The future of portable tablets

Oct 8
07:23

2010

Phillipe Smith

Phillipe Smith

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The technology behind tablets is changing at a fast pace. Follow our guide to see what to expect from this line.

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As more portable devices become available to the general public,The future of portable tablets Articles what can one expect to see in the near future? The fact is, nobody can tell you exactly what will work and what will not. Nobody thought the I-pad would do as well as it has. This is because they based their predictions on previous attempts at e-books and tablets from the 90's. Displaying their strength with bike vests that show your favorite brand.These conceptually were the same as what the I-pad does. However, the difference is the method that consumers are able to get their content. Tablets in the old days were only able to retrieve data if synchronized from the computer. This made them reliant on the computer in the first place, which made them a redundant piece of kit.The key to the I-pad's success is that it is a truly portable device if your needs are basically email, social networking and general online content. Many will argue that it will never replace the laptop, and they are correct. However, this only applies to a part of the consumer group. The other half have no real need to such flexibility. So what lies ahead with technology, and what can consumers expect to see in the near future?With the competition constantly heating up between operating systems, consumers will be spoiled for choice when it comes to which system they choose to go with. Those who need flexibility will no doubt choose an Android option, with Microsoft not far away, and those who just want something that works, will simple stay with their Apple OS. Then you have the market that sits just above the tablets, which is the net book market. This area is coming closer to a normal laptop, which dual CPU options, better graphics and faster ports, net books are starting to make their mark for heavy processing capability, whereas in the past they were simply used to browse the internet.The success of the company pushing for their market share obviously will lie in the applications developed for their users. Make it too complicated, and you will lose the simple users in the market. Restrict it too heavily and you will lose the tech savvy users in the market. All companies should decide whereabouts in the market they want to position themselves.As a consumer, you must choose what device you think will give you a decent return on investment. You do not want to get a device which has many apps, but unprofessionally designed, or a clean interface but with little variety of applications to choose from.

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