TABLET PC’S By: Jonathan Moffatt
Dec 16, 2015
What is a tablet PC?
Medium sized mobile computer that is integrated with touch screen or stylus
Has storing capabilities, internet access and allows the owner to control what is installed
History
First patent for a tablet used for handwriting was granted in 1888
The first patent that was used for recognizing handwritten characters by analyzing the writing motion was in 1915
The earliest demonstrated use of a tablet and handwriting recognition is dated to 1956
Modern Tablet PC
The first modern models of the tablet PC came into existence around 1980’s
Pencept and Linux had some the original tablets available
One of the earliest Linux systems was the ProGear by FrontPath
(later model of the ProGear)
Modern Tablet PC
In 2000 Microsoft coined the term “Microsoft tablet PC”
They were targeted to address business needs such as note taking and rugged devices for field work
These early devices proved fairly un-popular because they were bulky and cumbersome
The Demand For Tablets When Apple introduced the Ipad in 2010 the
popularity of tablet PC’s exploded and has caused a huge boom in the market
Companies like RIM (blackberry), Samsung, Toshiba and Motorola have made announcements for their own tablets
The market for tablets is expected to go from 7.6 million in 2010 to 46 million in 2014
Touch Screen Interface
The key and common component of Tablets is the touch screen interface
This gives them a more natural user interface instead of a command line interface or the traditional mouse
Accelerometer Another key feature to tablet PC’s is the
accelerometer The accelerometer is what detects the physical
movements of the tablet It allows greater flexibility because tablets do not
necessarily have a fixed direction of use
Ipad
Produced by Apple, was developed before the Iphone but released after because they essentially served the same purpose with the exception of no phone capabilities on the Ipad
Controlled 95% of the market on tablets at the end of 2010
Ipad The Ipad is primarily a platform
for audio-visual media such as books, movies, music, games and web content
Weighs only about 1.5 lbs. heavier than a phone but lighter than a laptop
Though there is a built in touch keyboard there is an option for a plug in traditional keyboard
Blackberry Playbook Considered to be an improvement on the Ipad Lighter and sleeker Has been met with positive reviews from
technology critics, including from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Tentative release date in fall 2011
Playbook vs. Ipad
There has been a lot of hype saying that the Playbook is the Ipad killer
The Playbook has a slightly smaller, but higher resolution screen and is lighter
It uses Blackberry Tablet OS, powered by QNX technology, the same company used by Cisco and GE
Playbook vs. Ipad
The playbook will have “true” multitasking
On the Ipad apps can not fully run in the background
The Playbook will have the ability to allow apps to run in the background freely
Playbook vs. Ipad
The Playbook will also have a 5 megapixel rear facing camera and 3 megapixel forward facing camera
It supports a handful of video formats like, DivX, WMV, MPEG
It also has a small HDMI port and a standard micro USB port
Playbook vs. Ipad
Another major feature is that the Playbook can be used to look at anything on your phone without syncing
Email, calendars and BBM (blackberry messenger) are the same on your phone and Playbook
The Future Of Tablet PC’s
The future of tablet PC’s looks be very successful and popular
With advancing technology and hardware capabilities perhaps someday larger tablets may surpass laptops in popularity
With these technologic changes who knows what a tablet could do next…
References
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/accelerometers.htm
http://gizmodo.com/5649238/blackberry-playbook-tablet-an-ipad-killer-for-the-suits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_personal_computer
http://www.tabletpc2.com/ http://us.blackberry.com/playbook-tablet/