Let's get back to the article
Seriously, most of what was mentioned in the article is either obvious, irrelevant or just plain wrong! The webcam has almost become a standard feature in current laptops, so this is not a big development for 2011. There is no way touchscreens will suddenly see a proliferation as an input device in 2011. This is just wishful thinking on the part of the author. It is logical that, when touchscreen functionality becomes readily available for laptops, it will be included as an integral feature and will initially be too expensive and only see limited market penetration for at least the first year... so don't hold your breath.
Screen sizes are not something new to expect, so inclusion of this in the article makes no sense. All the screen sizes mentioned are already available. Furthermore, screen sizes in the 14-15.6" range for laptops are currently and will remain the most popular in the foreseeable future. The reasons for this are obvious. Practically, it is counter-productive to do any real work on anything smaller. Economically, scale of production leads to price reduction, so these sizes will continue to be the cheapest. Finally, while it would be great to see OLED screens in the shops, these are still in development. LCD screens, on the other hand, will most likely be phased out in all but entry level units as LED screens continue to come down in price. There will also be a greater demand for full HD screens, thanks to Blu-Ray and, more specifically, the increase in availability of HD video over the Net.
Now ,even in the comments, the current and future developments of real interest (to serious laptop users anyway!) were not even mentioned. Here I am talking about bigger, cheaper SSDs, new battery technology, new processors and RAM, implementation of USB 3.0, etc, etc
