Tablets are the 'post-PC era'? I beg to differ | Deep Tech. I've been hearing " post-PC era " so much now that I wince when I hear the term. Clearly it must be time for me to get something off my chest. There is no post-PC era. Not as I see the landscape, at least. To me, tablets are a big break with the past when it comes to user interface, but deep down, more stays the same than changes. And the better tablets get, the more they'll simply absorb what we do with PCs.
In short, tablets will become PCs. Different PCs from today's PCs, but PCs. Granted, I might be using the term "PC" differently from the main proponent of the "post-PC" idea, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who eagerly trotted the phrase out over and over during the iPad 2 launch last week. But I prefer the term PC in a more generic "personal computer" sense. Today's differences Right now there are plenty of legitimate distinctions between tablets and PCs.
Do tablets herald the post-PC era? Then there's the matter of how people use tablets. Let's start with peripherals. Should you wait to buy a tablet? | Crave. The hype around tablets is deafening this year--but is it really the right time to buy one? It's a good question (and a loaded one), so let's get to the bottom of it. What features are you waiting for? Currently, the Apple iPad holds the majority stake in the tablet market, with a growing share coming from Android-based tablets like the . The features you can expect from this current crop of tablets include the core capabilities of e-mail, Web browsing, and multimedia playback, along with Wi-Fi, cellular, and Bluetooth wireless communication.
Other features--such as gaming, over-the-air media downloads, printing, keyboard support, supported App stores, e-book reading, cameras, video chat, GPS navigation, and multitasking--are also available on today's crop of tablets. From where I'm sitting, there's not much more we can ask of tablets. If there's one killer feature I believe consumers are really aching for, it's competition. What products are on the horizon? Will things get cheaper? Says Worldwide Media Tablet Sales on Pace to Reach 19.5 Million Units in 2010. STAMFORD, Conn., October 15, 2010 View All Press Releases Media Tablet Sales to Grow 181 Percent in 2011 Driven by sales of the iPad, worldwide media tablet sales to end users are forecast to reach 19.5 million units in 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. Media tablets are poised for strong growth with worldwide end user sales projected to total 54.8 million units in 2011, up 181 percent from 2010 (see Table 1), and surpass 208 million units in 2014.
Gartner analysts said the impact of media tablets on other devices will vary among segments. “The all-in-one nature of media tablets will result in the cannibalization of other consumer electronics devices such as e-readers, gaming devices and media players,” said Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner. Low-end consumer notebooks will only marginally suffer from cannibalization. What’s a media tablet? Table 1Worldwide Media Tablet Sales to End Users (Thousands of Units) Source: Gartner (October 2010) Ms. Contacts About Gartner. Intel on the outside. The company missed the iPad revolution but says it's not worried. Should it be? Apple watchers all figured the iPad would do well, but even they were astonished when the company sold 2 million iPads in less than one full month after its release. And that rate will probably only grow: Analyst Maynard Um with UBS estimated that Apple (AAPL) would sell at least 28 million iPads in 2010, according to AppleInsider.
One might think the rising iPad tide would lift all of Apple's vendors with it, but one thing iPads don't have inside is Intel -- Apple decided to go with its own ARM-based chip, the A4. That leaves the plan for Intel (INTC), when it comes to tablets and its core business, a little shaky, something CEO Paul Otellini as much as acknowledged in his earnings call, even while assuring analysts that the company was already making up for lost time. Tablets rising Tablets of course aren't Apple's invention. So what? Finding a mate Financially, Intel is solid. Intel, Microsoft, and the curious case of the iPad | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog. "That tablet thing? Yeah, we'll get back to you on that. " That's a crude but fairly accurate encapsulation of the attitude Microsoft, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices have toward the iPad and the tablet market in general.
Why the cavalier attitude? Before I defer to the opinion of an IDC analyst I interviewed (below), here's one pretty obvious reason I'll put forward. All three companies look at their revenue streams--traditional PC hardware and software on laptops, desktops, and servers--and come to the conclusion that the tablet is a marginal market. And listening to both Intel's and AMD's earnings conference calls this week, it's clear that relative nonchalance is the prevailing attitude. At the other extreme is Apple's earnings statement (which, I submit, is as good a crystal ball as you'll get for future market trends), showing a brave new world that is moving to tablets in a significant way. First some raw numbers. And what does the total tablet market look like in 2011? Laptop Sales Sapped by Tablet Frenzy. Netbook and Tablet Fever at IDF 2010 - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News. Here at IDF, Intel has been promoting the Atom platform pretty heavily, with the new dual core Atom N550 and all of the new Moorestown-based chips like the CE4200 and E6xx series.
They’ve been demoing quite a few of the latest netbooks and tablets from their partners, including the OpenPeak Moorestown device we looked at on Monday, but for the most part the devices have been running Pine Trail, like the WeTab from yesterday's keynote. On the netbook side of the mobile device booth, they had an array of some of the newer netbooks, all stuff that’s been already released. A couple were running MeeGo v1.0, and most of them had the Atom N450 underhood.
