Looking to the future. The glossy, glossy future.

The 5 things I am most looking forward to right now.

5.       The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (or Part 2 as I refer to it) – Whilst I cannot really verbalise how much I loathed this film – and in this, I hope I am not alone – it hasn’t done much to dent my hopes and expectations for the next instalment. If anything, it has done the total reverse; driving me to wish even more, for something better than the steaming pile we were given last December. I maintain that The Hobbit was the more enjoyable book, when compared to the Lord of the Rings, and I had high hopes for the film. Hopefully, Desolation of Smaug can deliver where An Unexpected Journey didn’t. With Benedict Cumberbatch playing the antagonist, I wait with baited breath.

4.       Playstation 4 – Whilst I have in no way tired of my PS3, and I genuinely don’t believe I ever will, I cannot deny my excitement for the new flagship system from Sony. It will cost the Earth, and it will be battered by the ever-Xbox-bias critics, but I really don’t care. It is going to be a powerhouse of a gaming console, and the fully integrated compatability with the slightly maligned PS Vita have really got me excited. See, I bought myself a Vita Q4 last year, and so far has been a little underwhelming. Once the PS4 is out, all of that will change. Playing my favourite PS4 releases on the go? Yes please! Using the Vita as a spare, more interactive controller? Most definitely!

3.       Samsung Galaxy Note 3 – It really is no secret that I am a huge Samsung fanboy. I live and breath Samsung. All but one of the component devices of my home media/entertainment set-up is made my Samsung. So, it is very little surprise that I am so excited for the Note 3, that words don’t really do it justice. I have owned the last two iterations of this beast of a handset, and both have been successively the best phone I have ever had the pleasure of owning and using. With the likelihood of an Octo-core processor, eye-blistering processing speed, retina-caressing 4K screen, metal alloy frame (we can dream!) and running the latest version of Android (hello Key Lime Pie!), the Note 3 will literally wipe the floor with any alternatives.

2.       Bioshock: Infinite DLC – This really was a close call for first place, but it was the sheer geekery of the actual first place that won it. I enjoyed B:I more than I have enjoyed any game for going on for 4 years now. It really was amazing, and anything that adds more content for me to greedily devour, cannot be a bad thing. I only completed the game three days ago, and I am already impatient for them to add DLC. Come on Irrational, get your finger out!

1.       Google Glass – Words cannot express the excitement and anticipation I have felt for these since the very early days of their leak – back when they were simply “Project Glass”. I cannot really identify reasons for my excitement, beyond the future-is-now geekery that wearing omniscient glasses will bestow upon the wearer. Well, don’t get me wrong, the tech behind them is truly out of this universe, with the induction audio alone enough to make me quiver. But, it really is the cool factor that having an eye-mounted HUD brings to the party. January 2014 cannot come quick enough.