Five Tech Predictions for 2009

The Digital Home blog has listed their top five tech predictions for 2009. Nothing really earth shattering on the list, what do you guys think will happen in 2009? Let us know your predictions here!

Now that 2009 is only hours away, I thought it was time to unveil this year's 2009 predictions. There's no telling if what I think will happen will come true or not, but I thought I'd fill you in on five of my predictions for the New Year. Please share your own 2009 predictions in the comments with the rest of us, so we can look back a year from now and see who did the best job.

1. Gee...you don't think?
2. We knew this from the start that it was only a 2 year exclusivity deal.
3. Another one no one saw coming (in case no one can tell, sarcasm).
4. No idea on this one, they need to get that OS out as soon as possible to repair damages to their image with Vista.
5. Ding dong, the witch is dead!

And that takes care of that.

All of them make sense expect the 3rd one, if you enjoy heavily compressed video/audio then online streaming is for you. I'll take the high bitrate video/lossless audio from bluray anyday.

I think it will be released, but won't be on store shelves.

Since Vista was RTM: 11/8/06; VL.: 11/30/06; Retail: 1/30/07 I think that windows 7 will come to RTM and VL in November at the earliest, but it won't be "on store shelves" until early 2010.

Originally Posted by brom42

I think it will be released, but won't be on store shelves.

Since Vista was RTM: 11/8/06; VL.: 11/30/06; Retail: 1/30/07 I think that windows 7 will come to RTM and VL in November at the earliest, but it won't be "on store shelves" until early 2010.

That I can see.

Originally Posted by forcefed

All of them make sense expect the 3rd one, if you enjoy heavily compressed video/audio then online streaming is for you. I'll take the high bitrate video/lossless audio from bluray anyday.

I agree. For a quick clip and such streaming is fine, but I don't want my whole movie in such low quality.

Originally Posted by RangerXML

That I can see.

I have a feeling that Apple will be pushing OS X with service pack 6, I mean their brand new OS 10.6 and MS will want to capture some the holiday season of computer orders with Vista service pack 2, I mean their completely new OS windows 7.

1- BR-DVD will take off as more ISP's will impose caps on downloads, less people will be streaming...
2- AMD/ATI will anounce or release a surprise CPU that will blow the doors off anything Intel has .
3- Micron goes under or gets bought out.
4- Apple suffers severe consumer backlash over "god" complex and without fearless leader Jobs, must totally restructure.
5- [H]OCP recognized as first virtual historic landmark.
brian

Originally Posted by forcefed

All of them make sense expect the 3rd one, if you enjoy heavily compressed video/audio then online streaming is for you. I'll take the high bitrate video/lossless audio from bluray anyday.

QFT. Physical media means higher bitrates and higher quality than any streamed or downloaded file can provide.

lol I you can sum up the article by saying, "If we state the obvious then we can't be wrong!"

A new PS3 can be had for $250 through Sony's credit card deal; I wonder if this sticks through a $100 price drop.

Originally Posted by forcefed

All of them make sense expect the 3rd one, if you enjoy heavily compressed video/audio then online streaming is for you. I'll take the high bitrate video/lossless audio from bluray anyday.

Why do people continue to suffer from the delusion that people aren't going to want 720p video when most people are quite happy with SDTV? You like 1080p blu-ray? Good for you. a 8GB 1080p rip looks great on my projector. Furthermore, 95% of people will never see a difference between a 720p rip and a 1080p BD because of a combination of viewing distance, calibration, sound system, and most of all, 720p screens.

The top tier is not, and never has been, the choice of anyone but enthusiasts. Right now the standard is SDTV and highly-compressed HDTV. 4GB 720p rips are a huge upgrade to a vast majority of the population.

I'm waiting for a smartphone company to release a dock that plugs directly into a keyboard/mouse and monitor. A lot of smartphone's are capable of running basic windows functions, and as soon as apple or rim has 2 gui's in there phones, i'd be more than willing to ditch a PC or two.

Originally Posted by Serpico

QFT. Physical media means higher bitrates and higher quality than any streamed or downloaded file can provide.

Nyet

Where are his 2008 predictions? I would like to know how many he got right

Hey guys! I have teh predictions for teh 2009! And I KNOW I'm right!

1. You will wake up in 2009 (otherwise you wouldn't be reading this).
2. You will get up and walk at least 1 step sometime during the year.
3. You will sleep at some point during the year.
4. You will eat at some point during the year.
5. You will drink something at some point during the year.
6. You will think this list is stupid after reading it.

All I want is more Tegra, more Android, and new GPU architecture from ATI and Nvidia.

Originally Posted by SixtyWattMan

lol I you can sum up the article by saying, "If we state the obvious then we can't be wrong!"

LOL, QFT

I think the article needs to be renamed 5 business predictions in the tech industry instead. IMO the lowering price of a console or allowing a cell phone to work with another company is hardly a tech prediction.