I See You: A prequel for the planned Avatar trilogy, as announced by James Cameron.

Confirmed: iPhone 5, the first iPhone since the loss of Steve Jobs, to be slimmer, better, faster, and longer than the last iteration, with an upgraded camera and other general improvements. Not announced: any shiny new feature we haven’t seen before.

Announced: The release date and price of the Wii U, Nintendo’s next console, for Nov. 18. It will come in two models; a $300 basic iteration, and a $350 deluxe edition that comes packaged with extra peripherals and a game, Nintendoland. It will have over 50 titles at or soon after launch, many of which are re-releases of games already available on Xbox or PlayStation, and will include TVii, a way to watch Netflix, Hulu, and, according to Nintendo, live TV through the Wii U.

The Wii U's controller, as shown by Nintendo during a presentation. Photo courtesy of Pop Culture Geek on Flickr.

The Future: Officially declared to be right now, after scientists at Argonne National Laboratory discover a way to levitate things using only sound waves.