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Supply Network Guru With the present features and specs of ipads,I still feel that ipads cannot take the place of laptops.Though ipads offer a more comfortable size and shape, they still work best as media player and e-book reader but then not for serious computing.Laptops offer much more and better than that.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree. I don't think tablets will ever take over laptops. There is still the key feature that a laptop has - a keyboard. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Clairvoyant you are right and much more than that,laptops still come in higher memory capacity and speed than what tablets are offering presently. i feel it should not be a matter of competition because they both are solving different problems and offer different features  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @Clairvoyant, Ah, you are correct, but what if the case for your tablet contained a keyboard? Products like this already do exist, although sadly the early results are mixed at best. Long-term, however, products like that could end up providing a viable solution to the "no real keyboard" problem. Which -- I do agree -- is indeed a much-needed feature, especially if you're thinking about deploying tablets on a corporate level.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I dont think so.. I think ipad is more from entertainment perspective and for a more casual user. Laptop are for office guys who really want to work with MS office or do some software design on the travel. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS sp: I agree with you, Ipads are for caual user, but i feel the manufacturers intended it to be more that casual use anyway. I see ipads becoming more prominent in academic world. It kind of make reading and studing easier. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Ah, you are correct, but what if the case for your tablet contained a keyboard? @DennisQ, if iPAD contains a keyboad then can we call it a laptop ? Then what exactly is the difference between laptop and iPAD ? I am confused. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @ trilapur. I,m not sure and i dont think so that it will come to that time when Ipad will start to carry keyboard. It may have a point of attachment for external keyboard but to start having one ,then its stop being Ipad.  User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS tirlapur, The iPad can be connected to an Apple bluetooth keyboard and type with it. There is also a keyboard with dock for the iPad when you attach the iPad to it and have the screen vertically oriented. With the bluetooth keyboard you can use your iPad either way, horizontally or vertically. No, the iPad doesn't become a laptop just for having the option of an external keyboard. -Susan  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Its like Ipad's can never replace laptops and laptops can never replace desltops. I just thought of a very funny comparison season to season we keep changing our wardrobe according to the fasion weather etc, similarly Ipad is fashion of today and it should be placed in our hands. Ipads can never take over laptops. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I think ipads cannot be fully replace the laptops. Ipads are mostly used for playing games, reading books and more of entertainment. And also ipads cannot be used for our office work and we cannot install all kinds of softwares when comapred to laptop. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Its difficult to predict the future in the fast changing and rapidly evolving Technology space. One thing you mention that is quite accurate is that we need Keyboards today for most of our Professional work.But can't we do the same work with excellent Voice-Text converters? What about with those Infra-red keyboards which get easily plugged into most Ipads via a USB drive??? I am not saying that I have the answers either,but things could go in ways we least expect them too. Regards Ashish. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree, and I think I've changed my opinion that I posted earlier. If IPad type devices continue to get more powerful with processing, I can see these types of devices taking over laptops. Technologies such as infra-red keyboards that tech4people mentioned, and virtual LED keyboards, could allow IPad type devices to do just as much and be as convenient as laptops.  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS This is an engaging debate. I think the tablet age has arrived in abundance, but this does not mark the extinction of the laptop. One scores high for its appealing portability and convenience. The other has its operating system and breadth of capability.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS In my opinion IPADS will compete both the smartphones and the laptops in the near future as they integrate most of the features of smart phones and a bigger display and keypad ( touchscreen) like in laptop. They have weight much less than the laptops and hence more portable than the laptops. I predict demise of the laptops in the near future. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree with you that if Ipads will add more features and still remain portable may definitely not phase out Laptops completely but reduce the demand for it User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS One major thing that affects the tablet's upswing: Good, consistent marketing. If you look carefully at the ads, you'll see they're targeting a fairly young, highly mobile demographic. Not too many years ago, the Nano was the hot product and it had its brief spot in the limelight. Either way, the product is promoted heavily and it becomes a "must have" simply because it touches on certain buttons known to that cause a response. I'd be more interested in seeing a more segmented breakdown on where the sales are for these devices, particularly in business-to-business settings.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru @Tvotapka good point - "One major thing that affects the tablet's upswing: Good, consistent marketing. If you look carefully at the ads, you'll see they're targeting a fairly young, highly mobile demographic". High graphical features and easy rotation of the device - flipping from horizontal to vertical make ipad more attractive to young people, may be other unique features. Another observation on the ipad is integration of Autodesk app which has simplified art works on the device. Can art designers naturally work around with Autodesk tools - pencil, artbrush and digital ink? I would like to see how the larger percentage of age groups get use to it . Whether it becomes workable device like laptop. Future determines this, am sitting on the fence though. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS The portability is perhaps the biggest advantage of the tablet And that will remain true even after the mass market consumes its fill of these innovative products. What will be interesting to see is how well the manufacturers service the vertical market segments in order to keep the sales trends up. Will they construct more rugged versions for field applications that already use wireless technology - utility companies, shipping and logistical services, etc. These segments have already been adapting wireless/RF for years and it's a sure bet you'll see a tablet in the hands of your friendly neighborhood parcel deliveryman, and he won't be using it to view movies or games. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Yes they sure are. But when it comes to business use I guess laptops will win. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS In time to come we should expect users to be the determining factor for both ipad or laptop.users which can not do without heavy computations or companies will still retain the use of PC while majority that only browse or do some other stuff that does not involve heavy computations will go for ipads. And with this, there may be fall in the demand for PC but it will still be around for long.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I still find it very very difficult to type out emails on a touch screen. For me, Laptops would always be the business machines. They could do with a lighter weight though. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Yes, typing on a touch screen is always slower. Seems there is no way i can make it faster compared to a conventional keyboard. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I don,t think you can type any fast as you do on keyboard and the purpose of Ipad{portability) would be defeated if you have to be attaching external keyboard with it .I think with constant use , you will attain a manageable speed with the torch screen. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree. I think using an actual keyboard will always been the best way for typing. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Clairvoyant - What is the exact difference between the keyboard on your laptop/netbook and the keyboard on a tablet? None, from my point of view. If you want a better keyboard experience you have two options with the iPad: the Smart Case that folds in different ways depending on what you want to do with the iPad -including typing, and an external keyboard that gives you the typical keyboard feeling. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I was meaning an external keyboard. One problem with keyboards on a touchscreen is that you don't get the 'feedback' you feel with your fingers. On an external keyboard, you can feel where the different keys are, and feel when the key is fully depressed. