Things to Expect from 2012 - Tech World

So its a New Year, one that we could all die in, but thankfully Smartphone and Tablet makers don't believe that so we have a really exciting year to look forward to. Here is my list of things we can look forward to or expect from the year 2012.

1. iPad 3 and iPhone 5
Yes Steve Jobs is gone and a lot of people think Apple will not be as spectacular as they were with him. While that may true that Apple won't be the same, their products will still be, at least for a few years the typical Steve Jobs type products. I personally don't use Apple products but the iPad and iPhone have always set the standard for other products that come after it and I want to see what kind of standard it sets.
The rumor mill has been filled with rumors like a thinner iPad and a battery life of 20 hours. If Apple can really pull of 20 hours of battery life I would be very excited because then some Android manufacturer could mimic that and put it in an Android powered tablet.

And then comes the iPhone 5 which we thought was coming last year but it didn't so now we wait again this year. Rumors are the iPhone design is getting a major overhaul and my have a quad core chip inside. Things that I want to know are whether it feature a bigger display which has become the norm with all the Android handsets these days and whether it will be thinner. The iPhone faces some serious competition from Samsung especially with Samsung's increasingly thinner devices.




2. Quad core tablets and Phones
Nvidia released the Tegra 3 mobile processor Kal El(see promo video below) and all the high end manufacturers like Samsung and HTC are expected to release Quad core phones this coming year. This processor features 4 cores with a fifth one to bring better battery life. These new processors are going to bring some ridiculously good quality of gaming apps to phones and tablets so watch out for that. There already have been rumors of an HTC quad core phone that is in the works which will be released sometimes in Q2 or Q3.





We have already seen the Asus Transformer Prime, the quad core tablet(pictured right) from Asus that is one heck of a beast in terms of specs. Its predecessor, the Transformer was a pretty successful Android tablet and look for this tablet to continue that success for Asus. This is will probably be the first tablet to get the Ice Cream Sandwich too. Unless of course Google releases that rumored 7-inch tablet.

 4. Xbox 720 and PS4
I still play Xbox 360 on almost a daily basis so of course I want a new console and Xbox 720 looks to be a very good look forward. Kinect was a market changing product and although we do not have many games to really show for Kinect I think next year will be the year when many new games arrive for the Kinect that will really make it fun for more people.

As much as I wanna say thats
<--------------------- the new Xbox, its not. Its just a concept picture. coolest thing ever tho.
PS4 will also be a much more powerful device but I don't know much about or have much interest in PS4 because there aren't any copy games and I don't like to spend that much money to buy original games. So Microsoft's lack of security FTW!!!!



So that is my list of the things I am looking forward to or things that you can expect this coming year. What are you looking forward to and what are you excited about? Let me know in the comments section below or on my Facebook page!! :)