10 Gadget Trends For 2009

One of the most interesting things about thesupreme as a result.
beginning period of any year is looking forward toThere will be a new level of importance being placed
what might happen for the next twelve months.on the international phone as well, largely because of
While electronics have been a solid prospect withthe wider market.
buyers in previous years some are looking at theThe quad band phone and quad band
current economic conditions and wondering how theytelecommunication device will be an almost essential
will fare for 2009item for anybody looking for a cell phone wholesale
Without wanting to jinx anything things don't look likecompany or China cellphones wholesale source
they will be as bad as people think with electronicsbecause they want to start a mobile phone business.
remaining on many people's wish lists for the nextPrediction#6 Netbooks with 3G connection capabilities
twelve months.will become popular items.
Outside of that, what else is likely to happen in 2009?The trend which started with the Asus Eeee for low
Here are 10 events and trends I think we will see inpowered low specd laptop computers suited to
2009:surfing the internet and sending emails has taken off.
Prediction#1 High definition and high resolutionNow people have realized that notebook computers
gadgets will continue to gain in popularitydon't have to come from a brand name supplier and
The high definition TV or a HD camcorder used to bethey are actually seeking out cheaper models.
outside of many people's price range but that hasAs a result there is going to be an explosion of 3G
changed.netbooks this year. Especially since the rise of Linux
It is now possible to find a HDTV in the sub US fivehas reduced dependency on punishment happy
hundred dollar mark and high definition camcorder forMicrosoft.
around US$200.Which leads me to....
It goes without saying that more and more will bePrediction#7 Linux will gain ground as an operating
buying high definition 1080i TVs, HD camcorders andsystem
high resolution cameras in the coming months asWith China electronics manufacturers making many of
even more mid-ranged products go high res.the entry-level netbooks they will be looking for
Prediction#2 Digital TV will take offways to reduce cost levels without causing any legal
The world is currently in the midst of a digitaldifficulties.
television revolution.As Linux is open source it doesn't give them the
The DTV process started in 2003 and the first wavesame level of problems as Microsoft or Macintosh.
of countries converted is expected to finish theAnd as Linux systems become easier to use more
process between 2012 and 2013.people will make the shift, lessening Microsoft's hold
As a result, 2009 is an important year for manyon operating systems.
countries.Prediction#8 WiFi standard 802.11N will finally be
The US shifted from NTSC to ATSC US in February,released
with other countries being at around the half-wayWhile Wifi has been gaining popularity like nobody's
point of their DTV conversion.business the technology has been less quick to
Not everybody knows the ins and outs of the digitaldevelop.
TV standards yet... ATSC, DVB-T and other digitalManufacturers have been making devices to the G
TV standards around the world are a mystery tostandard since 2003 and have been looking for an
many.improvement.
However, people are actively searching for theSigns are good that 2009 will see the release of the
televisions Digital TV tuners and DTV peripheralWLAN 802.11N standard, with the standards group
devices and will continue to do so in 2009.releasing and signing off on drafts all the way through
Prediction#3 Projectors will gain in popularitylast year.
It used to be that you wouldn't see a projector inImprovements people think the new standard will
anybody's house, but technological and manufacturingmake include the end of interference from devices
developments have changed all that.like microwaves and a wider reception from more
You can now get a multimedia projector or a LCDaerials.
projector for less than 300 dollars US and there arePrediction#9 Solid state drive computers will appear
several pico projectors on the market which will fit inFlash storage prices have been falling faster than
peoples' pockets.Motorola share values in the last couple of years.
Home projector and projector home theater willAs a result there are lots of USB storage and
continue to be popular through 2009 as projectorexternal storage devices that could store the
gets more coverage and consumers make theircontents of your computer and have room for
nests more comfortable.seconds selling at very reasonable prices (compared
Prediction#4 Blue Ray will get closer towards theto what they were previously).
mainstream.While the price of SSD isn't at a low enough position
The big news on the high definition disc last year wasfor everyone to have a laptop holding a SSD, they
the format wars between Blue Ray and HD.should start to appear.
And even though HD had conceded defeat early inPrediction#10 People will be on the look out for solar
2008 at CES Blue Ray hasn't really made that muchpowered gadgets and green gadgets
of a splash in the market outside of getting titles andThe electronic world will go even greener in 2009.
players ready to ship to the populous.No we're not talking about the occasional solar
2009 will be the year when almost everybody makespowered calculator or torch this will be a stronger
the shift to blue ray.shift towards things currently known as green
Prediction#5 Cell Phones will continue to grow steadilygadgets.
in developing markets.There can be no doubts there have been leaps and
Outside of the release of big-name cell phones likebounds in solar technology with solar panels turning
the 3G iPhone and the HTC G1 (the first phone withup on everything from bags to the windows of
Google's long-touted android OS) the cell phonebuildings.
market in the developed world hasn't grown thatIn fact a solar charger and solar battery for cell
much and doesn't look like doing so.phones and smaller gadgets has gone from being a
Analysts say this is largely because mobile phonerarity to being rather common place and the number
markets there have reached saturation point andof devices that use solar power or solar energy to
most people will only be looking for replacement cellkeep going has increased tenfold.
phones now.Solar lights are even turning up in gardens at
That's not the case in developing nations thoughChristmas now.
where cell phones are no where near as commonlyGadgets powered by other forms of alternative
seen. In China cell phones are one of the hot ticketenergy, like dynamo-powered gadgets, and electronic
items with no contract cell phones being the mostappliances made with other materials, like the
popular.wooden cell phone and iPod re-encased in wood, are
The popularity of the prepaid phone will continueturning up.
through 2009 and in the foreseeable future.People are looking for these devices too and you can
Most customers wanting to buy no contract cellbet that many solar lights and clean green gadgets
phones are looking for phones that give them highwill be appearing on many people's wish list for at
degrees of freedom and networks don't tend toleast the next year.
have the data support and features that companiesSo there you go. 10 things which are likely to happen
like AT&T and Orange do.in the electronics world.
The GSM phone and GSM in general is likely to reign