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Clairvoyant, I see your point. I also see it's just a matter of getting used to a different way of doing something. Typing on a touch screen or on a regular keyboard is going to lead you to the same result, though. It's not that typing on a touch screen is so diffent than using a keyboard. It's more about a mental attitude to changing a habit.This attitude can be positive and open or it can negative and resistent to changes. Many humans, as well as other animals, are more comfortable with keeping habits they are familiar with, rather than taking the challenge of exploring new ways of doing things. If you think about it you will see plenty of examples around you. The touch screen/keaboard issue is just one more example. It's not more difficult to use a touch screen. It's different. That's all. Have you tried to use a touch screen? Have you allowed yourself to feel it with an open and curious mind? :) It's worth giving it a try. Trying something new opens a whole new world of possibilities, experiences and sensations. You don't need to buy a tablet to give your sense of touch something new to feel. Just go to a shop and try a tablet for a considerable amount of time. Then, I would very much like to hear about your experience. -Susan  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree... Gotta brighten up those neuro-receptors or they'll go to waste. I did this challenge one week where I did everything 'the opposite'. It was weird but fun. Much like trying new things. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS pocharle, exactly! :) The more you try new things the better your brain works. It's just like exercising any muscle. Try new things and keep those neurons active and young. How did you like the experience of the touchscreen? -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Not too bad but I'm young & not set in my ways. So it was frustrating in the beginning but as the touchscreens improve their response & sensitivity over the years, I find them easier to work with. I came to the conclusion that I had to get comfortable with them since almost all pocket-sized devices nowadays have at least half touchscreen functionality. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Well, I agree that with consistent use,people will adjust to the touch screen over time and probably come to enjoy it too. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS pocharle - You'd better set your ways pretty soon. :) Yes, touchscreens are and will be more and more common. It's a good idea to adapt. Smartphones and tablets are just starting a new era in the devices we'll have available. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree with you Susan,We should expect more devices to go smaller in size,smarter and tourch screen on them too User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Adenji - Yes. I am not sure if phones will go smaller, though. They went smalller, some went really small for some time. Then the smart phones came to the picture and came bigger again. But the touch screen is here to stay. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Susan- I agree with you on that too. I meant to say that some of the mobile devices that are still sort of big in size will consider going smaller and yet with more functions and as you rightly said-torch screen is here to stay. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I'm in no rush for the ways setting. I like the ability to shoot from the hip & change things up as I feel. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Perhaps we are so used to the conventional keyboard we are not yet familiar with the touchscreen keyboard. With the conventional keyboard you can type without even looking at the keys. However for touchscreen, you may need to check where is the key once in a while. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS t.alex- You are right, the conventional keyboard has been around for along time when it even went through a litttle transformation from typewriter to electric typewriter and now on PC and its taking another transformation now in torch screen. Many people even have professional training in using the conventional keyboard aand they have been using that for decades. Now comes the torch screen,it will really take some time to adjust and adapt to that with time and consistent use. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Alex- I don't see any problem there. It seems more like a resistence to adaptation rather than a real reason for not seeing the usability of the device. -Susan  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Apple's commercial definitely helped us visualize how people of different careers can utilize ipad as their main tool for operation. I do believe that they will replace some of the existing tools. For example, in alot of restaurants where there are wireless handheld device for ordering dishes, the ipad here can definitely replace the functionality with even more functionality. It' s amazing how far Apple has come along. They incorporate so many functionalitiies in a tiny device. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS hwong - Yes. that's right. Brands and fashion are also using iPads in stores. I recently saw an iPad displaying all the Gucci products available in Stockholm, Sweden. "...in al ot of restaurants where there are wireless handheld device for ordering dishes, the ipad here can definitely replace the functionality with even more functionality." Do you have some examples of restaurants (name, location, website) using wireless devices for ordering dishes? -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS This is such a good discussion, I would say Ipad does not replace laptop anytime in future.Ipad is just like a smartphone with bigger device. Ipad and laptop has different functionalities although both has some common fetures like browsing the internet. If you are a developer u always prefer to work on laptop not on Ipad and Ipad is not capable of handling that. Ipad is good for reading news, novels and browsing. Ipad can be used in many different ways, Imagine if restaurant people are using Ipad to order the dishes when customers sit on the table and when they are done with eating they can take some feedback survey on Ipad which makes customers feel good.In the same way we can use Ipad in hospitals with some build in application to take feedback from the patients to improve the facilities. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I like to use basic field obnosis to see what people are using. Between March and May I was on two business trips/conferences. Based on what I saw in the airports, hotels and conference centers, I can tell you the laptop is still the by far the leading computer on the road, but there was a noticeable difference in the percentage of users with the iPad. I'd estimate iPads were in use among 12% of the total computer users out there. And on closer inspection I noticed these folks were using the iPads for the same basic purposes their neighboring laptop users were using theirs (note taking, email, spread sheets, presentations, surfing). User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Susan, you are right to some extent. I have been practising typing 10 fingers on keypad recently. It is improving. However, no way it can beat the conventional keyoard. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree, t.alex. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS t.alex, Think for a moment of a kid in elemntary school. You give him a table and he learns to type on a touchscreen. He has never used a netbook or laptop to know how it is like to type on a regular keyboard. After some time you give him a netbook or laptop and ask him to type something. Most likely he is going to find the regular keyboard hard to deal with. He is going to find especially difficult the fact that he has to press the keys to get the letters actually typed on the screen. It is going to take him more time to accomplish writing a document becasue he is not used to typing pressing the keys and he will make lots of typing mistakes. The only reason for that is that he is not used to the regular keyboard. He comes to you and tells you what he thinks about the experience. For you, who are used to the regular keyboard, what he says is going to sound starnge. Practice is what makes us master anything we want to. Practice is the best way of learning anything, including typing on a touchscreen. It's not difficult. It's not impossible. It's just different. With practice it can even be easier to type on a touchscreen as there is no need to press the keys. That precisely is a good advantage that you may not realize at this very moment but your tendons are going to be grateful. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Susan, You are right and I like the way you put it. It means people have a little challenge due to the law of "first contact" -what they came to know first. I think we need to learn to be flexible with adjusting to new things because many are still coming and we should expect to keep seeing more. Many of our old technology are undergoing changes already and they will keep changing as years roll by.  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS What do tablets need to help them compete with the laptop / netbook user? I see how someone who just sends emails, watches videos / photos - probably on the road will choose an iPad over a laptop / netbook but! What if I need excel, word, or specific apps... do you think tablets will tackle that market eventually? Or since they are probably in that market as well, they will stop at some point to not cannibalize products? User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS While Ipad is playing a key role as device used in reading and browsing infos, personally I am bringing some concerns in using it in replacing laptop; people for electronic individual productivity usually love a more confortable position, screen and keyboad to perform the task and maybe a desk to spend some wait time slots in reflecting before producing. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, yes... you simply can't compare it in raw productivity but if you are making it easier for them to carry it around, maybe they will start working in the train, car, home, park, restaurant ... people don't realize it but when you send an email at midnight, your boss is really happy! User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I believe that is where the future is taking us to User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS For me the smart phone will not be as convenient as the laptop because 1) I would never be able to type as fast as I can which makes it hard for me to use for work applications. 