This gadget falls between a cell phone and a laptop. You're probably wondering what all the fuss is about. It's just another computer right? Wrong, the tablet computer represents a long overdue shift in the way we interact with computers and the Internet. It's very subtle but significant change. You can compare it to when you thought you didn't need a laptop if you had a desktop computer. Or you could not understand why these people where always on their cell phones. It's a case of not being able to understand the importance or impact of tablets until you have one. I am currently publishing my blogs on an iPad since my net book had a swim with the "fishes". I'll give you just a little bit of information about tablets.
Tablet computers have been around for about ten years but due to cost and usability they have been restricted to small markets like medicine or heavy industry. Here recently the popular tablets have been what are called Android tablets. These little computers run anywhere from $100 to $200. They are good for reading E-books, surfing the web and email. So you're probably asking yourself why would this be more convenient than my desktop or my laptop. The simple answer is speed of booting and convenient size.
These little gadgets fit easily into a man's suit coat pocket or a woman's purse. They are perfect for a spontaneous surf on the web for information that's too hard to read on your smartphone. Or, for that 15 minute wait you have everyday while picking up your son from band practice. You can read one of the many E-books or magazines you have downloaded, read email or surf the web if you're near a wifi hotspot. By the way, all of the popular E-book readers have this same form factor. With that information in hand you're probably asking yourself, why not get an E-book reader. The big difference is that all of the popular E-book readers have very poor Internet browsers and a black and white screen.
As you can see all of them have a very slight difference in size and screen. This add up to be big differences in ease of use. Now let's get down to the nitty gritty. What's the real difference in tablets.
One thing all tablets have in common is size and convenience. From the smallest to the largest they are all more convenient that a laptop, easier to view than a smart phone. The major difference is cost. They range from $100 up to $829. They all do just about the same thing. The major stumbling block is very few do Adobe flash. This is a web based program that adds animation or video to web sites. Up until now it was not a big deal, all laptops and desktops could run flash. Now these small appliances are becoming the largest consumers of web information, even without Flash. To be honest the Android tablets are in the process of getting Flash ability, the rest have to catch up. I don't really count the tablets with the smaller user bases like the JooJoo and the Windows 7 tablets. They are flash capable but have limited users at this time. Another difference is some can function as a cell phone. I know it seems redundant but when mobile video calls become common you'll get it. Compare it to the question you asked yourself ten years ago, "why are all these people talking on there cell phones". Get the point!
Technology will always seem to overlap with something we have and use today. This is done by design to get our attention and hook us in initially. We usually can't imagine what we can use this new gadget for because we already do what it's proposing to us. Once we start to use it then we realize what new frontiers of learning and expanding our mind open up. Let's continue to explore these places " where man has never gone before".
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