Mini Tablet PC » ipad http://minitabletpc.com Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:13:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 iPad will increase future tablet sales http://minitabletpc.com/ipad-will-increase-future-tablet-sales/ http://minitabletpc.com/ipad-will-increase-future-tablet-sales/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:53:37 +0000 Mini Tablet PC http://minitabletpc.com/?p=30 steve-jobs-iPad

Apple’s iPad is far from being the first tablet released in the world, but market researcher ABI believes its high-profile position in the media eye will have a lasting effect on the tablet market in the years ahead.

Tablet shipments are forecast to skyrocket from four million units in 2010 to about 57 million units annually in 2015. ABI attributes the large jump in numbers to the release of Apple’s iPad.

Media coverage surrounding Apple’s tablet device has generated genuine interest in the tablet sector across the globe.

“The biggest challenge faced by the media tablet category is how they will reach the market and generate awareness among potential buyers,” explained senior ABI analyst Jeff Orr on February 2.

“New entrants to this market are at a disadvantage since they lack the retail relationships and network operator agreements already built by the more mature vendors. Surprisingly, Apple may have done them a favor by raising the public profile of the whole media tablet category.”

]]> http://minitabletpc.com/ipad-will-increase-future-tablet-sales/feed/ 1 Google Chrome Tablet to compete with Apple iPad http://minitabletpc.com/google-chrome-tablet-to-compete-with-apple-ipad/ http://minitabletpc.com/google-chrome-tablet-to-compete-with-apple-ipad/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:32:39 +0000 Mini Tablet PC http://minitabletpc.com/?p=15 No sooner does Apple finally take the wraps off its iPad tablet than rumors of a Google Chrome tablet come into focus. As more details of iPad emerge and debates rage about whether Apple will have traction with iPad in enterprises, Apple’s tablet rivals are apparently getting ready to challenge it right away.
Will Google and a Chrome tablet lead the pack?

The latest buzz on a Chrome tablet comes thanks to the Chromium Projects, which helped lead development efforts of Google’s Chrome operating system and this week is showing off a number of mockups on its Web site that indicate a Google Chrome-based tablet PC might not be far off.

The Chromium Projects is not a Google-operated web site, but a page devoted to potential Chrome tablets at the Chromium Projects shows off a number of photos and design ideas for a potential Google Chrome tablet.

While the Chromium Project clearly states “this is a concept UI under development” and “designs are subject to change,” the site offers a number of photos and even a video.

Further, according to the Chromium Projects site, these are some of the Chrome tablet ideas currently on the table:

* Keyboard interaction with the screen: anchored split, attached to focus

* Launchers as an overlay, providing touch or search as means to access web sites

* Contextual actions triggered via dwell

* Zooming UI for multiple tabs

* Tabs presented along the side of the screen

* Creating multiple browsers on screen using a launcher

Apple may feel the heat of competition — from its less-friendlier-by-the-minute old buddy, Google, no less — right way.

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