2) I like the small screen but some of the applications like gaming and movies, I would rather have the bigger laptop form factor which has a failry large display. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Backorder: Are you trying to say that you can never adjust to keypad and the screen size. I feel with frequent use and interest you may come to love and enjoy using them. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, massification can only be achieved through cheap prices... the cheapest things around are tablets and netbooks so it will help expand the markets although I don't think they will never replace a desktop/powerful laptop. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Tablets don't need to compete with laptops and netbooks. They are for different uses and needs. It all depends on your needs and also preferences, Mr.R. If you need Word or Excel, you can use Google Docs, instead. I just deleted MS Office from my netbook and I am very happy about it. I am using Google Docs for everything and I am even happier. If you need a device to help you do your work on the road without the burden of the weight, a tablet is a good solution. Then back home you always have your laptop and easily can keep all your documents and stuff in the Cloud. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, I think they are substitutes (not perfect substitutes) but at least with netbooks, there's a group of users that have them for travel purposes, and tablets are perfect for that. If you only have one computer... then a tablet will probably not be it but if you have two, a desktop + tablet might be a good solution. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Exactly, Mr.R. The main motivation when I got my netbook two years ago was to solve a weight issue. Carrying my laptop everywhere started to gave me a bad backpain. There was not point in carrying such a weight while there was something lighter in the market that was going to solve my problem. The case repeats with the tablet. Why should one carry a netbook if easily you can do the same work with a tablet? Of course we all don't have the same needs. What I don't quite understand is why some people have not understood yet that smartphones, tablets and laptops are three different things for different needs and different uses. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Exactly... although the difference is becoming smaller and smaller. Although the clear difference is between smart phones and laptops (and maybe netbooks). Tablets are in a gray area. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Mr.R, Are you comparing smartphones with laptops, netbooks and tablets? :D It's cool to have your smartphone in your pocket and use all the useful functions while you are, say, on your way to work. But can you really use a smartphone you accomplish some real work? Tablets are netbook sisters. Just lighter and nicer, in the case of the iPad. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, comparing smartphones and laptops is a long shot but! smartphones and tablets is close, netbooks and tablets is very close and tablets and netbooks is reallyyyy close! User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS So, Mr.Roques, should we take that as the conclusion? User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS First we need to come up with strong Operating System and high RAM to handle the high requirements of few softwares. I can see Ipads as a entertainment item but not a laptop replacement where laptop used for higher speed computation applications. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @ electronics862, You are right, the original purpose of Ipads should be in to consideration- I mean to say Ipads are not made to compete with Laptops, are they? User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, they have further divided personal use into more categories. When I travel, do I really need a laptop? probably not. Before the tablets, I HAD to take it with me because the phone was too small. Do I need a laptop to make a presentation? probably not, and here come the tablets. Can it completely replace a laptop? No. The same way a laptop can't 100% replace a desktop (for some applications). More options for buyers, more money too. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS You are right, and that is exactly what i,m trying to say that those gadgets all have their roles to play, it is the user that will determine which is which.If Ipad is to replace laptop, it have have to for-go its potability and comfortability. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Adeniji, I think the tablet is an in-between device that most people are 50-50 on. If you have it, you think it's great and you love it. If you don't have one, you can't possibly imagine why anyone would want it. I personally think it has value (even though I do not have one myself). But I have used friends' & it is nice to have. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS You can bet the iPad is rapidly becoming the standard. Restaurants are on it, as this article in the L.A. Times reports. Enjoy the read. http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=775869656&gid=1248327&type=member&item=72240391&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fla-fi-restaurant-tech-20110916%2C0%2C343818.story&urlhash=nlai&goback=.gde_1248327_member_72240391 User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Tvotapka, Thanks for the link. Yes, iPads are becoming a great too in restaurants and is an increasing tendency. In New York there is also a restaurant totally run by iPads, well, they have cooks. :D -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS So last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a business conference in the heart of New York where I had the chance to really look at something I hadn't taken in before. Two fellow attendees at my table had iPads; one with an external keyboard, one without. As they entered their notes, I asked how them how they liked working with the product. Each one was very enthusiastic about their investment. Each one had their iPad networked with their office-based PCs through a secure online connection; a nice feature that allows for immediate file synch. Later on after the seminars, I had enough time to walk outside and around Times Square. The immediate intersection was closed off to vehicles so you could literally mill around in the middle of the busiest crosswalk in the world, and even take a seat at a small patio table as if you were in street fair. During the 20 minutes I was there, I "people watched" and very quickly took in the level of portable electronics useage going on, including iPads. On at least four different occasions I observed someone using an iPad to photograph their girlfriend or group against the panorama of bright lights. One immediately sat down and started photo editing while his group gathered 'round. It struck me at that point that we really needn't debate about the ubiquity of the tablet, the iPad or whatever other brand you know. These products are mainstream and that's a given. What we really need to look at is the technology boom around these pieces such as the apps, software and communication technology that enable us to photo edit, email and go social while standing on a street corner in Manhattan or Preoria. Play Angry Birds on a train, or add an afterthought to a proposal that's on the office computer. These are the applications that are driving the high-speed progress and demand and these are the zones of growth we can expect to see in our electronics industry. All you have to do is look. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Tvotapka, It is so nice that you have shared your experience here! Thanks. :) "All you have to look is look." <- True. So many times we miss what is going around us because we don't care to look with the proper attention, the one that is going to give us some new knowledge or show us a new perspective. There is no doubt the iPad and other tablets are here to stay. With a tablet we able to work anywhere, even on a train if you don't feel like playing Angry Birds. I have had similar experinces in conferences. In a situation like a conference is where we could say that the tablet has replaced the laptop and netbook. As more people get tablets netbooks and laptops will disappear from confences. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS And we are in the middle of a recession? Yeah right! For 99% of iPad buyers, I'm sure an iPad is not justified ... playing Angry Birds doesn't count (only if you work at Rovio Mobile). I want to see more and more schools and hospitals buying tablets and using them to teach, learn, etc.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Did you say "buy"? Who has money to "buy"? User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Of course, there are people that need it and are capable of buying too. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Yes, Adeniji. There is a large market for tablets. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hey, Mr.R There is no doubt iPads are entering the education and healthcare worlds more and more so your wishes will be granted. Now, how come can you know that buying an iPad is not justified for 99% of the buyers? As for Rovio, for how long it takes to them to reply to one simple email with two easy questions I guess they are all playing Angry Birds there. :D -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, I was wrong to say that. What I tried to say was that I doubt that most people buying iPads (for their own use) are using it professionally, or trying to be more productive... just because Angry Birds plays great on the iPad. I'm not saying it's wrong but I don't think they use it as a work tool. