Since many companies like to keep future new releases under tight wraps so they don’t short-circuit sales of their current products, we can’t predict what all the new hot gadgets will be this year. But we did see a fair amount of intriguing stuff at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas and we know that plenty of sequels to today’s popular products are on the way–whether the company wants you to know it or not.
Google’s Android mobile operating system will become the second most-popular mobile platform by 2013, according to a new report by IDC. Who will continue to rule the cell phone roost? Symbian, according to the research firm. By 2013, IDC forecasts that worldwide shipments of smartphones will surpass 390 million units, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 20.9 percent.
The Desktop Dock for the Nexus One is now official on the Google store. This accessory lets you put your Google Android phone upright on a table and will cause the Clock app to launch automatically. We suspect many people already use their phones as an alarm clock, so this makes perfect sense as a bedside item. Bundled with the dock is a 3.5mm-to-RCA (the red and white jacks) audio cable so you can hook it up with a stereo system. This will allow the user to enjoy music stored on the phone through his speaker setup. The Desktop Dock retails at US$45 and can be added as an optional accessory with an online purchase of the Nexus One handset.
