Look, I know you're worried about that whole rumored
Apple tablet thing and the onslaught of innovative e-readers introduced at CES this year, but is a software development kit the answer?
Not exact matches
Both of the
tablet announcements, plus Google's efforts with its «Nexus» branded smartphones — not to mention the possibility that Microsoft could make its own branded phone (a rumour the company has denied, but which shouldn't be discounted)-- are sharp shifts towards
Apple's way of doing
things.
But as consumers wait for
Apple, Microsoft and Dell to unveil their own
tablets, it seems like Negroponte may once again be heralding the next big
thing in computers.
If you have a smartphone or
tablet based on
Apple iOS or on Google Android then we've got some native apps if that's your
thing.
Fortunately, all of that is a
thing of the past which means good news for
Apple fans though just the opposite for Android and Windows
tablets that might have thought of making it big in the absence of one of the most sought after
tablet device.
Looking forward, IDC highlights a few
things that could come up in 2015 to impact the market: Windows 10 (that is if you believe Microsoft can do something significant to turn around its very slow start in
tablets); Google's work in both Android and Chrome OS; and potentially even more products from
Apple.
While many companies were bringing just a single
tablet of one kind or another to the market, it's also a sure
thing that there were plenty of
tablet vendors that weren't at CeBIT, including both
Apple and Motorola, maker of the new Xoom
tablet.
With ebook readers expected in the next year from Plastic Logic, Hearst, and News Corp., and the much - rumored «
Apple Tablet» on the horizon,
things may only get more muddled.
The only good
thing to come out of
Apple's announcement is the hype that built up around it got PC makers working on their own
tablet devices.
As with most
things Apple, however, software and apps for non-
Apple desktops, laptops,
tablets, phones, Kindle or Android e-readers are not available to make it possible to read this proprietory.
Also, a good
thing with the Phecda P7 is its design that is a break from the plethora of
tablet PCs that tends to incorporate the same looks as that of the
Apple's iPad.
One of the new features, not found on an
Apple tablet before is Touch ID, the easy - to - use fingerprint reader introduced on the iPhone 5S, which makes security better and is needed to use the new
Apple Pay service for buying
things without using a credit card or typing in a credit card number.
This whole
tablet thing is simply a fad brought on by the iPad which was simply made because
apple could market anything and make money.
For one
thing,
Apple's iPad 2 is still the best - selling
tablet, and for another it still has the largest selection of quality apps.
Things like that push people to the ipad, it's no secret these Android
tablets are better, but when you complement beautiful hardware with less than stellar app selection, it does nt leave much to wonder about why
Apple is trouncing these Android
tablets in market share.
Who would want to spend money on an expensive Kindle that only does one
thing, when an
Apple tablet would do so many more
things for not much more money?
But will
Apple be able to match such
things as the 3D camera on LG's new
tablet?
For Katayama has also done the customary
thing of challenging
Apple's dominance in the
tablet segment by announcing their
tablet will take on the iPad, the highest selling
tablet device as of now.
As @bookofjoe said in a recent tweet, «All
tablet companies but
Apple spend big ad $ telling us how great machines are instead of great
things we can do with them.
In fact, the next generation
Apple tablet is perhaps the last
thing on their minds right now though the Japanese would have got their hands on the new iPad 2 this 25th March itself along with a lot of other countries.
One of the most interesting
things about the Mini is that it is
Apple's first
tablet to utilize stereo speakers.
Many had thought the Slate PC from Hewlett Packard would be the next bigger
thing to hit the
Tablet PC segment after
Apple's iPad and one that can bring down the high flying
Apple offering.
If that is how
things work out for Samsung, then its new
tablet will be in the same league as the iPhone and iPod that are based on what
Apple calls Retina Display technology.
I think the best
thing for the ebook industry would be for
Apple to release a
tablet - style device for this purpose.
Also, the last
thing Apple might have expected is a
tablet from Amazon coming along to make
things tough for the all conquering iPad.
