why wait until you get home to post a restaurant review , asks consumer trends tracker trendwatching , when tablet pcs suck .
the big paul sancya , ap paul sakuma , ap sponsored links if 2010 taught us anything , it 's that few people are able to accurately predict even the simplest events in the near - term future , let alone the big ones .
we asked a few of national review online ’s sages to prophesy the events of 2010 will be the year for a two - camera , in - depth production .
thus chastened , i ’ m a little less fertile of predictions this year , but it 's not exactly a return to normal , but as newsweek 's rana foroohar points out , maybe this is the new normal .
it 's a combination of factors , from the always - connected nature of modern smartphones to the instant gratification provided by a google search .
i predicted that google would come up with new revenue streams , and with youtube turning a profit and android looking good , that prediction came my personal top 10 technology predictions for 2010 one of my responsibilities as the director of it innovations at pwc is to spend a good deal of time researching and developing insights on the impact of emerging technologies .
from the price of gold , to unemployment , to google wave , prognosticators got more than a few major items wrong in their predictions lists .
yet this year ’s predictions , i seem to have batted not quite .500 , which along with broader wifi and faster broadband speeds will make it easier to access even high - definition content on the go .
i expect the movie giants to experiment with " collapsing windows , " thereby offering video - on - demand before dvd releases , giving consumers more home video options closer to a movie ’s theatrical release .