Buzz Out Loud Lounge: 2008 predictions
2008 predictions from a novice.
by cbkaltelco - 1/2/08 9:44 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyT1. VOIP will re-invent the PABX, NOT kill it!
2. Terminal Services usage will grow exponentially.
3. In Austalia, Telcos/Carriers will have to start justifying their existance!
4. Broadband in Australia will still be less than Third World, while Bureaucrats twiddle their thumbs!
2008 Predictions -- MVIS will release a retinal projector
by POE Society - 1/2/08 9:45 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTToday MVIS (Microvision) announced they will exhibit a high-definition micro-projector to industry partners that will display high-def images from personal video players. The news release stated this projector will be available in the first half of 2008.
What I'm predicting is that soon after, Microvision will release a retinal projector that will allow a viewer to see in high-def through a spectacle-like apparatus any video their personal video device can play and it will be projected right onto the viewer's retina. MVIS already produces heads-up sets for the military -- this is just a scaled-down version for you and me.
Bye-bye 2" screen, hello panoramic high-def experiential video!
Heres my take on 2008
by dcdugger - 1/2/08 9:46 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTLinux will close the gap in the desktop OS market. Less than technically oriented people will finally RTFM and get a clue or three and let tech support guys keep what little hair they have left. Cup holders on computers will be replaced with Multi-format Burners, BD-RW/HD-RW/DVD-+RW/DL/CD-rw etc etc... and people will realize that for storage, and most other things, BD will win out. Terabyte hard drives will be standard on most desktop systems, and along with that, the headaches of backingup. Quad core laptops with 8gb ram, 1gb video, BD/HD/DVD drive, and a 200gb+ 10,000rpm hard drive (I know, doesn't exist, its just a dream), will come down in price in line with the 2008 Harley Davidsons Dynas.
Oh yeah, and Bill Gates will opensource Vista in the final attempt to beat Linux, and it might... NAH!
HD-DVD and or Blue Ray DVD Will Have HUGE Growth
by galvang - 1/2/08 9:49 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTWith the advent of the High Definition Flat panel displays AKA.. LCD, DLP, some plasma Televisions along with TV broadcasting going to HD exclusively, the end of the standard DVD and its demise is soon to come. Individuals will get so use to the much improved picture colors and resolution format that they do not want to go back and watch standard video format again. So expect tremendous growth ahead for this consumer item.
Prediction
by tinman4061 - 1/2/08 9:57 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTit is looking very very bad.
tech is hot but the dollar isnt.
luxary items and new toys are going to the back of the line
while i fill up my gas tank.
Remember today
by truu109 - 1/2/08 10:20 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTMy prediction is from a septuagenarian (quite a mouthful), I'm entering my last quarter of my century, I predict we will continue to dream but my wish is for all of you to enjoy what you have today. I look back at yesterday and then relish what there is today, but my wish to you for 2008 is what you will have tomorrow. Dream on youngsters.
predictions for 2008
by ppollack - 1/2/08 11:11 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTI predict that the new Microsoft op sytem will flop as big as Vista and I won't use it!
Faster and Hotter
by TreknologyNet - 1/2/08 11:12 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTThe 10GHz+ chip is waiting around the corner. It will be liquid cooled (naturally) and will require a 5-core radiator from a turbocharged V8 engine to cope.
Prediction...
by GTI 24V VR6 - 1/2/08 11:14 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyT2008 will be the year all those past 'blinking 12 o'clock VCRs' (most of which are now in storage somewhere in your house or garage) will blow up and self-destruct!!!
G4 Cable TV Network will cease operstions
by SultanEmerr - 1/2/08 11:17 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTI predict that the pathetic G4 Cable TV Network will cease operstions and go out of business. It is way past time for it to shut down.
Just as I thought hitachi beat sony again blue ray camcorder
by leothewilde - 1/2/08 11:22 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTIf i am not mistaken I was asking cnet several months ago,when will sony introduce a blue ray camcorder now that they have in the market a blue ray player? My email was probably swallowed by your own SPAM? I also emailed Sony Style when will they have this in the market?Their response was and I quote " we don't discuss or divulge our future plans" It's only logical to say, first they came out w/ the betamax player then the bulky recorder and separate camera for it. then vhs etc.Just as I predicted not Sony but Hitachi beat sony with their blue ray camcorder.Hitachi the inventor of dvd camcorder then just like that sony follow suit with a better cam??That's the advantage of having a competition.So I predict Sony will come out with their own version of a blue Ray handycam perhaps even better.,than blue ray? With another format&far more sophistaked and advanced...the ultimate handycam!!!!
Prediction for CNET
by Windrider6 - 1/2/08 11:25 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTMy main prediction for 2008 is that CNET Networks will go out of business. They will experiment with "restructuring" first, but then that will fail because they won't get the support they need. Then they will end up declaring bankruptcy.
2008 Prediction
by Karl Luedemann - 1/2/08 11:35 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTThe price of digital picture frames will drop by at least half, the image quality will be better, and they will be a hot Chirstmas gift next year.
I predict
by necortates - 1/2/08 11:42 PM In reply to: 2008 predictions by thriftyTThat Blue-Ray tech will die off and cd/dvd will continue to remain dominant.
I predict the following....
by sith_killer_99 - 1/3/08 1:47 AM In reply to: I predict by necortates1. Apple will continue to stubbornly consider itself a "hardware" company and flounder in mediocrity while they pass on the phenomenal opportunity to open up the OS market and deal a crushing blow to Microsoft. I hate to say it, but I don't blame Microsoft for their monopoly...at this point I blame Apple!
2. The optical drive revolution is well under way. We will see many many changes in optical drive tech throughout the computer world....
a. More "ultra-portable" laptops will be offered without optical drives resulting in cheaper portable laptops with lower power consumption and, likely, solid state drives. Battery life will be 4-10 times that of conventional laptops. Portable external laptop optical drives which will be thinner, lighter, slot loading, and USB 2.0 powered.
***NOTE***(with the advent and stunning success of flash drives/cards, especially USB thumb drives, optical drives will become less popular)***NOTE***
b. The Blu-Ray/HD-DVD war will begin to cool down and super-duper-ultra-multi-format optical drives will begin to dominate the market. LG has the leg up and will force other optical drive mfgs to compete. In the end we will see no real "winner" in the "format war" they will both be adopted, though Blu-Ray will have greater success.
3. High def digital downloads are not quite ready for prime time. This format will never completely dominate over physical media. At least not for quite some time. For 2 reasons, first transfer rates. FIOS internet is not yet available to enough people and even with the fastest download speeds it still takes too long to download high def video over the internet, second, storage space. Not everyone has a 1TB hard drive in their rig, and even those who do will quickly find that true high def video takes up a lot of space very quickly. Until these hurdles are overcome and high def downloads can honestly compete with 1080p, video downloads have a long way to go before they can dominate over physical media.
4. "Haters" will continue to whine about Vista woes. SP1's success or failure is irrelevant. Vista will continue to be adopted at a slow and steady pace.
5. Touch screen tech for Apple...iMac's, MacBooks, and possibly tablet's.
6. DRM war continues despite the growing support of DRM free music. While music drifts away from DRM, video will become more restrictive, especially high def video!
That's my 2 cents.
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