Consumer Tech predictions

48 dated questions on phones, AR/VR, wearables, chips, launches — each one answered independently by six frontier models, none of them shown the market price. Of those, 2 have passed their deadlines and been graded against cited sources.

Consumer Tech predictions

Meta's revised commercial terms take effect on 20 November 2026.

A quantum computer solves an economically valuable problem faster than classical computers before 2030.

Apple unveils a touch-screen MacBook Pro at its October 28, 2026 event.

A fault-tolerant quantum computer demonstrates commercial quantum advantage before 2032.

Apple includes an iPhone 17 Pro Max in its iPhone 17 lineup announcement.

Apple includes an iPhone 17 Plus in its iPhone 17 lineup announcement.

Apple releases the iPhone 20 commercially before the end of 2028.

The iPhone 18 is available for retail purchase in stores before October 1, 2026.

Apple releases a dual-screen or foldable phone branded iPhone Duo by the end of 2027.

Nvidia halts production of GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards.

Infinix launches the GT 50 Pro in India on October 27, 2026.

Commercial desktop quantum computers become available for direct consumer purchase before 2035.

Quantum computers demonstrate mainstream commercial advantage over classical computers before 2032.

Apple officially announces the iPhone 18 series before October 31, 2026.

Apple launches an iPhone 18 Air by December 31, 2026.

Apple releases an iPhone 18 series smartphone before December 31, 2026.

Apple releases an iPhone 18 Plus model by December 31, 2026.

AMD launches FSR 4 for handheld devices by the end of 2026.

A fault-tolerant commercial quantum computing service is offered to enterprise customers before 2030.

Apple officially announces an iPhone 17e model by December 2026.

Apple releases a second-generation ultra-thin iPhone Air model before 2028.

Apple releases an iPhone model designated as iPhone 19 by December 2028.

Apple releases an iPhone model designated as iPhone 18 by December 2027.

Apple ceases major iOS software version updates for the iPhone 12 by December 2027.

Texas enacts a statewide data center moratorium by December 31, 2027.

Indiana enacts a statewide data center moratorium by December 31, 2027.

Apple launches or officially announces the "HomePad" device on October 13, 2026.

Apple announces a smart home camera that does not record video by October 13, 2026.

Apple announces an updated iPad mini, Apple TV, HomePod mini, or home hub in October or November 2026.

Apple updates the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip by the end of 2026.

Apple releases a standard iPhone successor in spring 2027.

Qualcomm launches both the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 flagship platforms in 2026.

A general-purpose quantum computer is made publicly available for direct consumer purchase before 2035.

Apple releases a foldable iPhone before 2028.

Apple releases the iPhone 18 Pro before October 2026.

Apple announces the iPhone 18 before October 2026.

Apple cuts the official retail base price of the iPhone 17 before October 2026.

Apple ends major iOS update support for the iPhone 13 before the end of 2027.

Apple releases the iPhone 18 before October 2026.

TP-Link begins preorders for the Archer 8 Ultra Wi-Fi 8 router on September 30, 2026.✓ happened

OpenAI or Microsoft reaches a formal settlement in the September 2026 news publishers copyright lawsuit by September 20, 2027.

A quantum computer successfully cracks a standard 256-bit elliptic-curve private key before 2035.

A fault-tolerant quantum computer is made commercially available before 2032.

Apple releases the iPhone 18 Pro Max before October 31, 2026.

Apple officially releases a dual-screen device named iPhone Duo before December 31, 2027.

Apple releases the iPhone 18 before October 31, 2026.

NVIDIA completes its acquisition of Hugging Face.

Sandbox VR opens its Melbourne venue on 14 September 2026.✓ happened