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS That may be right today that ipad is yet to be a worl tool but i saw a movie where by the pilot had something that looked like the ipad on the wheel, im not too sure but what i saw seems not too bad if ipad is to be put to such use User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Yeah, I've seen many apps for MDs and teachers, but when I ask around, most people say the app they use the most is Angry Birds! :o User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Mr. Roques, If someone tells me the app he uses the most is Angry Birds my second question would be about...maybe nothing. That tells enough from a person. In any case, I have my doubts that someone over 15 is going to buy an iPad just to play Angry Birds or as the main use for the tablet. Of course maybe I am mistaken and I might not be thinking of all the people who can easily spend $500 just to have their favourite game available when waiting for a flight at the airport. But my point is that there are great apps for many professions and the iPad is not just an entertaining device but a work tool for those who need all what the iPad can offer. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I also want to think that, and I can imagine a real estate agent using it to show his properties, or maybe a photographer to carry around his portfolio. But most people I know that have an iPad don't use it regularly, they love it but are not really sure what to use it for. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS That is also a good away Ipad can be put to effective use. With time I know Ipad will fit into a more better use in our daily activities and professions User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS True, although I think tablets will change into smaller devices, similar to the 12", 15.4" and 17" laptops, we will have tablets for different uses. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I think you are right, we are approaching a time when different devices will suit different users due to what they do User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS That may simply put individual tablet manufactrer towards different consumers. If that's the direction consumerization would probably heading to as regards tablet PC, i think market may look healthy and industry may eventually unencumbered off of patent legal fights. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Yeah, the iPad was designed very different than Apple's other products (maybe not the iPhone) in a way that they have the same configuration (beyond the HDD or flash memory). So there's no option to customize. The next step is creating the 7" iPad. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS I can only say it's a pity to have such a device and don't have a clue how to use it or what to use it for. It's like having a Ferrari and don't know how to drive. -Susan  User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS I couldn't agree with you more Susan and I am one of those people who has not quite figured out what I can do with it. As a matter of fact, I am not sure if I need such a device in my life. Once I find the answers, I may buy one in the future. However, my wife is quite keen on getting one to keep all her music scores in one place. Apparently, there is a very good application designed for musicians that provides the management of music scores. I guess that is where the answer lies; if you find one particular "killer application" you use often for your work, you would not mind spending the cash to get an iPad only for that one application. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Cryptoman That is exactly how it is. The many apps available and the new ones coming out every day is what gives the value to the device. I didn't quite understand why Macs were more expensive than PCs until I got a Mac and could see and experience the difference by myself. And it's more, not only the apps. But this is not about Macs and PCs but about tablets now. :) So back to the tablets, I believe your wife can find the iPad more than useful if she is a musician. There are plenty of good apps and she can record her own music. Here is a free app your wife may find interesting if she's into music: WildChords is a learning game, it teaches you to play the guitar -you need a real guitar for this, it's fun and motivating. It's a useful game that teaches something real. They plan to develop apps for other musical instruments, too. I am looking foeward to learning to play the piano with what it will be WildKeys. Here is the link to the site: http://www.wildchords.com/ and to the app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wildchords/id453707538?ls=1&mt=8 If you haven't figured out what you can do with an iPad, it means you don't need one in your life, at least not for now. :) Nothing bad about it. Not everybody needs an iPad or any other tablet for that matter. -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Thanks a lot for the useful links Susan. I will email them to my wife. You are right, I don't need to feel bad about not owning an iPad, right? It is socially acceptable and I will still have friends I guess :D :D Joke aside, some people are keen on following the technological trends and love 'acquiring' stuff without thinking whether it is useful to them or not. I guess I am still able to control my 'consumer genes' when it comes to buying gadgets. I think this is an achievement in itself given that I am a man :) User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Cryptoman, Indeed! It's very good to control your "consumer genes" and buy gadgets wisely, the ones you need and will use. :) Let me know what your wife thinks of the app. -Susan  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Hey Susan, This is Cryptoman's wife. He told me about the app, I am looking forward to using the one for PIANO! I am a new user of mac and I am still trying to get a hang of the apps and of the mac world my friends brag about! ..I am trying to discover garage band and Imovie on my new macmini... Anyway, I use many vocal excercises for warming up before my concerts. It is great especially when I am away from my piano in a hotel room somewhere or backstage. it's handy, practical and great. I also use the mini piano app to check the key of a song or if we want to change the key due to my cold etc... There are many more apps I am sure..but like I said mac world is very new to me and I am looking into buying an Ipad. My music director brags about the endless tricks he can do with it. He uses it on stage too....I am seriously looking into it....but maybe it is smart to wait for Ipad3..... Waiting for your suggestions... Sorry for the late reply...but better than never right? User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hey, Orion! :) I am glad Cryptoman told you about the app, and that you found it useful. As soon as WildKeys is available on the App Store I will let you know. The developers are Finnish, so I will probably know before it's out. :D Garage Band is great, I use it for recording interviews, and love it. I don't use it for anything musical, though, but yes, it has to be of great help for you. What is the mini piano app that you use? I believe your music director is right, there is plenty for a musician to do, and discover with both a Mac and an iPad. Yes, at this point you'd better wait for the iPad 3. This might sound a little crazy, but when I wake up in the middle of the night (quite often), and can't sleep, I go to the App Store, and check out the new apps. :) I always find something new. Next time I will see what's new for musicians, and tell you. -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hey, Orion I found a free guitar tuner app; you find it on the App Store->Top Free->Utilities, it's listed under the number 97 at this moment. This is the Website: http://www.123guitartuner.com/ -Susan  User Rank
Production Synthesizer NO RATINGS at apps in ITunes. I think it will not just be a repalce ment for laptops but for many. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, maybe going with an Android Tablet is your way of making a statement... "i'm cool, not trendy". User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Something like this? One Acer in a room full with hundreds of Macs. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/405580_3180756717054_1209764154_33452902_1519015552_n.jpg  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Yes Susan in most of US colleges/universities lecture hall. Thanks for the link. Meanwhile, it looks more than 3 brands of laptop computers in there. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Speed Acer is only for the few. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS hahaha, yes, something like that. Although I think they used photoshop, it can't be! User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS I don't think they have used photoshop, Mr.R. In fact, I have seen similar cases many times. Just this week I was in a room with only Macs -and some people, too, ;), even an old Mac laptop was there. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, thats possible... Where you at infinite loop, Cupertino, CA? User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS No, Mr.R, I wasn't. Why? Were you there? -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, using your Ferrari example, its exactly like that and I have to say probably every Ferrari owner is how I describe a tablet owner. Are any of those owners driving their cars at 200 mph, etc? I doubt it. They use it to go to a fancy restaurant on sundays. