Why tablets are just a fad

On the other hand, it is a fine balance of user-friendliness and personal preference which determines which tool is best for the job. Yet, this technology lives and dies according to public demand, which in turn, is determined by lifestyle trends. You can even say the rush for tablets may just be a passing fad. My stand?

They are here to stay, simply because our culture is moving towards expecting information any time we want it. Smartphones did fulfil that purpose by allowing us to connect and access information everywhere we go, but they lack interactivity. We want to do more than just accessing it now ; we want it to interact with us. The solution: tablets. Our need to organize and compute data propagated the feasibility of the computers.

Sure, we can do the same thing with other devices, even smartphones. Many do that very thing. But there's something compelling about the size of the tablet screen that brings information to life. We can see detail we can't with the little smartphone, even the large ones. Consuming content, especially video, is particularly enjoyable on a tablet. The high resolution display that is fast becoming the standard plays video in a highly personal format.

Having the tablet close to the eyes draws the viewer into the content in a way big screens cannot do. Of course the tablet can be used for work, too. I do that all the time. That may be the case for others, I see iPads used for work all the time. These are not tablets in the same way, they are PCs in a tablet form.

Tablets are compelling mobile devices in large part due to the mobile OS and the apps. They are written from the ground up to facilitate mobile tasks. Windows is not. Manage the influx of Apple devices into your workplace with the expert advice in this Tech Pro Research download. Windows tablets have too much going on all the time, and as full PCs they require thought to use as a tablet. Tablets on other platforms just require you to pick them up and start using them.

That's just me, no doubt many like using their Windows tablet just as much as those on other platforms. Tablets and laptops? Phablets are defined as devices that are smaller than tablets, while laptops are bigger and heavier than tablets. Where I work, we are evaluating various tablets to deploy in the field; our tablet use will be expanding beyound the IT Department and onto the production floor.

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