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<\/div>\n2010… a year we’ve been waiting for since at least the mid-80’s. It’s finally here guys — so what happens next? Every year we take the 1st of January to try and figure that out. Normally we would consult the sage-like wisdom of Engadgetdamus<\/a>, but this year is special, and we thought it needed the kind of time-twisting-artificial-intelligence-color-cycling-weird-baby-monolith-Roy-Scheider-starring-space-adventure that only the the above image (and book, and movie) could evoke. Below are the predictions from the staff of ye olde Engadget — what say you, good reader? <\/p>\n Chris:<\/strong> In an unprecedented cash and stock deal valued at over $1.7 billion, Comcast acquires your ‘89 Festiva. Predictions for 2010?<\/a> originally appeared on Engadget<\/a> on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Permalink<\/a> | | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nThomas:<\/strong> Steve Jobs will announce a pair of tablets, then smash them to bits on account of Android idolatry.
\nLaura: <\/strong>Jeff Bezos will continue to predict the “death of the book.” The book will continue to exist merely to spite Bezos.
\nDon:<\/strong> The world breathes a sigh of relief that the Large Hadron Collider will never create a black hole… after it is destroyed by zombies.
\nDan:<\/strong> Apple’s stock will plummet when a TUAW<\/em> investigative report reveals that Steve Jobs actually died in 2002, and has since been portrayed by talk show host cum surreal performance artist, Arsenio Hall.
\nNilay:<\/strong> Google finally flips the switch and creates Skynet.
\nBen:<\/strong> Microsoft agrees that CableCARD is a failure and Media Center along with it and introduces Zune Center.
\nJosh F:<\/strong> Adult entertainment will kick-start yet another media market, this time in the form of 3D Blu-ray porn.
\nRichard Lai:<\/strong> Tamagotchi resurrects with 3D monochrome screen, and then dies.
\nDarren:<\/strong> Intel considers making an Atom that’s actually fast, but its bottom line delays the launch until December 31, 2012.
\nVlad:<\/strong> Sony Ericsson delivers an Xperia handset on time… nah, just kidding.
\nRichard Lawler<\/strong>: Nintendo surprises everyone and releases the Wii 3D.
\n<\/strong>Josh T:<\/strong> Google upends the landscape of the mobile phone market when Eric Schmidt says Apple can “have one of these unsubsidized” while emphatically pointing to his crotch.<\/p>\n<\/h6>\n