Electronic tablet, retrospective

An electronic tablet is becoming your favorite tool for accessing the Web and replacing a desktop computer?

Why do you need a tablet

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It is unknown, but Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs says that in fact it was at Microsoft that it was believed that a tablet could replace a desktop computer and revolutionize the World.
A Microsoft engineer who was married to a member of Jobs' family told him about the project at Microsoft.
Jobs was sure that style was a bad idea, and since the engineer spoke to him about this project ten times, he said: "We will show them how a tablet can actually be developed."
The project he was referring to was a Courier with two screens and a stylus that was abandoned because it did not support the software that is Microsoft's source of revenue. Courier was replaced with Windows 8.

Another question is why we should use a tablet.

Between two popular bloggers in the US - Wilcox, who believes the world doesn't need an electronic tablet, and TechCrunch, who says previous failures don't necessarily herald failure in the future if technology develops.
Indeed, the concept of a tablet in the form in which it is defined on new products differs from the experience of the past: it relies on the touch panel on one side, and on the other, it offers a rather close screen quality than that of a paper magazine.
And it can be seen that the latter quality is enough to succeed in e-books, in particular in Amazon's Kindle.
When on the first, it provides the computer with a new type of interface and allows you to get rid of the keyboard: therefore, an electronic tablet becomes an alternative to a netbook, lighter, compact.
It can , thanks to a wide screen, replace an e-book and, thanks to an Internet connection, replace a smartphone (for a phone or e-mail exchange).

Tablet or e-book

Looking like a computer, a tablet with its own virtual keyboard doesn't seem very interesting. Similarly, considered a smartphone, it is also not very convenient.
She, like an e-book, will be interested in what adds the qualities of a computer to it: Power, multimedia.
This becomes apparent with Adam Notions Inca. Using Pixel Qi electronic paper technology (electronic paper with colors and video), it fully fulfills the universal role assigned to this type of device: multitasking, long autonomy and backlighting in book reading mode, it displays movies in 1080p motion.

Apple's first iPad

L'ipad mini tient dans la main (d'André le géant)

The ipad mini is held in the hand (from Andre the giant)

Both the tablet and e-reader, as well as a mobile phone using the same system as the iPhone, is the perfect tool for browsing magazines, with its 24cm touchscreen (9.7in).

The iPad, unlike the Kindle, supports the open ePab format, and its color screen makes the latter obsolete.
Because by signing a contract with five major American publishers, Apple is making its tablet an e-reader as much as an Internet browser for online newspapers.
It has additional Wi-Fi for the Internet and 3G.

Its weight is 700 grams per 1 cm thick. With a memory of 16 gigs, it sells for $500.

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Prior to the launch of the iPad, most users believe that they are not using it. However, he sold 300,000 copies from the first day of sales.

In 2012, Apple, although Steve Jobs always claimed that the company would not produce a 7-inch tablet, released the iPad Mini with an 8-inch screen (this is not the same). We can hold it in one hand... if it's wide enough.

Tablet from Google

Together with HTC, Google is also working on a tablet project with the new Chrome OS operating system.
According to the Australian newspaper SmartHouse, this project started 18 months ago and several prototypes have already been released.
According to other sources, it uses a Qualcom processor and will be offered in November 2010 with a Verizon mobile subscription in the United States.

Presentation of tablet concepts from Google on the Chromium website.

Dual-screen tablet from Microsoft

 About the Microsoft tablet project called "Courier ," announced by Gizmodo and presented as a book with two screens, and the interface as a pencil for writing or drawing. Now Microsoft is officially abandoning this project.

The principle of a double screen is taken over by MSI: by placing a virtual keyboard on one of two screens, you turn the tablet into a netbook. But that won't be available until late 2010.

Kindle Fire от Amazon

A full-fledged 7-inch Android tablet at a low price ($200), as well as with a special browser dedicated to the Amazon ecosystem. Like printers, which are actually paid for by cartridges, this tablet will be through the purchase of products on the Amazon website. A recent study, by the way, showed that tablet users are more than other buyers.
The browser compresses pages on Amazon servers, with all their elements, HTML, script, pictures, in order to transfer them to the user faster.

This model doesn't compete with the iPad, but this will be the next case with its 10-inch screen .

What is the cost of production?

Hewlett-Packard tablet

Steve Ballmer a le dernier mot

Steve Ballmer gets the final say

But the Hewlett-Packard tablet was indeed unveiled at CES 2010 by Steve Ballmer, who runs Windows 7 and has the capabilities of a PC to use a smartphone or mobile phone. She only has one screen.

According to TechCrunch, HP allegedly decided to abandon Windows in favor of webOS, which makes sense because the firm entered into a buyout agreement with Palm, the publisher of webOS.
Same amount for Steve Ballmer!
But when HP removed its WebOS tablet from sale due to an injection, it was in revenge. However, not so long ago, since after the Windows 8 tablet, HP released the Android tablet in February 2013!

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Steve Balmer at Microsoft's 2010 annual financial balance sheet meeting:

We'll talk about slate, tablets and blah blah...

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