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS And you are back! :) I vaguely remember what you said so many moons ago, but it was something like iPads being just for entertainment? Hhmm. I don't agree, maybe I said this before. :) If people don't buy iPads for their own use, what do you think they buy them for? An iPad is a perfectly fine work too. It's wonderful for writers and journalists, for instance. You can do all what you have to do without carrying your laptop all the time with you. The same with other professionals. I would dare to say that you don't see the iPad as a working tool because it wouldn't serve you for the type of work you need to do. Am I too far from the truth? -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I dont have a tablet, yet. I haven't bought one because I didn't see the cost-benefit but I think I will be buying a 200-350 dollar android tablet next month. I would use it to teach, instead of carrying my laptop, and also calendar, etc. I still believe most people buy it to watch movies and play angry birds. There's nothing wrong with it but it's not a work tool, yet. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I haven't bought one because I didn't see the cost-benefit but I think I will be buying a 200-350 dollar android tablet next month. @Mr. Roques, which android tablet you are planning to buy? I guess Samsung Galaxy tab is one android tablet which is very popular. Which other models are you considering for your purchase decision ? User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, I'm looking to buy a ~200-250 tablet, which pretty much rules out Samsung and some other big brands but I want an android OS tablet ... the 200 price range tablets are the Kindle Fire (doesn't run Android), Nook (doesn't run Android), the Playbook was at 200 for a few weeks (doesn't run Android)... I'm waiting for one. Any options? User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree, Pocharle. The same goes for Smartphones. Not long ago I only had a pay-as-you-go basic cell phone. Now that I have a smartphone I would not go back. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS electronics, iPads are not only entertainment devices. They serve well for certain types of work, for someone who who can work well on the road with just an iPad and an Internet connection and size and weight are important, too. -Susan  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Ipad is the new version of mini notebooks. Is it useful in some ways but limited to support business applications. For me its lik a TOY but not useful for business. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS maou_villaflores, Maybe you mean it's not useful for your business or for you in particular? iPads are useful for many businesses and very, very useful in healthcare, among other industries. If a surgeon can use the iPad in the operating room I can't see how come you can call the iPad a toy. To catalogue the iPad as a "toy" is simply wrong. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well in general - it has a limited capability. In healthcare in particular its just visual presentation but if you dig deeper its not going to support complicated softwares to run ERP's and other healthcare software that needs a higher capacity of memory and hardware support which the laptop can only do. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS maou_villaflores, Once again there is a need to remember that tablets are not laptops and are not desktops either. They are also quite young babies in the market and the exploration of their potential is ongoing. There is plenty of room for improvement but also in a short time they have proven to be useful for more than one industry. In healthcare the iPad is not just for a visual presenation. When used as electronic boards replacing the white boards their usefulness is a great advantage for physicians, nurses and patients. The patient's EMR is there, on the iPad, also the medications and times, just a click away any time it is needed. This just to mention one good use of the iPad in healthcare. A complicated software is not for running on a mobil unit and the work done with it is different. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Mmmm, maybe yes and maybe no. You may not see an Ipad latched to the belt on a duty nurse or attending physician on rounds...today, but the migration is underway among some hospitals. For that I'd refer you to: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/syracuse-area_hospitals_turn_t.html And/or: http://mobihealthnews.com/special-issue-ipad-in-healthcare/ If I were a battery supplier, I'd be brushing up on my healthcare certifications! User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Tvotapka, Thanks for the links. I can't find now a link I wanted to show you, but this one is on the same topic: the use of the iPad in the operating room. http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/12/the-ipad-in-the-operating-room-a-surgeons-perspective-part-i/ Nurses and physicians on rounds are already using iPads. Of course not everywhere yet, but it's happening. (It's just too much to keep all the links, conversations or information I get for proving what I am saying) -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Susan, No worries! I'm pretty convinced it will be a standard device within acute and assisted living facilities. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Tvotapka, I need to find that link anyway for something I am writing so I can also post it here for you. :) -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS @Wale Barake - I think this is wrong, "One major thing that affects the tablet's upswing: Good, consistent marketing. If you look carefully at the ads, you'll see they're targeting a fairly young, highly mobile demographic". Tablets are not being manufactured with a certain group age in mind. It all depends on the user and how the user sees it. Or how the consumers see any product, for that matter. "High graphical features and easy rotation of the device - flipping from horizontal to vertical make ipad more attractive to young people, may be other unique features." SInce when high graphical feautures and easy rotation makes a tablet more attractive to younger perople only? Maybe if older people would stop thinking that whatever is new in the market is only for younger people the ads would be different, too. The only truth is that ads focus and target the market that consumes the most, not because the product is easier or more attractive to younger people but because younger people are more willing to stay up-to-date with their devices. Of course any generalization is bad, anyway. -Susan  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I feel much younger now. I am over 50 years young and all these features of iPad appeal to me greatly. iPad is going to take a big chunk of laptops, but it will not replace it. There is a simple reason for that: operating system. Operating system is simplified and programs which run on any laptop, netbook, will not run on an iPad or iPad like. The focus of iPad is do tasks at hand quickly and efficiently. Task at hand are communication, notes, access, studying and a few others. This is what iPad is specialized to do. I for example like VNC program which allows me to connect to my desktop Mac and run Photoshop while waiting for a plane at the airport. For those who want a keyboard: a bluetooth keyboards are available. Some of them are designed such a way that they create a carrying case protecting the screen. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Just to browse the web and not do much more, then the iPad is the best option. However, if you want to use word-processing software, or have something you can upgrade rather than replace, as technology improves, then you will want a laptop. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @ electronics863: Are you saying that the greatest function of an ipad is to browse and to read and are you also saying that the function of an ipad cannot go beyond that. In other word, do we expect to see a revolution or development in Ipads in the nearest future to go just beyond the tasks its handling presently . User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I feel the iPad looks like it is set to fill in between netbooks and laptops.... User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I disagree, electronics862. I would say netbooks are in between tablets and laptops.  User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Tablets will only replace laptops where all we need to access to information, not complex operations. None of my software tools are available on any table platform yet, and i don't for see any tablet being able to meet the processing needs of some tasks that are memory and processor speed intensive. for entertainment, communication and information transfer, tablets can, but they can never fully replace the LAPTOP or PC. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree, Tioluwa! User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS You are right, I agree too. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Honestly speaking, we're all talking about tablets replacing PCs how many people here actually own a tablet? i know o don't yet funny enough, personally, i haven't found the use for it i guess.  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS As great as tablets are, they are not going to replace desktops and laptops by any means. The only people that are going to use tablets instead of PC's, are people who just browse the internet and stream videos, music and movies. Business professionals who are using Excel, Word, and other business applications are still going to use PC's for their ease and functionality. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Well then there's the sales guys that travel all over. It could be a great fit for them. But most employees that are bound to their cubicles all day will be stuck with the old computer case. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree with you but don,t you think the use of word and Excel can be done also on tablets too with the use of openoffice, a software that does the same or close to the same thing MS is doing.It is much less in mb than MS.