I have a SmartPhone (Droid) that can do most anything a tablet can.
I use a NetBook for more powerful computing, multi-tasking, etc...
Tablet Shipments to Surpass Laptops by 2016: Which Is Better?
thezilch
2012/07/03 16:57:24
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In the ever growing mobile world, tablets appear to be replacing the laptop in local coffee shops and bus stops. Just the other day, I witnessed a man playing Angry Birds on his iPad as he waited for the bus to arrive at his stop. I can't recall ever witnessing such a sight with a laptop at a bus stop. Are tablets poised to replace our laptops?
VENTUREBEAT.COM reports:
That tablet in your hand could soon become the most popular mobile device sold -- even the ubiquitous notebook PC, new research finds. Shipments of tablets -- exemplified by Apple's iPad -- will almost quadruple to 416 million units by 2016, up from the current 121 million units, the research firm NPD announced today.
Read More: http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/03/tablet-shipments...
Top Opinion
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Fef 2012/07/03 17:02:44
I think there is plenty need for laptops for writing and other tasks, mostly people are using tabs for fun things but I can't see them replacing for hardcore tasks and I still think that while tabs are fun and trendy right now I don't think that tabs are better.
I like the dockable Asus Transformer tablet, but until I can get some real work done on it, I'm sticking with my Touchsmart convertible tablet/laptop
are adapted for my Disability ..
(and so are the apps that I use)
the Notebooks ..
too small .. too limited ..
same with the tablets ..
(seriously .. even the low vision require a larger screen and more space to feel the marks on the keys)
At this time .. the apps on my Android are helpful ..
the screen is pretty much useless though
(just too tiny .. even a finger swipe i huge given the teensy size of the device)
would be nice to see a tablet with ..
well .. using a stylus for more accuracy ..
and more apps to support the independence of those of us with disabilities ..
Being BLIND ..
these screens for the Smartphones .. since I have to touch/sweep and listen .. I can easily miss what I want just because of the size of my fingers ..
it would definitely be helpful if the screens were larger, there were more adaptations for the Blind .. and I could still use the handy tools that are already here (for example .. color identification, reading the UPC (to tell me about the item in the store), telling me what money I have in my hand (especially the bills), 'reading' menus to me in the restaurants .. etc).
It is too bad that so many times .. that those of us who are disabled .. who can definitely use these Tech Advances in some easy to adapt ways .. are not part of the Idea Generation team .. nor listened to in the development phases of the devices ..
Long past time where the Deaf .. the Mobility Impaired .. the Blind .. can and SHOULD Be included everyday with the Development phase of these apps, Hardware, and software ..
Our needs .. which can definitely be helped .. which can definitely mean a far more independent life .. are not even thought of when development is coming along .. and it is more of an afterthought that we start asking the questions .. and a patch (which doesn't work as well as designing in functionality in the first place) is what is far better indeed ..
The biggest thing for anyone who is Blind though .. is the ability to travel, get places independently ..
I'm very much watching the Google efforts on GPS driverless vehicles ..
This is something that would be such a BOON to the Blind .. (including myself) .. I'm so independent .. and nowadays .. when I need someone to drive me somewhere .. it is so ... frustrating .. that I just can't get up and go whenever I want ..
This driverless vehicle .. with the logic built in .. that could accelerate, brake, p...
It is too bad that so many times .. that those of us who are disabled .. who can definitely use these Tech Advances in some easy to adapt ways .. are not part of the Idea Generation team .. nor listened to in the development phases of the devices ..
Long past time where the Deaf .. the Mobility Impaired .. the Blind .. can and SHOULD Be included everyday with the Development phase of these apps, Hardware, and software ..
Our needs .. which can definitely be helped .. which can definitely mean a far more independent life .. are not even thought of when development is coming along .. and it is more of an afterthought that we start asking the questions .. and a patch (which doesn't work as well as designing in functionality in the first place) is what is far better indeed ..
The biggest thing for anyone who is Blind though .. is the ability to travel, get places independently ..
I'm very much watching the Google efforts on GPS driverless vehicles ..
This is something that would be such a BOON to the Blind .. (including myself) .. I'm so independent .. and nowadays .. when I need someone to drive me somewhere .. it is so ... frustrating .. that I just can't get up and go whenever I want ..
This driverless vehicle .. with the logic built in .. that could accelerate, brake, park, make decisions on fastest or least traffic .. most efficient way .. would be a BOON indeed .. allow the Bond to be FAR MORE INDEPENDENT overall .. and we could continue to enjoy the Road "Less Traveled" .. the highways and byways .. without having to Hire someone or wait until others are going the way we want to go ..
A private vehicle .. adapted for this technology .. validated .. that could travel the backroads in safety .. would be a blessing indeed!
if this extended to the small towns around the USA ..
for there's so many who are Disabled ..
living rurally ..
who definitely can benefit from these tech evolutions right NOW ..
I use a NetBook for more powerful computing, multi-tasking, etc...