Comments on: Technology Predictions for 2010 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/ Your blog is probably better than mine. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brandon http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-156377 Brandon Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:59:25 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-156377 The the R/C prediction has proven to be pretty true, especially with helicopters. I remember helicopters being way expensive when I was a kid but now you can even get into the big ones without spending too much. And really, getting a helicopter into your hands in the first place is good for the R/C companies, considering that helicopters are basically flying money pits. :-) The the R/C prediction has proven to be pretty true, especially with helicopters. I remember helicopters being way expensive when I was a kid but now you can even get into the big ones without spending too much. And really, getting a helicopter into your hands in the first place is good for the R/C companies, considering that helicopters are basically flying money pits. :-)

]]> By: Dave http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-110813 Dave Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:18:29 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-110813 My prediction #2 is coming true as well. With Hulu Plus and Apple's new AppleTV, you can now get TV content on demand. Cable networks are on their way out of the building, slowly, starting this year. My prediction #2 is coming true as well. With Hulu Plus and Apple’s new AppleTV, you can now get TV content on demand. Cable networks are on their way out of the building, slowly, starting this year.

]]> By: Dave http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-110812 Dave Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:17:26 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-110812 Well, I was somewhat correct on the Hulu prediction. Hulu is indeed in the living room with Hulu Plus, and it supports X-Box 360, PlayStation3 and a few other devices for watching Hulu on TV. http://www.hulu.com/plus#devices The downer: It costs $10 a month. Oh well. Well, I was somewhat correct on the Hulu prediction. Hulu is indeed in the living room with Hulu Plus, and it supports X-Box 360, PlayStation3 and a few other devices for watching Hulu on TV.

http://www.hulu.com/plus#devices

The downer: It costs $10 a month. Oh well.

]]> By: Wilford B. Snodgrass http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-98226 Wilford B. Snodgrass Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:11:20 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-98226 I predict that I will come back again and again to this blog and always find something that's either thought-provoking or downright hilarious, and sometimes both. I predict that I will come back again and again to this blog and always find something that’s either thought-provoking or downright hilarious, and sometimes both.

]]> By: Marisa http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-96767 Marisa Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:22:50 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-96767 I think you are onto something with Hulu. It is the wave of the future. I think you are onto something with Hulu. It is the wave of the future.

]]> By: Curt Dalton http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-96755 Curt Dalton Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:44:17 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-96755 We study search demand/supply trends from around the world to find profitable niches and products, and the main problem with predictions is that no one looks at the "supply" side to these predictions. A niche, or hot predictions, is not just a demand side issue, but a supply/demand curve. If you predict IPHONE apps will take off, and there are already 100,000 aps, then you aren't going to hit that one. If you see that demand for cell phone radiation shields is going nuts and there are only two suppliers, then you can be pretty sure that it will be a good year for those 2 supplies. The software at www.TheInternetTimeMachine.com studies both the demand (search volume) and supply (think "results" in Google). The Google Phone is generating much more buzz right now then say the Apple Tablet. Cheers, Curt Here is a video on what I mean.. http://bit.ly/SupplyDemandCurves We study search demand/supply trends from around the world to find profitable niches and products, and the main problem with predictions is that no one looks at the “supply” side to these predictions. A niche, or hot predictions, is not just a demand side issue, but a supply/demand curve. If you predict IPHONE apps will take off, and there are already 100,000 aps, then you aren’t going to hit that one. If you see that demand for cell phone radiation shields is going nuts and there are only two suppliers, then you can be pretty sure that it will be a good year for those 2 supplies. The software at http://www.TheInternetTimeMachine.com studies both the demand (search volume) and supply (think “results” in Google). The Google Phone is generating much more buzz right now then say the Apple Tablet.
Cheers,
Curt
Here is a video on what I mean.. http://bit.ly/SupplyDemandCurves

]]> By: Randall Smith http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/01/01/technology-predictions-for-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-96745 Randall Smith Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:16:15 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=539#comment-96745 Following is my tech/non-tech prediction set for 2010: 1) chocolate will continue to be a popular snack food. (That was a risky prediction). Continued growth in energy drinks, particularly the small 'energy shots', like 5 Hour Energy. Smokers will begin to switch in droves to other nicotine delivery methods, including a host of new 'smokeless' products that make it possible to get a fix without violating indoor smoking laws and even without having to spit. 2) Strong sales of technology that is at least one generation behind the state of the art to save 50% or more of the very 'best' technology. 3) Elimination of CD ROM drives on new computers? 4) The over 50 crowd will come massively into the mp3 market, buying 'off brand' players because they can't see paying two prices for Apple's products. The reason for this surge is that they just figured out that you can buy one song at a time from iTunes instead of the whole crappy 'album', which is normally 80% crap and 20% gold. 95% of the material will be from the 60's and 70's, e.g. Stones, Zeppelin, etc., so some of the popular acts from that age can count on a comfortable retirement if they signed good contracts back in the day... Question: will the music industry find a reasonable solution to piracy, including file sharing, etc.? 5) Wireless technology will explode into a variety of new and interesting applications, because cost is going down and quality is going up. Examples: wireless bicycle computers, including wireless power meters (currently embedded in rear wheel hubs at a cost of aobut $1,000 each) that will be embedded into pedals and/or bike shoe cleats. Wireless ear buds which are currently expensive will become cheaper, smaller and better. Today, Oakley offers a pair of sunglasses with built in wireless ear buds that receive signals from an MP3 player. This will expand into cheaper brands with much greater market penetration as retail prices fall. 6) Agree on the HD Television sales trend. We bought two last year and we are usually the last people to get anything new. And, we will probably purchase at least one more in 2010. 1080p will become the new minimum standard for HDTV's. Following is my tech/non-tech prediction set for 2010:

1) chocolate will continue to be a popular snack food. (That was a risky prediction). Continued growth in energy drinks, particularly the small ‘energy shots’, like 5 Hour Energy. Smokers will begin to switch in droves to other nicotine delivery methods, including a host of new ‘smokeless’ products that make it possible to get a fix without violating indoor smoking laws and even without having to spit.
2) Strong sales of technology that is at least one generation behind the state of the art to save 50% or more of the very ‘best’ technology.
3) Elimination of CD ROM drives on new computers?
4) The over 50 crowd will come massively into the mp3 market, buying ‘off brand’ players because they can’t see paying two prices for Apple’s products. The reason for this surge is that they just figured out that you can buy one song at a time from iTunes instead of the whole crappy ‘album’, which is normally 80% crap and 20% gold. 95% of the material will be from the 60′s and 70′s, e.g. Stones, Zeppelin, etc., so some of the popular acts from that age can count on a comfortable retirement if they signed good contracts back in the day… Question: will the music industry find a reasonable solution to piracy, including file sharing, etc.?
5) Wireless technology will explode into a variety of new and interesting applications, because cost is going down and quality is going up. Examples: wireless bicycle computers, including wireless power meters (currently embedded in rear wheel hubs at a cost of aobut $1,000 each) that will be embedded into pedals and/or bike shoe cleats. Wireless ear buds which are currently expensive will become cheaper, smaller and better. Today, Oakley offers a pair of sunglasses with built in wireless ear buds that receive signals from an MP3 player. This will expand into cheaper brands with much greater market penetration as retail prices fall.
6) Agree on the HD Television sales trend. We bought two last year and we are usually the last people to get anything new. And, we will probably purchase at least one more in 2010. 1080p will become the new minimum standard for HDTV’s.

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