Top gadget trends nowadays

One of the most interesting things about the beginning period of any year is looking forward to what might happen for the next twelve months.

While electronics have been a solid prospect with buyers in previous years some are looking at the current economic conditions and wondering how they will fare for 2009

6 Gadget Trends and Their Effects on Social Media

1. Social TV

2. High-definition geo-tagged content

3. Real-time uploading

4. Gaming immersion

5. Pico projection

6. Pocket band

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10 Gadget Trends for 2009

Prediction#1 High definition and high resolution gadgets will continue to gain in popularity

Prediction#2 Digital TV will take off

Prediction#3 Projectors will gain in popularity

Prediction#4 Blue Ray will get closer towards the mainstream.
The big news on the high definition disc last year was the format wars between Blue Ray and HD.

Prediction#5 Cell Phones will continue to grow steadily in developing markets.

Prediction#6 Netbooks with 3G connection capabilities will become popular items.

Prediction#7 Linux will gain ground as an operating system
With China electronics manufacturers making many of the entry-level netbooks they will be looking for ways to reduce cost levels without causing any legal difficulties.

Prediction#8 WiFi standard 802.11N will finally be released
While Wifi has been gaining popularity like nobody's business the technology has been less quick to develop.

Prediction#9 Solid state drive computers will appear
Flash storage prices have been falling faster than Motorola share values in the last couple of years.

Prediction#10 People will be on the look out for solar powered gadgets and green gadgets