A new year. More sweet new technology. I’ve tried to compile a list of the exciting new technology and trends we might see in 2010. So here goes…
Android Phones:
We recently blogged about the new Verizon Android phone, but here at PocketMac we believe they are going to get even bigger and more popular this year. They may even threaten some of the main players in the Smartphone/PDA game. The android has over 10,000 apps and will be able to be used with multiple carriers, unlike the iPhone.
HTML5:
HTML5, in lames terms reduces or eliminates the need for the Adobe Flash or Silverlight download to play videos, animations and other rich applications. It also supports offline data storage, drag and drop among other features.
Right now Firefox and Google’s Chrome supports HTML5, but others are assumed to be allowing for it as well.
iPad/Apple Tablet:
“1 in 5 consumers likely to buy the Apple Tablet”, according to a pole done by Paul Carton, research director at ChangeWave Research. Apple just announced this and it looks pretty interesting. I can’t wait to try it out myself.
Foursquare:
No, its not that game you use to play when you were younger out on the playground. It is what Mashable is calling the Twitter of 2010. More on this later 
Geolocation:
This technology is what is allowing the ever so popular Foursquare to actually be a reality. Geolocation adds layers to all of the different social networks and apps. What is it exactly? It is the technology that allows you to see where the tweet, comment, post or data is uploaded from. So not only do you have a face to these people now from the social networks but you have a real-world geographic location of where they are posting from- whether that be their computer or mobile device. It will be interesting to see what happens with this technology in the near future.
*It is also the same technology that allows apps the ability to help me find my car in a large parking lot. 
Memristor:
Theoretically around since 1971, this technology allows for the component to remember electrical states even when turned off. According to PC World, it therefore could make decisions by understanding past patterns of data it has collected, similar to human brains collecting and understanding a series of events. In addition, it also is cheaper and faster than flash storage.
Pixetells:
This service, although in beta, seems pretty neat for businesses, especially those that e-commute! It’s not an e-mail, it’s a pixetell! It allows users to send e-mails including text, video, images and audio in one message. Replies can even be done with audio and video mark ups. This should make business meetings very efficient when everyone can’t be present.
This is our first big launch this year. RecoverMySmartphone is the 1st service developed to help you recover data from broken or malfunctioning phones, it can even help those with water damage as long as they power on! So long to the days of creating facebook groups asking for everyone’s information. You can now be back on track within 5- 7 business days.
