2011 Technology Predictions [+Rep!]

[AgnesIO]

2010 is coming to an end, with what should be another huge year when it comes top changes and new thing in technology and gadgets. So, after the success of last years predictions and the things that happened..

What are your predictions for 2011, in terms of technology?

Will a major company go bust? Will a new type of disc arrive? Have your say, and predict the future!

+Rep for playing, hopefully the thread will be remembered in a year and someone will say what happened and what didn't!

Thread stuck by Recursion (Forum Moderator) with permission from Hecktix

Thread unstuck by Recursion (Forum Moderator): Let's try again next year... and actually reopen the thread after CES? LOL

[Conservative,]

Successor to Xbox 360, PS3 & Wii announced/leaked and said to be released late 2012-early 2014
3D TVs become a bigger thing and more wide-spread as prices drop.
WiFi speeds increase.
Apple releases iPad 2 & iPhone 4G & possible another type of iPod touch kinda thing.
Laptops become more regularly 1TB memory and become smaller.

[AgnesIO]

Successor to Xbox 360, PS3 & Wii announced/leaked and said to be released late 2012-early 2014 PS3+xBox very likely to get more details. Not sure about the Wii
3D TVs become a bigger thing and more wide-spread as prices drop. Going to become bigger, although I doubt they will pick up that many people until 2012.
WiFi speeds increase. Not sure what you mean by this - do you mean internet speeds in general, or wifi hotspots?
Apple releases iPad 2 & iPhone 4G & possible another type of iPod touch kinda thing. Obviously going to happen - also I think the next iPhone will have a different name. iPad 2 is certain.
Laptops become more regularly 1TB memory and become smaller. Probably a definite.

In bold.

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I also believe Windows 8 (or whatever it will be called) will have most, if not all details announced and BETA stage may start, although I think early 2012 seems like a more realistic date.

[Conservative,]

In bold.

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I also believe Windows 8 (or whatever it will be called) will have most, if not all details announced and BETA stage may start, although I think early 2012 seems like a more realistic date.

For the internet I mean speeds in general - but more hotspots come available as well. Yeah the new iPhone I doubt will be iPhone 5, they'll make up some new name.

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I'll +rep you when I can..I've given out too much rep apparently

[jackass]

A new major Apple product. Not necessarily an iPhone 5, but maybe a second iPad or something unique.
More in-depth information on Windows 8, not released.
HTC gaining a much larger market share.
Several major/semi-major new HTC phone releases.
Tablet PCs becoming more popular, then dying somewhat later on in the year.
Android getting more commonly used, major updates will also be avaliable.
Internet Explorer dying even more.
A big increase in Chromium-runned browsers.
1TB hard drives will easily become the norm, with 4TB hard drives onwards becoming more known.
A heavy increase in internet speeds/availability throughout the UK.
Hotspots available throughout (due to BT Openzone etc.).
Possibility of 4G coverage throughout the UK ~ if so, then various starter products using the 4G may become available.
Firefox slowly loses market share, whereas Chrome, Safari and Opera boost ahead.
3 major new console releases from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
8 or more Core processors released, or at least, high development towards 6-cores.
3D TVs hyped up for the first few months, only to fall back again towards Q3/4.
Renewable energy development to increase dramatically, with many more prototypes being produced.

[matt$]

3D mobiles by HTC late 2011.

[Jam]

Second generation iPad
Fifth generation iPod Touch and iPhone
MacBook Pro refresh
Windows Phone 7 gets a bigger market share
3D bubble bursts
PSP2 and/or PSP Sony Ericsson Phone
Windows Home Server V2 RTM
Windows native Blu-ray Disc drivers
Blu-ray Disc is more widely adopted
Windows 7 Embedded/Compact
Sky (BSkyB) will still not notice their 20MB ADSL broadband is **** in comparison to Virgin Media's options
HMV go bust

[Chippiewill]

- We will discover [almost] everything that'll happen within the next [few weeks], praise CES.

I'll stick with the same but with a minor adjustment.

[AgnesIO]

A new major Apple product. Not necessarily an iPhone 5, but maybe a second iPad or something unique.
More in-depth information on Windows 8, not released.
HTC gaining a much larger market share.
Several major/semi-major new HTC phone releases.
Tablet PCs becoming more popular, then dying somewhat later on in the year.
Android getting more commonly used, major updates will also be avaliable.
Internet Explorer dying even more.
A big increase in Chromium-runned browsers.
1TB hard drives will easily become the norm, with 4TB hard drives onwards becoming more known.
A heavy increase in internet speeds/availability throughout the UK.
Hotspots available throughout (due to BT Openzone etc.).
Possibility of 4G coverage throughout the UK ~ if so, then various starter products using the 4G may become available.
Firefox slowly loses market share, whereas Chrome, Safari and Opera boost ahead.
3 major new console releases from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.
8 or more Core processors released, or at least, high development towards 6-cores.
3D TVs hyped up for the first few months, only to fall back again towards Q3/4.
Renewable energy development to increase dramatically, with many more prototypes being produced.

I don't think we will be seeing console releases next year, and if we do I assume they will be outrageously priced for the first year Most of those predictions seem quite possible, not sure on 4G though.

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Can't give more rep atm, will give tomorrow

[Markeh]

Announcement of fibre-optic broadband of 200Mbits or more in the UK
Second-gen iPad - higher res display, camera.
iOS 5 - faster speed increases, no compatibility for iPhone 3G/2nd gen touch, Ping integration
Win 7 SP1
Most new netbooks running dual core Atoms