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2011 Will Be The Year Of The…
2010 was a year of innovation. Not only did it dictate what will happen in 2011, but it sparked a new movement in mobile devices and technology overall.
Here are a few of what, I predict, 2011 may be the year of:
4G Network
2010 was the birth of 4G. 2011 WILL BE the year of 4G (although the very definition of 4G is questionable).
Sprint has just started rolling out its 4G network in July of 2010 to some US cities. By 2011 and on to 2012, Sprint will have covered the US. Verizon and T-Mobile has just launched its 4G Network and AT&T should soon follow. 4G should be available to most consumers by the second half of 2011.
Tablet/Slate PCs
Apple conquered the tablet market in much of 2010 due to its iPad. 2011 will have been the other tablet companies’ time to catch up. Although I believe the iPad will still conquer the tablet world in much of 2011 due to its upcoming iPad 2, I’m sure that other companies would soon pick up their slack and truly create a revolutionary tablet of their own.
Solid State Drives (SSD)
The price-point of a decent sized SSD have always driven consumers away from actually buying them. If only you have the cash to burn and the openness to tiny drive spaces would you be willing to buy one at such a ridiculously high price.
SSD does have its benefits: faster speed, no moving parts, cooler than a hard drive and most importantly less power consumption. What it lacks is capacity and price.
With the recent introduction of Apple’s MacBook Air 2, 2011 may just be the year the SSDs would flourish and platter hard drives would be the CD of the DVD-era.
Cloud Computing/Cloud Storage
As we’ve seen with the Chrome OS, I predict 2011 will be the year of cloud computing. People will not be tethered to their files on their physical hard drives anymore but by working “in the cloud”, people are able to access their documents anywhere and everywhere they please.
Wireless Everything
From TVs to cars, I predict 2011 would become the year of true wireless freedom!
TVs would be able to stream content from computers to set-top boxes and gaming systems.
Cellphones will have the ability to sync and charge wirelessly.
Cars will have integrated syncing controls (I know this is a long shot, but hey, what the heck?)
- Some higher end cars will have a charging cup/holder where you just place your phone in the cup and off it charges, syncs with your car and talks to your car.
- When I say talks to your car, your car continually evaluates itself and sends that data to your phone so you can review it at a later date to see how your car is doing.
- Most if not all cars will have a bluetooth function. I strongly believe all cars should have this safety feature. Not only bluetooth for calling but also for texting. Your car would read the text aloud to you… or not (if you choose to decline it) and if you want, you can reply with a voice message. Not only will that feature be a convenience to its consumers but also a safety feature for those pesky texting while driving people.
Charging. Gone are the days of mangled wires of phone chargers. You would simply drop your device on to a mat and it will charge without a cord. I want to see wireless TV sets – ones that you won’t have to plug-in!
The NEW iPad 2
In about a month, the iPad(2) will be announced. Here are a couple of things that we might be expecting from the announcement:
Dimensions:
Depth: 0.25-0.28″
Height: 9.5-9.56″
Width: 7.3″-7.4″
Display:
Retina Display
9.7″ (diagonal)
2529 -by-1897 pixel resolution at 326 ppi
Capacity:
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB flash drive
Processor:
2.1 GHz Apple A8 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Sensors:
Accelerometer
Ambient Light Sensor
Gyroscope
Input and Output:
Dock Connector Port
3.5-mm Stereo Headphone Jack
Built-In Speaker
Microphone (One up top and another at the bottom for noise canceling)
Camera, Photos and Video:
Video recording, HD (720p) with audio
24p, 30p, and 60 fps Recording Modes
One front-facing camera (3-megapixels or VGA)
One rear-facing camera (5-megapixels)
Tap to focus on still and video
Photo and Video Geotagging
Still Image Facial Recognition
Which ones of my renderings do you think will most likely be the updated iPad? Version 1 (the iPod touch-esque one) or Version 2 (the iPhone 4-esque one)?
Hit me up with your comments below!
Games That Would Be Awesome On The iPad
After brainstorming some ideas on what game to create for the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, I came to the dilemma of having most of my ideas either taken from another game or something that sounds a lot like their original counterparts.
First game for the iPad is Finger Twister. The iPad selects the user to put whatever finger on whatever color on the iPad but the user must keep his fingers on the iPad or else he looses the game. One twist would be to do a timed session, where the user is given only a couple seconds to react.
Next is Monopoly. With the iPhone/iPod Touch support where you can sync the iPhone/iPod Touch to the iPad through WiFi or Bluetooth wherein you can keep track of your expenses, cards and owned land. The iPad takes care of the “banker” role and does the transactions that way and sends it to the appropriate user whoever you’re “renting” to to pass by.
Apples to Apples is next with the same iPhone/iPod Touch support. The “it” person would simply tap the green car in the middle to reveal the word and the rest of the users would simply flick their best cards from their iPhones/iPod Touches. The “it” person would then reveal the cards one at a time and maybe a button to choose which card fits best. One feature could be to have the “it”‘s word card’s definitions float across the screen while everyone’s deciding on which card to use.
Risk would be an awesome iPad game… think about it, shake the iPad to roll the dice, and tap and drag to move your soldiers.
A simple game show game: Deal Or No Deal, Wheel Of Fortune, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, 1 VS 100, Jeopardy, ETC. (with iPhone/iPod Touch support to submit their answers), would also look awesome on the iPad.
You’d think they’ve started making these, huh? I wish to see more games like these that integrate the iDevices features in the future.
So… Is there a game that you would like to see on the iPad?
11 iPad Tips and Tricks!!!
Yes, the Apple iPad.
Most, if not many of you have already heard of the magnificent iPad. Steve’s baby – as some may recall.
Here are a couple of tips and tricks I’ve learned while playing with it for a couple hours.
Tip #1: The dock can support up to six (6) apps!
Tip #2: You can mute your iPad by holding down the down volume control button.
Tip #3: Double tapping the space bar will insert a period followed by a space.
Tip #4: You can get rid of the keyboard by tapping the keyboard button on the bottom right corner of the on-screen keyboard.
Tip #5: The iPad can support up to 11 app pages (i.e. the dots at the bottom of the app page.)
Tip #6: Tap the groups ribbon on the Contacs app to filter your contacts by group.
Tip #7: In the Maps app, tap and hold anywhere on the map to drop a pin.
Tip #8: In the iBooks app, you can tap and hold to select a word and when you “Bookmark” it, it actually highlights the words you’ve just selected.
Tip #9: Double-tapping a word selects it.
Tip #10: Let’s say you’ve reordered every app on your iPad and decided that you want to go back to its original state? You can now reset specific parts of your iPad from your Home Screen – resets the built-in apps of your iPad to its original first-page location, reset your network settings – in case you want your iPad to forget every network it was previously connected to including the one you’re in, reset the location warnings, reset your keyboard dictionary and last and finally, to reset all.
Tip #11: If you’ve paired your bluetooth keyboard with your iPad, chances are, you’ll have noticed the on-screen keyboard disappear. Whenever you’re not using your keyboard anymore, and wants to regain the on-screen keyboard, you can always turn the bluetooth keyboard off by holding down the power button for a couple seconds.
If you’ve got new tips and tricks you want to share, by all means post them on the comment section below! Thanks and enjoy your iPad!
