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Cord cutting and social media TV are on the rise, while Kinect fuels a remote control revolution.

Blame cord cutting, at least in part, for the drop in cable subscriber numbers in 2010. Looking towards 2011, we expect this trend could gather further steam thanks to bundled subscription offerings from players like Microsoft and Apple. We also expect a new iteration of the media guide as social media wraps its tentacles around entertainment recommendation. Meanwhile, the free e-reader could well emerge next year, and thanks to the recent release of the Kinect, 2011 could see the remote control revolutionized.