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree. I have both a laptop and a tablet and I cannot imagine doing my work on the iPad. I am one of those people who needs a keyboard. Typing long documents and putting excel spreadsheets together on the iPad would be time consuming. I can't see the iPad or a tablet taking over the laptop unless they add enough features (including a keyboard) that makes it look like a laptop. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS jbond, the kind of apps you just mentioned can be run convinently on tablets. the problem with using them on tablets is the lack of a keyboard which most people are still very used to. believe me, when we get used to working with touch screen more often, the keyboard will no more be an excuse. I felt applications using high resolution audio, image and graphics will be beyond the capability of a tablet, but if that is combined with the power of the cloud (when its time comes) everything becomes possible on a table. HP's coming tablet comes with CAD software capable of high speed 3D graphic design, so even the engineer, architect, graphics designer, fashion designer and the likes like live off the tablet while on the go. To be honest for desk workers, the PC is okay, but for anyone who moves around, the TABLET will be the best option. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS i have noticed that alot of folks are using ipad in conference /meeting to capture notes instead of typing. They just type on the virtual keyboard. And use a pen to draw pictures. I think it 's becoming like a popular tool even for older people User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS hwong, that is exactly the point, we are all attached to the keyboard because we have used it for decades. let's give it some time we will all get used to typing on a touch screen as well. i had a hard time doing it when i first got an all touchscreen phone, but i'm getting the hang of it, even with the small screens compared to tablets. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I am right there with you. I got a new smartphone with the virtual keyboard and I struggled but after a few weeks, my precision went up drastically. I don't even use the slide-out keyboard for short messages. But the thing I think also helps the iPad is that it's an Apple product. They have always been branded as having simple but convenient products. Older folks work well with them and pickup the small nuances quickly (compared to non-Apple products of similar variety).  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS "let's give it some time we will all get used to typing on a touch screen as well." Of course with practice you may become accustomed to using your smartphones to easily send small texts, browse the web, send "small size" emails... But when it comes to serious computing tasks, you will have hard time trying to complete the job on time. Tablets and smartphones may improve in the future, but don't expect them to replace your laptops or your desktop computers. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I see the picture you are trying tp paint and that got me thing that with the use of torch screen designing of letter headed paper and other related tasks cna not be done on IPAD and that means for some paper work, PC will still be very much relevant. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS iPads may be very cool, convenient... devices. But I don't think that they will replace laptops anytime soon. From a user point of view, iPads are just limited when it comes to simple text processing tasks such as word processing and slide show presentations. And talking from a programmer point of view, iPads' small screen size and computing capabilities are very limited to provide adequate computing resources for a typical programming environment. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree with you on that. I just mentioned a similar point relating to the fact that designing or certain font style and stuffs like that are not yet a possibility on ipad. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hospice, iPads are not to replace laptops and I doubt they were thought as a programmer's tool. The main use is for people who need a word processor and Internet access on the go in a very light device. It's not to be everyone's first device, but a complement to a heavier laptop that can stay at home now. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree with you on that. In there nearest future, how many people will still have to be doing the so called real tasks that netbook and the likes are doing . I mean to say that what is going to the the percentage of people that just want to read their mails stuffs like that compared to people that does programming and other heavy computation tasks? User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS If anyone wants a good look at where tablets are going, I'd recommend a look at the trade association RSPA (Retail Solutions Providers Association). And here's a look at one example of where the iPad is being used: http://www.slate.com/id/2291928 Finally, there's a huge conference in Orlando Sunday through Tuesday - Retail Now. Google the show site and you're bound to get more data. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Yes,smartphones are great when on the move and needing to check into social networks.Smartphones don’t lend themselves well to completing offline computer based tasks, such as a spreadsheet, or a complex report. There are apps facilitating this, but for many users such a small device isn’t comfortable for these tasks. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I can see the Ipad as the good replacement for a laptop when it comes to entertainment mode and a little when you want to read some articles and browsing purpose. But ipad never a better replacement for computer when comes to real work. Even some times in research areas laptop is not a perferct replacement desktop. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS What if it had a full OS and could be docked/undocked from a home keyboard at will? User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Now that would be cool. But then it wouldn't be a 'tablet' any longer, it would just be a mini-laptop? User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Ipad is more like a gadget with slick design but laptop is for users with more serious and sophiscated computing needs. Well, if Apple can come up with something like Padtop which includes the pluses of Ipad and Laptop, then it will be the future of laptop. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @hwong you are right, but that means that the only difference that will be between ipad and Laptop would be only or majorly in size.That might not be possiblt though if Ipad want to keep the slim and slick size. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS hwong, That might be the future of the MacBook Air. Apple might come up with something merging the MacBook Air and the iPad. -Susan User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Ipad are in the middle of laptop and smartphones. We can use them for web browsing, entertainment but not for the academic research and industry experimentation work. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS The question still remains that -Is Ipad a convenient device for phone call making, is it possible for Ipad to combine some functions of PC and a phone together despite is sleek,flat size. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Yes. I believe tablets in general will continue to keep adding more features and become more advanced over time. As electronic components continue to advance we are able to squeeze more into smaller and smaller sizes. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Some interesting points I thought I'd share from an article in a magazine "Connect" published by the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA). In the article "iPad: It's Not a Revolution, it's Another Evolution in POS," by Bob Bauer, there are several facts about consumer devices that need to remain in mind whenever anyone starts talking about major swap-outs, particularly in a Point of Sale setting or application. Connectivity. Bauer raises a great question when he writes "We've spent years getting everything to work on the POS terminals with limited cables and power cords. How do you connect MSR, receipt printer, scanner, etc. to a consumer device? How do you handle all of the credit card requirements?" Battery Life. This one always stands out in my mind. Most consumer electronic devices such as the iPad, iPod, iPhone do not let the user change batteries on demand. We also don't know the power drain ratings on devices used as often as a tablet would be in a POS/retail setting, particularly when it would be networked with other devices. Serviceability. Now here's a different kettle of fish. How would tablet service contracts be written? Most consumer devices are throw-aways if they fail to function or live past a ripe old age of 3 years. Interesting questions and issues. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Clairvoyant, If you have ever seen Stargate Atlantis and paid attention to the technology they use you see that even then the concept of a tablet computer was always in mind. Today we have the tablets. This only means that all the technology we are using today, all the components are in continuous advancement, development and betterment. This is one more reason to quickly adopt today's technology and devices without too much resistance as soon something else will be here. The beauty of technology these days is the rapid development that keeps our minds busy learning and in constant adaptation. And you know well what happens to those organisms that resist or are unable to adapt. -Susan  User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS @Susan, Aaah, finally, someone I can swap Sci-fi and Stargate stories with! I don't know that I captured the essence of your comments in a previous blog I wrote but definitely, tablets are invading the service, manufacturing and all other segments of economy. They will be ubiquitous within a few years; some will be handheld while others will be permanent. Businesses will see these as a way to cut down on labor costs (yes) while improving services. