The pulse of technology seem to think tablets are it, are the future and will replace laptops and desktops for the average consumer. The tablet has already killed the netbook and most "technology seers" think this will also happen with desktops and laptops too. I, actually, have already seen this for myself not in the consumer space but in the corporate space. The company I work for, within the past year, has already started allowing some of our top management personnel to use the iPad in our network and most of them do in place of their laptop. I have personal experience from this because I was designated in my department to head this project and assist management, with the help from our field engineer team, to get integrated into our network. I've also heard of other companies going the same route. The tablet seems to be a better tool than a laptop, especially for those that attend and present meetings frequently. Also, it seems that even a lot of the software companies are fine tuning their applications to work on tablets. A prime example is OnLive. They have developed a means of getting Windows with the Office Suite in their product specifically for the iPad and Android tablets so that you can install the OnLive app in iOS and Android, fire up Windows and, poof, you have Word, Excel or PowerPoint running on the tablet. I haven't fully grasped the tablet fad yet myself because I am still waiting for them to go down in price some more, specifically the 10", which I think is starting to happen. I actually may purchase an Android tablet within the next 6 months or so. I've seen some of the better Android tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab, Asus Transformer) drop as low as $300 and even refurbs as low as $250. That's a fantastic price. And, these examples mentioned have the option to attach a portable keyboard too. However, it's not just tablets that are the big thing right now. It's mobile in general. The mobile space of the smartphone is super hot also and will be hot for sometime thanks to the competition of Apple and Android.
---------------------------------------- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: > My good friend Ed has always seemed to have his finger (albeit a large, > sausage-like finger) on the pulse of technology trends. He's one of the > first people I knew our age that bought a cell phone. He championed > Google, Google apps, and other cloud computing apps much earlier than the > rest (although I still question his faith in Google Plus). He ditched his > physical media ages ago (we all thought he was just being a curmudgeon) in > favor of digital versions. He is literally the original Unique Geek. > > So I put the question to Ed (and everyone else), what is the next big > change in technology? Tablets, smart phones, the cloud, digital media, > social media... all these have changed the world (well, at least the First > World). What is on the horizon right now (even if it seems far-fetched) > that will eventually become commonplace? > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
