2010: Year of the Tablet

With CES 2010 right around the corner, Macworld following that and then the alleged Apple event at the end of the month, I suppose it’s time for me to make my prediction for what we will be seeing tech-wise in 2010. If 2009 was the year of the netbook, I foresee that 2010 will be the year of the tablet. Not just the Apple tablet, mind you, but I think starting with CES and onward this year we will be seeing a vast increase in computer manufacturers announcing tablet style computers. We have already begun to see a touch of this consumer interest in tablet computers with the Entourage Edge and similar devices, but I think in the new year the market for such machines is going to skyrocket. Whether they be dual screened, touched screen or just incredibly portable, we will be seeing much more of them in many shapes, sizes and colors this year!