Hi Tech Gadgets Developments: Latest Trend in Tablet Market - By: Roseli

In 2009 it was predicted that 2010 will be the year of the tablet just like the Netbooks did some years earlier. Yes, it was with the explosive popularity iPad of apples and a stream of Android tablet PCs on the market. Now, experts predict that 2011 is still the year of the tablet as iPads sale is still on a roll, while other big names in the mobile device and PC manufacturing market is expanding their development efforts in Tablet PC arena.

The following gives a brief overview of how Tablet PCs recorded in the personal and mobile computing arena and how the Android iPad and turned into tablets of geeky sleek and sexy, and these devices literally catapulted into the top of the hi-tech gadgets, marketing and human hands.

A Short History of Tablet PC

Some people may not know it, but tablet PCs do not start with IPAD but actually occurred back in 1989 in the form of GripPAD tablet. This early version was still running on DOS and was using an inductive pen as input device. This is basically the same size as an iPad, but weighs over 10 lbs.

Palm Pilot is another early version but this time it weighs only 160 grams, or 5.6 6 ounces and already has a touchpad, but require a stylus or a sharp point for the input. From these two early versions of the tablets that later versions that people like now finally showed up. However, there were several users reported problems with these early versions of these gadgets were only operate satisfactorily within an area of mobile computing, but failed miserably in others Eken M005 Tablet PC This did not work well with the audience.

The emergence of the iPad, however, changed the audience's perception of the tablet device, and strengthened the tablet PC market and changed the way people communicate with each other and with the world. Android tablets have taken this trend one step further by providing features and capabilities that compensated for the iPads missing. These tablets taken account of the increasing need of people for mobile computing applications: Internet access, video on demand, social networking, instant messaging, video chat and email in a sleek, but very convenient package everything they ever need in a mobile computing device.

IPads and Android Tablet devices on the market

Apples iPad tablet dominated the market when it was launched, representing over 19.5 5 million tablets sold in 2010. More OEM manufacturers wanted a piece of the pie tablet and introduced their own versions of the tablet, most of which make use of Android operating system. Some of these emerging marquee products include:

* Fusion Garage joojoo
* Archos Tablet
* Dell Streak
* Augen GenTouch78 Android Tablet
* Samsung Galaxy Android Tab Tablet
* Toshiba Folio 100
* LG Optimus Pad
* ViewSonic ViewPad 100
* Dell Looking Glass
* ASUS EeePad
* Cisco Cius tablet
* LG UX10
* Lenovo LePad
* Sony Tablet
* Best Buy Rocket Fish
* BlackBerry Tablet
* MSI Android Tablet
* HP Slate
* Verizon Google Tablet
* Nokia Tablet
* OpenPeak OpenTablet7

Popularity of tablets exploded all over the world much longer, with the entry of Chinese merchants brands and manufacturers to introduce their own versions of the iPad, but instead of using an Apple OS, these tablets make use of Android operating system.

One of the more prominent samples quite a buzz in the tablet market made the P88 of the Shenzhen Great Loon Brother Industrial Co. Resembling an IPAD clone with the exception of the USB ports iPads missing. Manufacturers of P88 claimed that their plane was three months released before Apple iPad was released and accused of copying Apple's multi-touch tablet |. 1 tabletten Except for P88, appeared other Android-based tablets in Chinese market and is slowly on its way across the world through different online stores and dropship resellers. Some of these Chinese tablet contains:

* Epad Tablet PC
*Eken M005 Tablet PC
* monkeyed iRobot Telecommunications Chip TCC8902 Android 2.1 1 Tablet PC
* Utopia monkeyed iMX515 Android 2.2 2 Tablet
* Haipad M701-R monkeyed HDMI Telecommunications Chip Android Tablet
* Wopad capacitive touchscreen CT7001 RK2818 Android 2.1 1 Apad Android Tablet
* Gome Flytouch monkeyed Android 2.1 Tablet 1
* Malata Zpad T2 2.2 2 Capacitive Tablet
* Zenit Hink ZT-180 10 "A105 Android 2.1 1 Tablet
* Gpad 9.7 7 "capacitive multi-touch screen Android 2.2 2
* Witstech A81-E 7 "Android 2.2 2 tablet with removable battery free case
* C901 WiFi 7.0 0 inch touch screen MP4 player with Android, MID, & E-Book Reader
* IMito iM7 7 "Touch Screen MID & E-Book Reader Tablet PC Phone Chips Android 2.1 1
* T7 and T7 SmartQ SmartQ 3G Android 2.1
* Opad A1 7 "Android 2.1 1 Tablet PCs
* Flytouch Epad Ep07 7 Google Android 1.6 6 EPad Slate Tablet
* 7 Moonse E7001 Aluminum Android Edition 1.5 5 MID Slate Tablet Device

Future Trends in Tablet Devices Market

Experts in the mobile computing industry is synonymous to assert that the manufacture and sale of tablets during the next 12 months will continue to grow atmospherically now that more and more manufacturers from the whole world jumps in tablet train. Android will continue to gain popularity as more features such as video calling is added to the flagship devices. Apple iPads will continue to see strong sales and analysts expect new releases and some updates to their units this year.

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