As for the iPad, it is
Apple's latest offering the
tablet PC segment and among the many
things that this «wonder» device is capable of doing is taking up the role of an e-reader.
Also, its not only in the field of
tablet PCs or
Apple products, but almost for all
things legal in the country, there also exist a duplicate product line that looks and feel exactly like the original but cost just a fraction.
Or at least that's how the German court at Duesseldorf perceives
things, as it ruled in
Apple's favor in what could be seen the final nail in the Samsung
tablet's coffin.
And in doing so, it seems it couldn't resist doing what can be termed as the most tempting
thing to do - to paint the
Apple iPad in bad light so as to bring forth the XOOM
tablet as... [Read more...]
However, comparing the Prime with the iPad 2 might not be the best
thing to do as the
Apple tablet is on the last throes of life while a new iPad 3 is due anytime during the first half of 2012.
Clearly the year 2010 has belonged to the
Apple iPad so far and the only
thing that arch rivals Microsoft could muster is a verbal volley by company CEO Steve Ballmer trying to convince the world at large that the Windows 7 is as good or maybe a tad better to deliver superior
tablet PC experience than any other.
And in doing so, it seems it couldn't resist doing what can be termed as the most tempting
thing to do — to paint the
Apple iPad in bad light so as to bring forth the XOOM
tablet as everything that the iPad is not.
One
thing's for sure: both Microsoft and Google need to see their user audience grow if they want to attract
tablet - specific developers and apps away from market leaders like
Apple.
The funny
thing is
Tablets been around for years wasn't till
apple came out with one now everyone either wants one or is making one.
But in their short life as a next - big -
thing,
tablets have not been about specs — as defined and proved by
Apple not once, but twice — it's about the experience.
An anonymous Barron's analyst says he's seen the
Apple Tablet and that the
thing will be announced in September for a November launch.
Apple started the
tablet thing back in 2010 and while it has lost much of its strangle hold on the market, the iPad Air shows the company is still miles ahead when it comes to design, execution and content.
One
thing the experts disagreed on was whether the introductions of the Kindle Fire and Nook
Tablet — both priced under $ 250 — prove that there's really no room for devices that cost more than that but less than
Apple's iPad.
Over the last few years,
things have really gotten out of control with
Apple going forward full force with trying to completely remove phones and
tablets off the market.
When
things go wrong though and your
tablet freezes you may well find yourself pining for the reliability of
Apple's simpler, but ultimately more reliable iOS.
Obviously I yearn for an
Apple Airplay - like feature on Android
tablets (rumor has it one is coming), but this is the next, best
thing.
One
thing is for sure though, you will not see
Apple executives lose sleep over Google's
tablet plans at this moment in time.
Splashed with the Nexus and Asus logos, the Google Nexus 7
tablet is not quite an
Apple - grade
thing of beauty, but the dotted rear makes it feel almost leather - bound, rather than encased in plastic, as it actually is.
Look at the iPad sales data since
Apple's
tablet debuted and you can a broader view of the same
thing: The...
If you've always thought digital doodling never quite felt like the real
thing, that the
Apple Pencil, Microsoft Surface Pen and Samsung's S Pen couldn't quite hold up to a humble piece of HB graphite, then this might be the
tablet you've been waiting for.
The
Apple Newton PDA is the closest
thing to a 7» inch
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tablet space because it is highly unlikely that
Apple will be a player here.
With its thousands of games and other apps,
Apple's «Jesus
tablet» seems so determined to be all
things to all people — without offering anything truly new — that it risks not finding a market at all.
Don't get hypnotized by the giant
Apple looking out the Windows too fast because Android 3.1 has many
things that will attract any
tablet user including resizeable widgets, support for USB peripherals, and new Movies and Books apps, etc..
your thoughts do nt matter, the only
thing that does is how many
tablets have been sold by
apple, and how many android
tablets are being sold vs the lack of the same for playbooks.
So, no matter what you consider the
Apple iPad to be — a
tablet PC or an eReader —
things have suddenly gotten very interesting in terms of product development and buying trends.