Allan Hoffman

That pretty much says it all, right? I’m not really much of a gadget guy—the fewer, the better—but this is one I’m gonna want. If you’re like me, and you want to keep track of tablet rumors, check out this list I wrote at Web100: “3 spots to monitor Apple tablet rumors.”

Hm, what will I be writing about in 2010 for my Star-Ledger column?

That’s the topic I tackled in my last column for 2009. I tried this a few years back, and it was a fun way to write a “trends to watch” column—essentially imagining the news before it happens. And there’s a lot to look forward to—in particular, a Google phone, an Apple tablet, and Google’s cloud-computing operating system. Read more in my column.

David Carr of the New York Times thinks Twitter is here to stay. The title of his piece: “Why Twitter Will Endure.” But he also points toward what’s scary about Twitter. As he puts it:

There is always something more interesting on Twitter than whatever you happen to be working on.