The only really interesting ones were the Asus EeePC 1015PEM and the not-sold-in-America LG X140, both of which were fitted with the dual core N550. Intel was showing off the newfound 1080p playback ability for the dual core-equipped netbooks, a feat that previously required the Broadcom Crystal HD chip. Dell Inspiron Duo Convertible Netbook Tablet PC With A Twist | Netbook Planet.
Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Paul in Netbooks The big IDF convention is going on right now, IDF is short for Intel Developer Forum, basically a big convention where Intel and their friends go show off cool new tech running on Intel chips. Well at IDF 2010 tablets are the big thing but Dell really stole yesterdays show with their new Dell Inspiron Duo device. The Dell Inspiron Duo can be categorized as a Netvertible or Convertible Netbook Tablet PC. The way the Dell Duo works is it’s a netbook when you need the physical keyboard and by rotating the screen you can turn the 10-inch netbook into a 10-inch Windows 7 Tablet PC. All of this tech isn’t really that new but the method of transition between the netbook and tablet phases is what’s really new. 10.1″ Convertible Tablet PC have been done before but not like this. The Dell Inspiron Duo is set to feature the 1.5GHz Dual Core Intel Atom N550 processor. More images of the Dell Inspiron Duo Convertible Netbook Tablet PC: [Via] Related Posts.
Dell Duo: The netbook that thinks its a tablet. The trouble with a tablet is that when it comes to typing, well you're left with an on-screen option, which just isn't going to be as fast as the QWERTY keyboard offering that you know and love. Dell's latest concept, shown off at Intel's Developer Forum aims to solve all that. Called the Dell Duo, it is a 10-inch netbook with a swivel screen that allows it to switch from a tablet to a netbook with a swivel of the screen.
While the likes of HP and Toshiba have offered swivelling screen technology before, this design take a different approach rather like a rotating door rather on two side axis rather than from a central pivot on one side. You simply swivel it around within its frame to make the transformation. This hybrid powered by a dual-core Atom processor, and runs Windows 7 Premium.
No word on release date or how much it will cost. Get your holiday wishlist ready with this table of upcoming Android tablets | Tech Tonic technology blog. Best Buy CTO tweets RocketFish-branded tablet pics. We can't say we're all that surprised that Best Buy's planning to start stocking tablets, but we are slightly shocked that its CTO Robert Stephens uploaded some pics of a RocketFish-labeled slate and blasted them out over Twitter earlier today. Beyond the shot above and the one after the break, we don't know much about the HP Slate-looking tablet -- although, Stephens tweeted later that it's a "form factor proto" with no guts inside. He had also said about a month ago on Twitter that "the tablet has a front facing camera....runs Froyo 2.2. " We're assuming that he's talking about the same tablet you're peering at above, but we never know what those blue shirts are up to.
Obviously, we started following Mr. Stephens already and will be keeping a close eye on him and his new, apparently non-functioning gadget. If you just can't wait to see what double B is working on, we'd probably suggest you do the same. Comments. Don’t Believe The Hype, Tablets Aren’t Going To Be This Year’s Must-Have Gift. Sorry, we were wrong. 2010 wasn’t the year of tablet like it was deemed back in January. We all had such high hopes for this year, too. We thought that every manufacturer was going to out some-sort of tablet, but that clearly didn’t happen.
There are a few tablets from various manufacturers, but there are only really three tablets available now that aimed at the general consumer market: The Apple iPad, the Dell Streak, and within weeks, the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Retailers and advertisers are already gearing up for what they believe will be a feeding frenzy for these tablets this holiday season. That’s not going to happen. The tablet is not going to be this year’s netbook or Furby — unless that smaller Apple iPad rumor is true.
Right now there isn’t a reason to buy a tablet besides for shits and giggles. Netbooks were an easy sell the last two holiday seasons. Price is the real reason why tablets will not be this year’s top-selling item. Don’t mistake what I’m saying here. RIM, HP May Drive Price War to Chase Apple's IPad. Bloomberg Businessweek Continue to Businessweek Sign in with Facebook Or use your Businessweek account Forgot password? Already a Bloomberg.com user?
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Samsung The Samsung Galaxy While dominant in personal computers, Intel has struggled to offer more energy-efficiency features that are critical in the mobile computing market. Hot Stocks: H-P, Dell Outshine US : U.S.: Nasdaq Volume: 3.48m. iPad competitors lining up | Circuit Breaker. Apple's iPad may finally have some competition. With the gadget, Apple started the craze for building devices that are smaller than notebooks and bigger than standard smartphones, feature touch-screen interfaces, and enable people to browse the Web and download apps.
And the iPad took off quicker than most people anticipated, selling 3 million units in its first 80 days. The device is expected to keep tight hold of its market-leading position for at least the next year . But beginning this fall (with several new devices launching at IFA Berlin last week) and stretching through next year (with the Consumer Electronics Show in early January), there are going to be far more consumer touch-screen tablets to choose from. And not just from small niche manufacturers. The big players in the developing tablet race will be familiar: they're many of the same people who are tussling for consumers' dollars and attention in the smartphone realm. Here's a look at some of the iPad's competitors.