Next Big Things for Technology in 2010
Submitted by Grace on Tue, 01/05/2010 - 13:29
Social Media
For 2010 Geolocation is the new buzzword for the online community. Last year, services such as Loopt and Google Latitude became popular applications that allowed people to share their real-time location with friends through any Internet-connected device. Experts think that this will continue to catch on for 2010. More businesses will offer location-based services that will allow you to identify exactly where objects and other people are. Even photos and videos can now be “geotagged”. Mashable.com has an excellent article that will give you a detailed account of what it would look like here.
Augmented reality is also another technology that will rock social media in 2010. AR combines real images and virtual data into an interactive, real-time, 3-D format. Layar and Yelp were the first ones to release apps for this. Now even Lonely Planet and the US Postal Service has it!
Devices
They will continue to be connected, portable, and smart. It would be exciting to see the Android and the iPhone battle each other out for the #1 spot for Smartphone of the Year in 2010. On the other hand, Netbooks and Ebooks will still make an appearance but sexy Tablets are going to make a big debut.
Electronics
Behold the coming of 3-D TV! Ten years ago this was a technology that you could only see in science fiction movies, yet, we now have it in this decade. Of course, it will be very expensive but early adopters will be showcasing one of these in their homes in no time.
Gaming
Ever since Microsoft announced Project Natal in June 2009 (with no less than legendary Hollywood mega-director/producer Steven Spielberg helping to unveil it), the world has been eagerly waiting for it. What they have is a device that could revolutionize the way people play video games. The motion-sensing, facial-recognizing, voice-controlled device could make the Xbox 360 unbeatable.
As for game titles, best bets for making it to the top are: Bioshock 2, God of War 3, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Mass Effect 2, Gran Turismo 5, and Bayonetta.
Green Tech
Although investments in clean technology are supposedly cooling off, clean energy innovation will still be big in 2010. Consumers and businesses will also begin to monitor their energy use in real time and take steps through home energy monitoring displays. Lastly, electric cars such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf will definitely sell this year.
-Grace is a blogger for The Sorbate. Check out her bio to see where her view comes from.
Related Articles
Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010, Washington Post
6 Social Media Predictions for 2010, Examiner Social Media
Top 5 Predictions for 2010, CNET
6 Tech Predictions That Helped Shape 2009 and 6 That Might Shape 2010, Mashable
What We're Looking Forward To In 2010: Gadgets, Techland
5 Technology Predictions for the New Year, ABCnews
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