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Bolaji! Yes! Definitely. Sci-Fi, Stargate stories, all the technology before, during and after. Fascinating! :) I never knew if I like technology because I like Sci-Fi or if I like Sci-Fi because I like technology. Are you in a similar situation? As for tablets, yes: <--"They will be ubiquitous within a few years; some will be handheld while others will be permanent. Businesses will see these as a way to cut down on labor costs (yes) while improving services." Sometimes I think I am repeating myself when talking/commenting about tablets. Some other times I believe it's necessary, as the viewpoint may switch or the perception be slightly different depending on how the tablet market is evolving, and we see this is pretty fast. I should go and have a look at your previous blogs. I don't remember which one of your blogs about tablets was the last one I read. -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Susan, At this point, I'm not sure I know anymore which first attracted me, sci-fi or tech, although viewing old Star Trek movies feels funny at times because many of what made them seem so magical are so much a part of life nowadays. Remember the first Motorola phones? They were so heavy and long you could use them as a club! In fact, they were once named "Call-me-back-my-hand-is-hurting" by people jokingly referring to the weight. Ten minutes of holding up the phone and you don't have to hit the gym for two days! But sci-fi transports us to worlds we could only imagine. As technology breaks barriers, though, sci-fi is fighting to keep its footing. What we can imagine and where our imagination can take us are warped by the fact technology is moving at warp speed and making previously unimaginable things possible. (Many tech CEOs would have been burned at the stake a few centuries ago.) May technology never completely overtake sci-fi so we can always dream of new things. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Bolaji I am watching Star Trek original series again this week and I still find magic in the episodes. I very much like the episodes where there is a mix of technology and philosophy. There is an episode in STO season two (Look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpNdQua2YqA ) that comes timely when discussing about robotics and automation today. Look: http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=1568&doc_id=234951&piddl_msgid=491376#msg_491376 and Sci-fi writers have to be very creative these days if they want to keep the genre ahead of the technology we actually have and the one that is in development but already exits. From the many Star Trek technologies teleportation is one of my favorites and has always kept me dreaming with the day scientists actually make it possible. I got disappointed, though, when I heard that even though experiments have been conducted for some years now teleporting individual particles, a human being's teleportation will not be possible until about the 23rd century. :( Well, I know this may sound a bit selfish as after all teleportation has a future; so why my disappoinment? My disappointment is mainly because I will not be on this planet to see it happen and will not be able to experience it. Look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FqLCLooayM Do you have any favorite Star Trek technology? -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS @Susan, I love traveling but the best part of air flights is arriving. That's why I would agree that "Four-to-beam-up" (teleport) is the best in Star Trek tech. Will it ever happen? As you said, even if it does, we won't be around to experience it. But there's another myth, that of reincarnation, that may bring it to pass for us. If reincarnation truly happens, perhaps in the 23rd Century we'll get to enjoy teleportation! User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @Bolaji.I agree with you on that, putting to memory what you go through when travelling by air, the jetlag and stuff like that, you will want to re-think travelling a long distance in a space of seconds via some gadget,i doubt if that would ever be possible. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Bolaji, I am quite sure it will happen. Teleportation of individual particles is already possible. It's only a matter of time until they can teleport the number of particles that make up a human. Yes, unfortunately we have to trust in reincarnation. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @Susan. Good to know that you are looking forward to that time when teleporting would be a possibility. I agree with them that it will really take a long time if at all it would ever be possible. I mean we are talking of a technology that would collect human parts from one place and move it to another place, what happens if something go wrong and a kind of re-arrangement occur in the process, something like finding the head down and the leg up. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Adeniji, Teleporting experiments are being conducted already, one particle at a time. Look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FqLCLooayM In that video you can see a clear picture of how it will be in just a couple of centuries' time. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @susan, I believe anything is possible when you talk about technology, but the issue of teleporting seems too supernatural than natural>i think this can only be an act of God alone if we are looking forward to something close to that of star gate movies.Thanks for the link. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Adeniji, Many of the technologies we use today would have been thought as impossible centuries ago. We may not see it in our life time but the physicist have proven that it is possible. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Yes, Susan. However I can't say that I have seen much Stargate Atlantis. I'm more of a Star Trek fan! Star trek showed the use of tablets as well.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @Clairvoyant, Not a Stargate Atlantis fan? How did you get to this planet? User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS "@Clairvoyant, Not a Stargate Atlantis fan? How did you get to this planet?" Hawk! Exactly! :) Now we can really start discussing about technology and the future of manufacturing on this planet. -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Ohh, Clairvoyant! I need to bring you at least an episode here. :) Of course I am a Star Trek fan, too. In fact, I am watching evening marathons of STO these days. I have Star Treck marathons once a year --Series and movies-- What is the tablet that you recall from Star Trek? I'll be back to you with an episode of Stargate Atlantis --anything to discuss more about tablets. ;) -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Clairvoyant, Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSi0aTi0cks&feature=related So there we can see Rodney is holding a tablet quite similar to the iPad. The laptop is Dell. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Star Trek showed the use of tablet type computers in all it's series, starting as far back as the original in the 1960's. See here: http://trekmovie.com/2010/01/27/steve-jobs-uses-star-trek-to-intro-padd-ipad/ User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Clairvoyant Indeed. What I don't exactly know, though, is all the applications of Uhura's tablet, for instance. Do you know? We can see she used the tablet like device as an information storage device and to show certain status to Kirk or Spoke. What I would like to know is what exactly that tablet was able to do. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Hi Susan, I doubt the tablet used in the original Star Trek series actually did much. It was mainly a set prop. I wouldn't think it was an actual product, though I could be wrong. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Clairvoyant In fact, you are right. When I was wondering about the uses of the tablet I was thinking of an imaginary device not something that really existed at the time, of course. But it was definitely not a computer device. Last evening I was watching an episode of the original series where they were using those tablets quite a lot. In one of the takes it was very clear it was a set prop and they were mostly using it to take notes and sign authorizations. I suppose the point was to have a writing device which were a replacement for paper. -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Adeniji, The iPad was not created to replace the smartphone or to make calls as if it were a phone. Of course you can make calls using VoIP, just as you do with any other computer. -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS electronics, Why do you think it is not possible to do academic research with an iPad? What exactly do you mean? And also, with the many applications for iPad existing already and the many more that are being developed there is plenty more that can be done with an iPad other than just Web browsing or entertainment. -Susan  User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Will there soon be hybrid laptop where you can pull out screen and it works as tablet? This will be very useful feature. When you need high end work, you can use it as laptop. When you need only low end function like email, internet and others, you can pull out screen and use it like tablet.  User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS I expected this thread to be about laptops, not teleporting and God. But either way, I will weigh in and say I think tablets fit a niche need for computers. I could see tablets becoming the "personal computer" but I have a hard time picturing myself wanting to do my hardcore writing and processing on a tablet. But I do think we might come out with something even cooler than laptops . .. