 10hrs+ on a single charge (what ever happened to that Toshiba
3 minute recharging battery from a couple of years ago??)

Predictions rather than wishes:
OLED screens are stuck at 1.5-2" for tiny flash players
The crappy Optimus wannabe is released for an exorbitant price. No one buys it. People lose interest.
A "true" video iPod is released. It has a 3-3.5" touch screen, and has the limited codec support of the current iPod. Apple restrict the resolution of videos that aren't from iTMS (like Sony do on PSP)
An Apple phone is released that syncs moderately well with OSX, sports 4gb of flash memory for music, 2megapixel cam and does nothing spectacular of note. Fanboys lap it up (me included)
PS3 released in UK in May for £450. Microsoft/Nintendo fanboys murder it. I buy a Wii when I can get my hands on one and forget about the PS3 till it becomes a PSthree and costs ]]>Jan 1st 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/Jan 1st 2007 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/01/predictions-for-2007/
You're think like one of those musicians who wants to be a success, but doesn't want to be famous.

If you want OS X, i.e. Apple's OS to be a true success you've got to take the good with the bad. Apple's OS becoming mainstream wouldn't be a bad thing for Mac uses, it would be a GREAT thing for us! Get over yourself.]]>Jan 1st 2007 6:48PM