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Predictions for 2010?
2010... a year we've been waiting for since at least the mid-80's. It's finally here guys -- so what happens next? Every year we take the 1st of January to try and figure that out. Normally we would consult the sage-like wisdom of Engadgetdamus, but this year is special, and we thought it needed the kind of time-twisting-artificial-intelligence-color-cycling-weird-baby-monolith-Roy-Scheider-starring-space-adventure that only the above image (and book, and movie) could evoke. Below are the predictions from the staff of ye olde Engadget -- what say you, good reader? Chris: In an unprecedented cash and stock deal valued at over $1.7 billion, Comcast acquires your '89 Festiva. Thomas: Steve Jobs will announce a pair of tablets, then smash them to bits on account of Android idolatry. Laura: Jeff Bezos will continue to predict the "death of the book." The book will continue to exist merely to spite Bezos. Don: The world breathes a sigh of relief that the Large Hadron Collider will never create a black hole... after it is destroyed by zombies. Dan: Apple's stock will plummet when a TUAW investigative report reveals that Steve Jobs actually died in 2002, and has since been portrayed by talk show host cum surreal performance artist, Arsenio Hall. Nilay: Google finally flips the switch and creates Skynet. Joanna: The OLPC XO-3 gets an early release date - in the form of the Apple Tablet. Ends world hunger, illiteracy and violence. Saves the world. Ben: Microsoft agrees that CableCARD is a failure and Media Center along with it and introduces Zune Center. Josh F: Adult entertainment will kick-start yet another media market, this time in the form of 3D Blu-ray porn. Richard Lai: Tamagotchi resurrects with 3D monochrome screen, and then dies. Darren: Intel considers making an Atom that's actually fast, but its bottom line delays the launch until December 31, 2012. Vlad: Sony Ericsson delivers an Xperia handset on time... nah, just kidding. Richard Lawler: Nintendo surprises everyone and releases the Wii 3D. Josh T: Google upends the landscape of the mobile phone market when Eric Schmidt says Apple can "have one of these unsubsidized" while emphatically pointing to his crotch.
Predictions for 2009?
So, that happened. Twenty-o-eight was a wild one, full of adventure, heartbreak and technology, and now that we're staring down another year of magical phones and netbooks, rumors and half-truths, it's time for the collective wisdom of Engadgetdamus (you and us) to lay down some predictions for 2009 and down a bit of two-week-old eggnog -- not necessarily in that order. See also: predictions for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Tim: The economic downturn boosts bargain-hunting HD DVD adoption rates so high that Toshiba resurrects the format. Chris: A3000 fever sweeps the globe, leaving Motorola with a commanding 37 percent market share. Darren: ASUS expands Eee line to the ultraportable and traditional notebook market, calls them Eeee and Eeeee, respectively. Joe: slotMusic will single handedly save the music industry. Paul: Microsoft will make up for Zune's continued lack of Xbox integration with totally ingenious new methods of locking up the player. Don: Activision releases Guitar Hero: Air Guitar, Harmonix spends millions trying to play catch-up. Laura: Tiny iPhone, giant iPod. Ross: Asimo becomes self-aware, sets off on magical journey to find his true calling Josh: Steve Jobs lives. What's your take?
Predictions for 2007?
Engadgetdamus bids you greetings; in the wake of 2006, many questions from this time last year still remain unanswered. Which console will come out on top? And how will that weigh in on the next-gen optical war between Blu-ray and HD DVD? When will we just start downloading everything -- from games to TV shows -- so we can be done with all these messy physical formats? Will we finally get the Optimus keyboard? Will Apple get it over with and finally release a wireless widescreen video iPod and/or cellphone? We want as much as anyone to know what 2007 will bode for technology, but only you can channel your inner Engadgetdamus. Indulge yourself and lay down your best predictions for MMVII. See also: predictions for 2005 and 2006.
Predictions for 2006?
Ahh, 2006, so fresh and clean (and we only had to retype "2005" about seven times to get that right). We'll spare you our best guesses as to what the future holds for the world of consumer electronics, though we do have some burning questions: will HD DVD or Blu-ray win the war? Which next-gen console will come out on top? (Last year we asked, "Is this finally the year Apple comes out with a video iPod? Will the Xbox 2 actually make it out on time? Does 3G take off?") But we'd rather leave this to you. Predict for us, dear readers, the many possible outcomes of the gadget world in 2006!
Predictions for 2005?
Yep, it's the very first day of 2005, which means it's time to open yourself up to plenty of potential ridicule and embarrassment a year from now and make your predictions about what the year ahead holds for the world of gadgets and electronics. Is this finally the year Apple comes out with a video iPod? Will the Xbox 2 actually make it out on time? Does 3G take off? Will TiVo still be in business? You get the picture.