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS arenasolutions, This thred has 15 or 16 pages of comments and the discussion goes and comes all around tablets and laptops and everything connected with them or the technology we are discussing at the moment in the comments. Honestly, I don't think it is fair to judge a thred for two or three comments out of 145. We have been regularly discussing on this thred for a year now. We allow ourselves to go where the discussion leads us and we learn some things in the preocess. We exchange opinions, viewpoints and share information. Telepotation came to the discussion when we started talking about the future of tablets, the first concepts of tablets and how what today is unthinkable to be possible with the technology that exists at the moment may become the technology of the future, i.e. teleportation. Then the disucssion moved to technology in sci-fi series like Stargate Atlantis and Star Trek. We started discussing about when and how tablets appeared in the series, that led to technology and sci-fi in general, and of course to teleportation as part of it and also because we were watching a video about the recent experiments in physics teleporting single particles. I believe we have been seriously discussing about technology, physics and science fiction, too, as it is linked to both. The science fiction of yesterday is the technology we use daily today. Why shouldn't we discuss about it and wonder about the technology of tomorrow? Why couldn't you do your writing on a tablet? -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Dont, mean any harm at all, it just that our discussion just diverted to that area brifely. If you see tablets becoming a personal computer, you will definately have no choice but to adjust to the new way of typing.besides, if that becomes the only technology around, you will have no choice but to learn the new way. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Adeniji, Don't worry, we didn't do anything wrong. Did you notice for how long we have been keeping this conversation up? :) It's really nice that we still come back here and continue the conversation. It's great to have one place to come and update whatever it's going on with tablets and laptops and also share all what it comes to out mind in relation to what we are discussing, like teleporting, Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek and all the technology we want. This is a very enjoyable conversation what we have here. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @Susan, Thanks, You are right, the comments under this post have really been inspiring and yet revealling, showing so many angles and corners and not yet exhausted. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Adeniji, exactly. This is one of my favourite posts on EBN. :) I love the discussion here, all the angles and corners, as you say, the diversity and it has never been boring, on the contrary. I believe it has served for creating other discussions on other posts. I rate it with 5 stars, also, as the most successful and popular discussion on EBN so far. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS If people don't buy iPads for their own use, what do you think they buy them for? People procure tablet PCs for different purposes. It's a miniaturize PC-like make it suitable for mobile gadget for surfing the web. In particular keeping fun-loving facebookers and social networkers abreast of issues, this is just an example. In addition, an absolute match for in-vehicle video streaming gadget, as you stated - perfect for today's journalism profession. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Wale Yes, yes, I agree. For today's journalists and writers an iPad is the perfect companion. And for other professions, too. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @susan. I agree with you and also other professions that use PC one way or the other are looking for ways to start using ipad fir their work. Take a good look around, even clergy are now using Ipads for their preaching.The extent that Ipad will go, only the future can tell. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Adeniji Clergy using iPads for their preaching? I didn't know that. How interesting! Have you see them? -Susan User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Ipad is a great innovation with a fantastic design. It is a hot seller and an eye catcher in a computer shop as it proudly sits erect amongst the cumbersome "hunchback" laptops almost looking down on those traditional work horses of the PC world. However, Ipad has its own niche application and user base. Its key advantages are: - Slim form factor that allows it to slip into a narrow briefcase pocket - Highly portable and ergonomic - Good battery life - A huge library of software applications specifically tailored to entertain Comparing Ipad to laptops and even contemplating that it can replace the laptops in the future would be like comparing apples with oranges as the two machines are built for different purposes. Yes, technically one can add a keyboard to an Ipad to enhance typing experience by saving the user from endlessly tapping to a window pane, however, this transformation only 'downgrades' an Ipad to a disassembled laptop or a notebook in my opinion. Such add ons diverge Ipad from its niche application domain. I personally prefer to carry a laptop whose lid neatly opens and closes rather than having to plug and unplug bits and bobs together like playing legos. With a laptop, I get a decent sized screen and a keyboard to work with not to mention a powerful processor and all the RAM I need. When I am on holidays though, I would use an Ipad (with no keyboard) to help me to stay online, send a few messages here and there and do some casual browsing. In addition, I also feel that having an Ipad under my arm to give a formal presentation at a sales meeting makes a good impression on the audience as Ipad has become an icon of etiquette amongst upper management in most companies. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS "Yes, technically one can add a keyboard to an Ipad to enhance typing experience by saving the user from endlessly tapping to a window pane, however, this transformation only 'downgrades' an Ipad to a disassembled laptop or a notebook in my opinion." Cryptoman, I totally agree with that. Adding a keyboard to the iPad is missing the point, the iPad was thought to be enjoyed as a touchscreen device not as a laptop hybrid. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Susan, dont you think adding that ---keyboard, purpose and distinguish feature of being known as tablet PC is defeated? User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS Hi, Wale Yes, I do. Adding a keyboard to the iPad is missing the point of the iPad. The iPad was thought to be enjoyed and used as a touchscreen device not as a laptop hybrid. Still, some people prefer to use an external keyboard with their iPad. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru I strongly suggest laptop with detachable screen to work as more portable Tablet computer. This way, it can cover all aspect of computing need and user needs. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS _hm, That is a great idea. 5 stars for you. Apple should read this and do it creating a MacBook with a detachable display working as the iPad. Lovely. I already want one. :) -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS @Susan: Thanks for your comments. Some vendor may come out with similar product soon.  User Rank
Supply Network Guru Recently, I read a survey outcome that in very near future tablets may overcome laptop sales. But it doesn’t mean that tablet can replace laptop because of the limitations of computing power and multimedia support. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS As more powerful laptop volume decreases, price inccreases much faster. This further discourages some user from laptop. Also, soon it will be cloud computing and need for processing will be taken care in the cloud. But, we need few more innovation for tablets. User Rank
Blogger NO RATINGS _hm I don't see any increase in laptop prices. On the contrary, I see a decrease as I have seen some days ago at the Apple store. -Susan User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I don,t see a reason why there should be increase in price of laptop except we have something new in the market. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS As more powerful laptop volume decreases, price inccreases much faster. This further discourages some user from laptop. Also, soon it will be cloud computing and need for processing will be taken care in the cloud. But, we need few more innovation for tablets. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I don't think we would see any price increases of laptops because of decreased sales. In order for that to ever happen, the decreases would need to be huge which I don't see happening. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS I agree with you, I also feel how many of the coming generation will meet or ever see what is called a laptop as years roll by. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS If you don't have to do any writing, or use a 3D modeling software like Solidworks, an ipad is a great, lightweight alternative to a laptop. But if you want to get any real work done, lap tops are still the way to go - imo. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS Good to read comments about future of iPad replacing laptop. I think Tablet PC usefulness for work may be overtaking by smartphones. User Rank
Supply Network Guru NO RATINGS If you don't have to do any writing, or use a 3D modeling software like Solidworks, an ipad is a great @arenasolutions, I think we can still use tools like Solidworks/Matlab on tablets with the help of Cloud. I think all we need is faster bandwidth. User Rank
Stock Keeper NO RATINGS Well, the whole point of cloud computing is that its independent of the end device. Nexus 7, from Google, will have a quad core which could also help "a bit" with that 3D modeling. |
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